Sweet Home Housewarming

This card is for some friends in England who have just moved into their new home.

What could be behind the door?

They actually have two beautiful grey cats with tigerish markings but I could only fit one cat onto the card - the other one must be off exploring!

A house full of love!

The front door opens to a house full of love.

My thanks to Petra Tailor of Tailored Craftiness for inspiration!

Thank you for visiting.
 'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents ony)

Sweet Home Photopolymer Bundle

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Totally Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Sitting Here Photopolymer Stamp Set

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In The Meadow Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Baby Bear Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Umbrella Weather Framelits Dies

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Builder Owl Punch

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Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies

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Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

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Card Stock A4 Soft Sky

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Marina Mist A4 Card Stock

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Real Red A4 Card Stock

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Whisper White A4 Card Stock

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So Saffron A4 Card Stock

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Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

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Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

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Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

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Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

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Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

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Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

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Many Marvelous Markers

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Woodland Fathers Day card

My son likes me to make a card for him to give his father for Fathers Day but I was a bit stuck for ideas so decided to CASE an idea that I've seen floating around the internet for quite some time now using the gorgeous Woodland embossing folder.

This is a card that can easily be adapted for Christmas

 
I brayered the inside of the embossing folder with Smoky Slate ink at the top and  from the bottom with Garden Green ink.  I then used Memento Black ink to stamp the image of the stag.  I carefully placed a 5.5" square of Whisper White cardstock into the embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot.

I used an Aquapainter and some Cajun Craze ink to add some ground for the stag and used some Tip Top Taupe and Soft Suede ink with the Aquapainter on the stag.  I kept the colouring light on the stag for an almost ethereal look.  

I then worked on shadows and highlights on the stag with a Chalk Marker along with Crumb Cake and Soft Suede Stampin' Write markers.  I found I could dab the chalk in areas to highlight and then smudge it with a finger.

The banner at the top of the card is three dimensional

  
To dress the top of the card, I cut some Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green cardstock with some of the Pretty Pines Thinlits dies.  

The greeting is from the Guy Greetings stamp set and I cut it out with the 3D banner from the Cupcake Cutouts Framelits.  On a piece of Basic Gray cardstock, I drew around the outside edge of the framelit with a pencil then cut around the pencil lines to create a mat for the banner.  The extra layer of cardstock did make it more difficult to shape the banner, so I kept it simple and just placed glue dots on the ends and foam adhesive strips in the middle.

Some stamping inside the card creates a finished look

I stamped a frond of Pine from the Christmas Pines stamp set inside the card using Garden Green ink.

Thank you for visiting!
'Til next time
Stephanie

Product List - To shop in my online store, click on one of the images below (Australian Residents only)

Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

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In The Meadow Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Guy Greetings Clear Stamp Set

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Cupcake Cutouts Framelits Dies

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Christmas Pines Photopolymer Bundle

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Neutrals 12" X 12" Card Stock

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Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

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Whisper White A4 Card Stock

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Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

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Garden Green A4 Card Stock

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Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

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Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

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Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

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Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad

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Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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White Stampin Chalk Marker

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Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

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Aqua Painters

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Foam Adhesive Strips

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Glue Dots

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Country Livin' Truck

I can't say I've ever seen a truck like this but I just love this image.  Unfortunately this particular vehicle seems to have been abandoned and the grass is growing long around it.  It's not too forlorn though - there are some wild flowers for company and, despite the clouds, it seems to be a nice day!

The truck is watercoloured while the sky and foreground are sponged.

Country Livin' is such a great stamp set for anyone who, like me, enjoys colouring!
I masked the truck (with the windows cut out) before sponging the sky but I removed the mask before adding the grass, for which I used two of the images from In The Meadow, some sponging and some random strokes with markers. 

The greeting is from the Hostess stamp set Time Of Year and is cut with the matching die from the Bunch of Banners framelits.

I think this makes a good "masculine card"!

Thank you for visiting
'Til next time
Stephanie

Product List - To shop in my online store - click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Country Livin' Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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In The Meadow Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Time Of Year Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies

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Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

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Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad

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Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

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Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

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Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

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Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

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Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

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Many Marvelous Markers

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Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

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Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

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Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

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Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

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Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

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Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

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Old Olive A4 Card Stock

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Whisper White A4 Card Stock

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