There She Goes Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop in the 3rd annual Mother of All Blog Hops sponsored by There She Goes.   Over the next two days, customers and members of the design team will be featuring some of their favorite There She Goes stamp sets.   You also have a chance to win some fabulous prizes!  To find out how, please go to the There She Goes’ blog and read the simple instructions.

I was given the privilege of featuring the Home Sweet Home stamp set.  Good thing too, because that set and its matching additions are the only There She Goes stamps I have so far.  lol  Most of the images on my card come from the main set, but the brick pattern is part of the Holiday Additions set.  If you get one, you simply must have the others!

I kept my card pretty simple.  I colored and cut out the fireplace, logs, clock, and flower vase, and then put them on a dark brown card base.  I like how it pops.  The sentiment banner is curved slightly to add a little dimension to the card.  (Please pardon the indoor, poorly-lit photo.  Let's just say it's been a day and leave it at that!)

If you want to see another card using this set, just scroll down to the post before this one.

Stamps:  Home Sweet Home, HSH Holiday Additions (There She Goes)
Paper:  Dark Chocolate, White, Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)
Ink:  Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Copic:  0, T1, T4, T6, E000, E30, E42, Y11, Y13, Y15, YR15, YR18, E55, E57, E59, YG23, YG25, YG91, YG93
Misc:  Double-Ended Banner die (Papertrey Ink)

So there you have it!  Click on the InLinkz below and follow it to the next blog in the hop.  Have fun!

Home

Whew, I got my sketch challenge card done before the end of the month!  I was cutting it close a wee bit there.  I don't have many There She Goes sets (the company who is the sponsor this month), but I do have these wonderful fireplace building sets with additions for fall holidays.  The details are fantastic!  I chose to use the stone fireplace for my card.

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I wanted a rustic feel, so I chose Ocean Tides for my card base and some coordinating muted patterns for the background strips.  The fireplace stones were colored to match.  It's a little unusual, but I really like the pop of color.  Both the fire and the clock were stamped on a separate piece of white and then cut out and glued in place.  The word "home" is actually part of a longer sentiment, but I just selectively inked the one word.  Fits perfectly!

Stamps:  Home Sweet Home, Home Sweet Home Holiday Additions (There She Goes)
Paper:  Ocean Tides, White (Papertrey Ink); Marjolaine 6x6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Copic:  0 Colorless, C1, T1, T4, T6, E30, E41, E42, E55, E57, E59, Y11, Y13, YR15, YR18, BG72, BG75, BG78
Misc: Standard Circles die (Spellbinders)  

Welcome Home

I absolutely love this card! I need to make some cards for real estate, so I pulled out one of my favorite sets. Boards & Beams has the cutest houses and sentiments for that purpose. I based this card on one by Nichole Heady found here. I loved how she cut out the windows and backed it with acetate.

I didn't want to bother with acetate, so I simply stamped the house in black on the cream panel underneath. Works just as well! I used my Copic markers on the house and trees, and then added shading around the fence.

The terracotta panel was a happy accident. I originally stamped it using Guidelines in the matching ink, but it completely faded into the paper. In an effort to save it, I sponged Dark Chocolate ink all over the paper. I really like the rustic-style result and it even brought out the stamped pattern, almost like a resist. It's hard to see in the photo, but it's there!

Did I mention how much I love this card? I think I'll be making a few more of these in other colors! :)

Stamps: Boards & Beams, Guidelines (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Kraft, Terracotta Tile, Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Dark Chocolate, Chai, Terracotta Tile (Papertrey Ink)
Copic: 0, T1, E55, E57, E59, YR18, YR23, YR25, YG97
Misc: white pen (Inkssentials)

There's No Place Like Home

I'm participating in the Papertrey Ink blog hop again this month. This time the challenge is interactive cards, which really got me excited because I knew exactly what to do. When I made the cupcake pop-up card for one of the anniversary challenges, this card started taking shape in my mind. The blog hop gave me an excuse to finally sit down and make it!


I used the Home Made set for the card front. I stamped the door on Ocean Tides cardstock and cut it out. I stamped the curtains with Ocean Tides ink and then the windows in black, cutting those out as well. Subtle shading was added with Copics. I used Smokey Shadow for the bricks, but stamped it off first to get a softer color. Then I punched branches from Simply Chartreuse cardstock and placed them under the windows for greenery.

Now for the inside! Remember how I used the Mat Stack 3 die for the pop-up mechanism in my previous card? I did it again since it's so quick and easy. Only this time, I created a scene. You open the door (i.e. card) and then "walk" right into the living room. :)



Isn't that adorable?? I love everything about it, from the sweet argyle couch to the side tables and decor. I topped it all off with the perfect sentiment from Boards & Beams. Because after all, there really is no place like home! On My Couch is one of my favorite stamp sets and it goes so well with the other two sets. Hooray for finally using them all on a card!

The couch print is from the Marjolaine Basic Grey line, and it set the colors for the rest of the card. I just added cut-out pillows and then colored my accessories to match. I made one big mistake. Can you guess what? Yep, I completely forgot that Copic markers bleed through! I colored the picture frame right on the card instead of adding as a cut-out piece like the others. Oops! You can see it on the card front and I'm so glad it isn't darker than it is. I also forgot to add some shading to the couch, but that's relatively minor in comparison. Live and learn!

Stamps: Home Made, On My Couch, Boards & Beams (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Ocean Tides, Simply Chartreuse, White (Papertrey Ink); Marjolaine 6x6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Ocean Tides, Smokey Shadow (Papertrey Ink); Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Copic: O Colorless, C1, T1, T4, T6, BG72, BG78, YG13
Misc: Branch punch (Martha Stewart); Mat Stack 3 die (Papertrey Ink)