We've been having a lot of rain lately, in our little corner of the Pacific Northwest.
I'm not complaining though. I know it's good for the water table since we didn't have a lot of snow pack this winter and it's great for all the spring flowers that are popping up all over, it's just that it's really been curbing our daily walking routine.
Yesterday when the sun popped out for an hour or so we did get a chance to go for our walk starting out by the pond below our place. The evidence of Spring is everywhere, from the buds on the branches and the vivid hues of the Forsythia and cherry trees. The ducks and Canada geese are nesting by the waterside and soon their hatchlings will be trailing along behind them down the many paths.
You might be asking yourself what all this has to do with stamping? Well, let me tell you. On returning from our walk I was inspired to play with one of my new and soon to be favourite stamp sets called "Wetlands".
Wetlands is comprised of six stamps - three with images of waterbirds and greenery and three with beautifully scripted sentiments. Wetlands is one of those sets you can easily pass by in the catalogue but it's worth taking a second look. You can find it on page 69 of the Idea Book and Catalogue.
Here is a set of cards I made:
I'm a big fan of inchies and window cards so when I saw a card on Pinterest by Julia Carmichael, I was eager to CAS it. Julia's version has a Pool Party card base and her layered inchies were both in Whisper White card stock. Click here to see Julia's beautiful card.
Supplies for My Card:
Stamp Set: Wetlands
Card Stock: Whisper White, small scraps of Crushed Curry, Marina Mist and Smokey Slate for the 1 3/8 x 1 3/8" background layers.
Ink: Staz On Black Ink
Accessories: Simply Scored Score Board and Scoring Tool, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" square punches, dimensionals, adhesive.
I hope you liked these cards. They are clean and simple, but so rewarding. You can't make just one, I promise you.
I'll be posting more Wetlands cards later this week so come back again. If you like this stamp set and would like to order it just click here for my online store.
If you live in the Fraser Valley area and would like to attend a class featuring different techniques using the Wetlands set just email me and I'll set something up. I have a lot of Wetlands sample cards on my Pinterest site. I hope you'll check it out. Just click on the Pinterest Button on my side board panel, and then once you're in my cards board, simply click on my picture and it will take you to my other posting boards. You'll find the examples on the board called " Cards - Wetlands".
Penny
I'm not complaining though. I know it's good for the water table since we didn't have a lot of snow pack this winter and it's great for all the spring flowers that are popping up all over, it's just that it's really been curbing our daily walking routine.
Yesterday when the sun popped out for an hour or so we did get a chance to go for our walk starting out by the pond below our place. The evidence of Spring is everywhere, from the buds on the branches and the vivid hues of the Forsythia and cherry trees. The ducks and Canada geese are nesting by the waterside and soon their hatchlings will be trailing along behind them down the many paths.
You might be asking yourself what all this has to do with stamping? Well, let me tell you. On returning from our walk I was inspired to play with one of my new and soon to be favourite stamp sets called "Wetlands".
Wetlands is comprised of six stamps - three with images of waterbirds and greenery and three with beautifully scripted sentiments. Wetlands is one of those sets you can easily pass by in the catalogue but it's worth taking a second look. You can find it on page 69 of the Idea Book and Catalogue.
Wetlands Wood Mount #126695 $26.95 or Clear Mount #126697 $20.95 |
Here is a set of cards I made:
I'm a big fan of inchies and window cards so when I saw a card on Pinterest by Julia Carmichael, I was eager to CAS it. Julia's version has a Pool Party card base and her layered inchies were both in Whisper White card stock. Click here to see Julia's beautiful card.
I kept the inside of my card simple and just added the shore birds stamp at the base. |
Supplies for My Card:
Stamp Set: Wetlands
Card Stock: Whisper White, small scraps of Crushed Curry, Marina Mist and Smokey Slate for the 1 3/8 x 1 3/8" background layers.
Ink: Staz On Black Ink
Accessories: Simply Scored Score Board and Scoring Tool, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" square punches, dimensionals, adhesive.
I hope you liked these cards. They are clean and simple, but so rewarding. You can't make just one, I promise you.
I'll be posting more Wetlands cards later this week so come back again. If you like this stamp set and would like to order it just click here for my online store.
If you live in the Fraser Valley area and would like to attend a class featuring different techniques using the Wetlands set just email me and I'll set something up. I have a lot of Wetlands sample cards on my Pinterest site. I hope you'll check it out. Just click on the Pinterest Button on my side board panel, and then once you're in my cards board, simply click on my picture and it will take you to my other posting boards. You'll find the examples on the board called " Cards - Wetlands".
Penny