Delicate Forest Meets Meandering Meadows Meets Paper Pumpkin for As You See It Challenge #318

It's time for another As You See It challenge! Those two weeks seem to fly by!  This time it's a theme challenge and the theme is Easter, thanks to team member Joanne! She is thinking ahead, and a good thing, since Easter is early this year, at the end of March! I had to think about this theme, as my Easter stash is pretty lean. I got creative and used the stamp set that came with my latest Paper Pumpkin kit, and married it with some Meandering Meadows DSP for a backdrop and the Delicate Forest Dies for a frame. I also decided to do some good old paper piecing on the bunny, chick and eggs using paper from the Lighter Than Air DSP. Here's the challenge banner:

 Here's a closer look at my project:

• On a regular 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base of thick Basic White cardstock, I adhered the same size piece of Meandering Meadows DSP that you see in the photo.
• I took a piece of Basic White measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and die cut the arch from the Delicate Forest dies, making the arch a little to the right to match the path on the Meandering Meadows DSP. I added it to the card front using Dimensionals to pop it up, adding more depth to the card.
• From the Sweet Springtime, Feb. 2024 Paper Pumpkin Kit, I used the bunny and the chick stamps to stamp the images in Memento ink on Basic White cardstock and again on chosen Lighter Than Air DSP.
• I fussy cut the images on the DSP and adhered them onto the images on the Basic White. For the bunny, I didn't include the tail and for the chick I cut off the beak and the legs so they would show up white on the Basic White image. For the bunny's tail, I left it white, but I coloured in the chick's beak and legs with Stampin' Blends Light Pumpkin Pie.
• Then I fussy cut the whole images from the Basic white and added them to the card front. I used glue dots for the chick and Mini Dimensionals for the bunny, again for depth.
• The egg images are from the Easter Bunny stamp set. I used the same process to paper piece them with paper from the Lighter Than Air DSP and added them to the card front as well.
• The sentiment is from the Paper Pumpkin stamp set and is die cut with a banner die from the Delicate Forest dies. It's adhered with dimensionals and a Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dot is added as well as a bow made with the Baker's Twine Three Colour Pack.

Each month, Stampin' Up! adds two new kits to the kits collection online. These two kits are the new kits for February, which is almost over, but I wanted to let you know about them anyway. There will be two new ones for March!

To check out the Kits Collection, click HERE.

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

Easter Bunny Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [160272]	Meandering Meadows 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162735]	Lighter Than Air 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162747]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897]	Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots [162758]
Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots [162758]	Baker's Twine Three Color Pack [162759]	Delicate Forest Dies [162679]	Paper Snips [103579]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]
Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]
Mini Glue Dots [103683]

Painted Lavender Bundle for As You See It Challenge #317

Although indigenous to the Mediterranean, lavender grows very well in my area, because it loves well-drained soil. We used to have lavender plants growing in our entrance way in our old house, and when it bloomed, the aroma was wonderful and the bees loved it! If you recall my last post about working smart, this was the second card I made for my catalogue launch, and my favourite of the two. I made it for our Recipe Challenge, As You See It Challenge #317, A Recipe for Robbie Burns, concocted by Team Member Jane. Here's the Challenge Banner:

And if ye don't ken who Robbie Burn was, dinna fash!  Google him!

The Perennial Lavender Suite is one of the most beautiful suites in the Jan/Apr Mini Catalogues, and that's saying a lot because there are so many beauties in there. The photopolymer stamp set is a two-step stamping set and you can get many lovely effects with different hues of purple and lavender and green.

• On a Shaded Spruce card base, adhere a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of the Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper, with the design as you see it.
• Use the Perennial Postage dies second largest die to create the Gorgeous Grape backing for the card front panel, and the second smallest to create the sentiment panel. The sentiment, from Perennial Postage, is embossed in white on that.
• The closest I had to plaid was this Crumb Cake gingham, also from the Perennial Lavender DSP, so I die cut a stamp edged rectangle, again using the Perennial Postage dies. This was mounted on a piece of Basic White cardstock measuring 3" x 4 1/4", that was embossed using the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder.
• Using the Painted Lavender dies, I die cut two sprigs of the lavender leaves using Shaded Spruce cardstock and mounted them on the card front as shown using a glue dot.
• Using the two step stamping method, I stamped three stalks of lavender and three stems. For the stalks, I used Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather and Fresh Freesia. For the stems I used Shaded Spruce. I experimented with the stalks, trying different combos of the 3 colours, and also whether the darker colour would be on the larger surrounding stamp or the smaller inner image.
• When I got 3 that I liked i die cut them, and then die cut the three stems and arranged them on the card front using glue dots and one set of Mini Dimensionals for the middle stalk of lavender.
• I added the sentiment on over the stems using Dimensionals, and the bow, made with Orchid Oasis Metallic Woven Ribbon, using a glue dot.

You have until Feb. 11 to subscribe if you would like to get February's Paper Pumpkin subscription project in a box! The theme is Easter and Springtime! You'll love the quality of today's Paper Pumpkin! And if you're short on space, money, time and/or supplies, Paper Pumpkin is the solution for you! I always look forward to getting my orange box delivery each month, and if you are leery of subscriptions, it's super easy to cancel or put your subscription on hold. 

And during Sale-A-Bration, if you purchase a 3 month or more pre-paid subscription to Paper Pumpkin, you can get Sale-A-Bration rewards as well! BONUS!! Click HERE to subscribe.

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

Painted Lavender Photopolymer Stamp Set [162594]	Painted Lavender Bundle [162597]	Perennial Postage Cling Stamp Set (English) [162598]	Perennial Postage Bundle (English) [162608]	Perennial Lavender 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162593]
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088]
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099]	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103]	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611]	Basics Embossing Powders [155554]	Purple Fine Shimmer Gems [162611]
Orchid Oasis 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Woven Metallic Ribbon [159199]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Embossing Additions Tool Kit [159971]	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317]	Perennial Postage Dies [162607]
Painted Lavender Dies [162596]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]

Trusty Tools for As You See It Challenge #316

As you read this, I am nearly on my way to the Caribbean to enjoy some time in the sun, to break up the winter doldrums. That's one way to overcome the winter blues! The other way I often cheer my self up in the dead of winter is to buy more craft supplies!! What? You, too? Huh! I'd never have guessed! 

Well, then, you could play along with As You See It Challenges newest event, our Fill-In-The-Blank Challenge #316, entitled "Yes, I do Need a Bigger Craft Room!" Thanks to our team member Jan, this one was fun to do, because, presumably one really likes their latest craft purchase and can't wait to play with it. Such was the case for the Trust Tool Bundle! I was trying to use my time very wisely, knowing that I had a Catalogue Launch before and two new AYSI Challenges in the time I was on holidays, so I needed 2 cards for both. I designed the 2 cards for the catalogue launch based on the criteria for the 2 challenges.  Here's the challenge banner for the first:

I made a Father's Day card using the tools and sentiments from the Trusty Tools stamp set and coloured them in various ways, then die cut them with the Trust Tools Dies. I used the dies for the background as well as some of the Trusty Toolbox DSP, which is a coordinating Sale-A-Bration reward you could earn if you bought the Trusty Tools bundled (or any other products that totaled $60 before tax and shipping)!

Purchase this bundle yourself if you want to make awesome masculine cards, or feminine cards too, judging from all the female DIYers out there on Instagram and TicToc. 

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

Trusty Tools Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163274]	Trusty Tools Bundle (English) [162723]	Trusty Toolbox 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162978]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087]	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085]	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084]	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165]
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904]	Trusty Tools Dies [162722]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]