Notes of Nature for As You See It Challenge #314

Welcome back to regular As You See It Challenges after our winter break! During our break we came up with a year's worth of new challenges for you to play with during 2024 and we're so excited to have you get started on them! 

Our first, Challenge #314, is a sketch challenge, designed by yours truly, and entitled Heart Arc for obvious reasons. Although the challenge banner shows hearts, any shape will do, so the sky's the limit!

The 2024 Jan/Apr Mini Catalogue went live yesterday and I'm so excited to show you some of the beautiful new products that you can find in it. I decided to use the Nature's Sweetness suite from pages 40 - 43, and specifically the Notes of Nature Bundle for the images I wanted to use for my little arc. Take a closer look:

• My palette is Pebbled Path, Pecan Pie, Gold and Basic White which is the same palette as the Nature's Sweetness Specialty Designer Series Paper that I used as some of the background pieces. The paper is so rich and gorgeous! You're really gonna need some. Make that a lot!!
• On my Pebbled Path card base I used the splatter stamp to add some splatter with Pebbled Path ink, just around the edges.
• The next layer is a beautiful piece of the DSP, in Pebbled Path with gold script, cut to 3 3/4" x 5". It's mounted at a bit of an angle.
• On the back of that same design of the DSP is a ledger page in Pecan Pie. I added some of the stamped images from the Notes of Nature stamp set to it and used the binder punch die half way along the left edge of the paper to make it look like paper ripped from a notebook. I mounted that also at a bit of an angle in the opposite direction to the other background layer.
• Two of the leaf stalk dies were die cut, one in Pebbled Path and one in Pecan Pie cardstock. They were glued to the card front, after trimming the bottom few leaves away so they fit, with the Pecan Pie stalk overlapping the Pebbled Path stalk.
• I heat embossed 4 of the little flowers in white, and 4 of the small bushes in gold and die cut them. At first, I couldn't figure out how to line up the die for the bush and thought there was some kind of mistake, then I realized that I had it upside down, and when I turned it around, it fit perfectly.
• I die cut 4 small leaf stalks from Pecan Pie cardstock as well, then made 4 little swags containing 1 of each of the three elements. I added those in an arc shape to the card front, every other one with a dimensional for some variation in height.
• I heat embossed the sentiment from the Notes of Nature stamp set in white and added some splatter in gold on Pecan Pie card stock and die cut it with a retired Stitched Rectangle die. I trimmed down a piece of the script DSP to make a matte for the sentiment.
• I added some brushed metallic dots in gold and a knotted piece of the Gold 1/8" Faux Leather Trim.

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Product List

Notes Of Nature Cling Stamp Set (English) [162630] $33.00	Notes Of Nature Bundle (English) [162640] $64.75	Nature's Sweetness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [162616] $23.00	Pebbled Path 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161722] $13.75	Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161717] $13.75
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' Pad [161648] $12.25	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $25.00	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $25.00	Gold 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Faux Leather Trim [162644] $12.25
Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots [156506] $12.25	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $43.00	Notes Of Nature Dies [163203] $39.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $48.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $175.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

The Stampin' Up! 2024 January to April Mini Catalogue Goes Live Today!

 It's an exciting day! The long-awaited Stampin' Up!

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Merriest Trees for New at SU

 

Welcome to our December NEW AT SU! Blog Hop! We love to share creative ideas from Stampin' Up! with you. Today we have projects featuring Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla, two neutrals. I'm using Merriest Trees to showcase these colours.

I associate Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake with rustic winter scenes, woolen scarves, mittens and blankets, snow and wooden structures. Cozy feelings. But when I looked over my current cache of products, the best set I had to use for winter was the Merriest Trees bundle. I decided to add the Distressed Gold Specialty paper to the mix as well for the stars and for some contrast and artistic flare.

• The card base is Crumb Cake cardstock. On that is a layer of 5 1/4" x 4" Distressed Gold Specialty Paper centered, and centered on that is a 5" x 3 3/4" Very Vanilla cardstock.
• I die cut the second largest tree section out of Crumb Cake. Then I die cut the tree smallest sections out of Crumb Cake cardstock, Very Vanilla cardstock and the Distressed Gold Specialty paper.
• Mixing and matching as you see above, I constructed 2 trees from the pieces, using dimensionals to add on each successive layer for 3D effect.
• I die cut all the stars from the Distressed Gold and added them to the sky as shown.
• The sentiment, from the Merriest Trees stamp set, was embossed using gold embossing powder on a Very Vanilla flag and mounted on the card front with dimensionals.
• Small gold coloured Blooming Pearls were added as embellishments.

I hope you enjoyed this project made with Merriest Trees Bundle, which you can find on page 12 of the Sept/Dec Mini Catalogue. It's currently out of stock but will be available again the week of Jan. 1st.

Please take a moment to comment at the bottom of this post and let me know how you liked my project or ask me a question about the technique used. Don’t forget to scroll back up and keep hoppin’ with us! – Thank you!

Keep Creating!

Heather Cooper

Please contact your Stampin’ Up! demonstrator if you have any questions or to make a product purchase. If you do not have a demonstrator, I would be happy to answer any questions about products, or the techniques shown here. 

Here's the list of bloggers in our New At SU December Blog Hop to help you keep on track:   

 

Product List

Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162043] $34.00	Merriest Trees Bundle (English) [162048] $76.50	Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159237] $7.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $13.75	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $14.50
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $25.00	Blooming Pearls [162238] $11.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $43.00	Merriest Trees Dies [162047] $51.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $175.00	Banners Pick A Punch [153608] $37.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

Stargazing Suite for As You See It Challenge #313

Welcome to the last As You See It Challenge of 2023! This is a speed stamping challenge, created by fellow Design Team member, Deborah. A speed challenge means you have to design and create your card in 10 minutes or less. You can plan it all out and gather your materials, but the minute you start cutting or stamping, you must start your timer. It's a fun challenge that really gets the adrenaline pumping! The theme for this speed challenge is Stars! Perfect for the season, but there's lots you can do with it!

The first thing I thought about was the O Holy Night Suite from the Sept/Dec Mini Catalogue, but since I figured that everyone else would also be thinking of that, I decided to go back to the Annual Catalogue to the Stargazing Suite and leave the holiday themes to the others.

• On a card base of Night of Navy cardstock I added two pieces of the Stargazing DSP, one in Berry Burst, measuring 4" x 5 1/4", and one in Blueberry Bushel, moved to the right end, measuring 4" x 3 7/8". This  created a Berry Burst column on the left side.
• Then I centered a Blueberry Bushel "Galaxy" design piece of DSP, measuring  4 3/4" x 3 1/4" on the card front and adhered it down.
• I embossed the sentiment from the Reach for the Stars stamp set in White embossing powder on Brushed Gold Metallic cardstock and die cut it using the second smallest Deckled Circle die.
• I folded the Night of Navy & Gold 1/2" Glittered Ribbon over itself and adhered it to the card front in the bottom left corner, then added the sentiment using Dimensionals over top.
• The last step was adding some Adhesive Backed Star Trinkets.

I completed my card in 8 minutes and 48 minutes by the timer:

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If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Product List

Reach For The Stars Cling Stamp Set (English) [161176] $34.00	Reach For The Stars Bundle (English) [161186] $72.75	Stargazing 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161175] $17.00	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $21.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $13.75
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $25.00	Night Of Navy & Gold 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Glittered Ribbon [162011] $12.25	Adhesive Backed Star Trinkets [162010] $11.00	Embossing Additions Tool Kit [159971] $37.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $43.00	Deckled Circles Dies [162286] $51.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $175.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00