On the Farm - FMS Challenge #568

When you're paper crafting and you draw a blank what motivates you to create?  Over the years, I've found the best way for me to get my mojo going is to start with some kind of challenge.  It doesn't matter which paper crafting group, and there are many, or whether its a sketch, a color, or a theme challenge.  What matters is I've looked at something that has motivated me to move to my craft desk and begin creating. 

So today, in line with my 2023 New Year's Resolution to complete at least one sketch challenge a week,  I've taking my inspiration from the Freshly Made Sketches #568  challenge hosted by Judy.

Here's the Challenge Sketch:

And Here's My Card: 

On the Farm Bundle 

SUPPLIES AND MEASUREMENTS: 

Stamp Set :  

• On the Farm 160652 - 17 cling red rubber stamps.  
• Coordinates with the On the Farm Dies and can be purchased as a bundle #160661 with a 10% discount of total price. 

Card Stock and Paper: 

• Whisper White for card base 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" and 3 3/4" x 5" piece for inside panel. Scraps for stamping the images, cut out with 1" square punch. 
• Basic Black one piece 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" for front layer (1) and 3 1/8" x 5 1/8" for center panel.  Cut 3 stitched square dies from the inner parts of these two panels for the 3 black mounting squares. 
• So Saffron layer (2) for front of card 5 1/4" x 4".  Embossed with  Evergreen Forest 3-D Embossing Folder (retired). Insider layer 5 1/4" x 4". 
• Day at the Farm Designer Series Paper #160835 from the 2023 Sale-A-Bration flyer.  Cut a panel 3" x 5".  

This set is a Level 1 ($60.00) Freebie during Sale-A-Bration and will go quickly.  So, if you're like me and love country images then Day at the Farm 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper will be a must have!

One side of the sheet has country-inspired images: cows, sheep, and pigs; ducks and chickens; vegetables; barns and silos; trees and plants. One sheet even has a full-page scene that you can cut into six separate 4" x 6" (10.2 x 15.2 cm) scenes to use on card fronts! The other side of each sheet has basic patterns that have a subtle pastoral feel: wire, burlap, rolling hills, plaids.  

Here is a view of the whole sheet of dsp I  used for this card.  I made 8 cards by cutting and chopping this paper into workable panels.

INK:
Momento Tuxedo Black Ink for the images and inside sentiment
Cajun Craze, Mango Melody, Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party Stampin' Blends for colouring the three 1" panels.

 
ACCESSORIES:
Paper Trimmer #152392
Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine #149653 for die cutting squares and embossing the front panel
Evergreen Forrest 3D Embossing Folder (retired)
Black Dimensionals # 150893 for mounting the three 1 1/4" square stitched panels.
Sponge Dauber #133773 for colouring background on white 1" panels

This card came together in under 15 minutes once I had decided on the papers and card stock colours I wanted to use, and that's the beauty of using a sketch.  Freshly Made Sketches is a great source for simple clean card or scrapbook layouts.  In fact they have a whole library of sketches to choose from.  Make sure you check them out.  

Happy Stamping!
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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Independent Stampin' Up! Demo

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ADORABLE OWL BIRTHDAY PROJECTS

My card today combines the three owl images from Adorable Owls and a fun die called Picture This to create a sweet birthday card. This card would be great for either a child's or an adult's birthday, or other occasion.

I love the colour combination of Bermuda Bay, Fresh Freesia and Granny Apple Green for the dotted paper background.  The Dandy Designs DSP #160836 is available for FREE with a $120 purchase during SALE-A-BRATION.  This 48 pack of 12 x 12 papers, that includes plaids, polka dot and stripe designs is ideal for making cards or scrapbook projects.

Dandy Design #160836

Supplies:  

Stamp Sets:   

• Adorable Owls #160269 FREE LEVEL 1 with  $60 purchase during Sale-A-Bration.  Stamped all three of the owl images for this card.  Stamped the word "Hoot!" on card front.  
• Family and Friends (just retired from July to Dec Mini) for the string of lights on inside panel. 
• Perennial Birthday (retired) for the Happy Birthday sentiment on the inside panel. 

Card Stock and Paper:

• Whisper White Cardstock - 2 pieces.  One 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" for the base and a second piece 3 3/4" x 5" for the inside.   Scraps of Whisper White to stamp three owls in Black Momento Ink.  
• Granny Apple Green - 2 pieces. For front layer cut a piece 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" adhere to front of card base.  For inside cut a piece 4" x 5 1/4" and adhere to card base. 
• Bermuda Bay - 2 pieces.  Cut a piece  4" x 5 1/4 for front layer and a scrap for stamping three "hoots!" sentiment times 3.  Cut out stamped images with a 1" circle punch. 
• Dandy Design DSP - 1 piece measuring 3 3/4" x 5" Line up the Picture This die cut to center on the dsp and run through Big Shot.  

Ink:

• Momento Black ink for stamping owl images on Whisper White 
• Versa Mark Ink on scrap of Bermuda Bay.  Sprinkle with White Embossing Powder and heat set.  Cut out with 1" circle punch and adhere to Bermuda Bay cardstock layer.  
• Stampin' Blends:  Light and Dark Gray Granite, Light and Dark Bermuda Bay, Light and Dark Pale Papaya
• Markers:  Basic Black Marker for touching up eyes 

  

 
These owls really are adorable and make me smile every time I colour or add one to a project.  To highlight those beautiful big eyes I coloured the black portion with a Stampin Up Basic Black Marker and used the dark and light Bermuda By Stampin' Blends to colour the eye portion.  

I left a little white space below the coloured portion and it seemed to give a bit more life and then topped it off with a small application of NUVO Clear drops for shine.  You can achieve the same result with clear liquid glue but remember to let it dry thoroughly before touching or moving your project. 

Here is another Adorable Owl birthday card using the same Dandy Designs dsp for my card background.  I changed up the colours for this card and brought in a panel of Fresh Freesia as the accent  colour. 

   

For this card, I stamped several owls in Momento Black ink on a piece of 5 1/4" x 4" Whisper White card stock.  I coloured them with Stampin Blends in light and dark Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay, Pale Papaya and Fresh Freesia.   I didn't colour the middle owl, instead I used one of the pre-coloured images I had fussy cut and attached it with Dimensionals.  This little guy had blue eyes and a blue party hat to set him apart from the rest of the owls and show he was special.  I stamped the sentiment "It's your day!" in Fresh Freesia ink and mounted it on matching card stock.  A sprinkle of pearlized sequins added some shine. 

When I was finished colouring the owls I was going to adhere the full panel overtop of the polka dot dsp, but I decided to change that up and give the card more dimension.  I cut a 3 1/4" x 4 1/2" layer from Fresh Freesia cardstock and a 3" x 4 1/4" rectangle using the Scalloped Contours Dies #155560, from the owl panel and adhered these two panels with Dimensionals, before attaching to the dsp layer. 

I hope you liked these cards and would love to hear your thoughts on this stamp set.  I'll be posting more in this series later this week, so come back again.  Cheers.

Happy Stamping!
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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator