Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month, the theme is Focus on the Sentiment. Our Design Team are showcasing a sentiment as the focal point of their project. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals share with you! As you hop from blog to blog, we would love for you to leave a comment. You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

I chose a monochromatic color combination of Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent for my card. I paired the colors with the fabulous Fond of Autumn bundle from the July-December mini catalog, which contains a die with which I have quickly fallen in love!

Here’s my card:

The card is simple, but I framed the sentiment, which draws attention to the center of the card.

Focusing on the Sentiment:

• The Evening Evergreen base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches to create a tent card.
• Next, I used a piece of the Soft Succulent 6 x 6 inch DSP for the first layer. It measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches. I also cut a piece of this DSP to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap. I grabbed a piece of Evening Evergreen DSP and punched a 1 inch circle to use for the envelope seal.
• The Basic White panel for the inside of the card measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
• Then I used a 4-1/4 by 5 inch piece of white cardstock for the stamping for the front of the card.

Stamping and Cropping:

• Using the large stamp from Fond of Autumn, I stamped it on white cardstock using Tuxedo Black Momento ink.
• Next, I used the embossing buddy on the white cardstock.
• Then, I cleaned the stamp and then stamped it on the other half of the white piece of cardstock using Versamark, after which I covered it in black embossing powder and heat set it.
• I stamped the sentiment, again using Versamark, on a scrap piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock. Then, I covered the sentiment in white embossing powder and heat set that. The curved banner die comes from the coordinating die set.
• I added iridescent basic pearl jewels to the four corners of the banner and put dimensionals under just the end of the banner.
• Here’s why this die set has quickly become one of my all-time favorites. I cropped the large stamp done in the Tuxedo Black using the large, outline die. Using mutipurpose liquid glue, I adhered the cropped piece to the Soft Succulent DSP. This allowed me to be more precise when placing the the heat embossed pieces.
• The next step kicks this die set up to one of my all time favorites: I used the die that will crop the whole thing into four (!!) separate pieces! Brilliant!!!
• Here’s some photos of this brilliance:

• I adhered four of the cropped pieces to the already adhered whole die cut using multipurpose liquid glue.

Finishing Up:

• Next, I colored the three oak leaves using the Evening Evergreen blends combo markers. Then, I added dimensionals under this piece only and adhered it in place.
• The dimensionals hold the banner up on the ends, and I added glue in the middle over the center of the oak leaves.
• My whole goal was to bring all the attention to the center of the card by framing the sentiment, which I think I accomplished.

Back to the Pals’ Blog Hop:

More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on October 12th when our theme will be a color challenge!

Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
3. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
4. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
5. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
6. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
7. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
8. Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
9. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
10. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
11. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
12. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
13. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
14. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
15. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
16. Lori L Webb at Clever Copies

More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. The Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop on October 12th when our theme will be a color challenge!

Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
3. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
4. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
5. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
6. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
7. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
8. Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
9. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
10. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
11. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
12. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
13. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
14. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
15. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
16. Lori L Webb at Clever Copies

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
3. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
4. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
5. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
6. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
7. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
8. Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
9. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping <<—- YOU ARE HERE
10. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
11. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
12. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
13. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
14. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
15. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
16. Lori L Webb at Clever Copies

Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

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