One Last Nature Walk

 

I had intended to share these cards before Nature Walk retired, but my crazy schedule this spring didn't allow that to happen!  So... here are my last two Nature Walk shares.

 

 

I used Very Vanilla card stock for the birdcage image and applied the Crumb Cake ink pad directly to the paper before I stamped the image in Early Espresso.

 

Supplies:

Nature Walk

Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla card stock

Crumb Cake, Early Espresso ink

Silver button

Linen thread

Scallop edge punch

Print Poetry dsp

 

Nature Walk Thanks

This is one of the cards my club girls received this month with their orders made using the Nature Walk stamp set.  After stamping and assembling, I used the Log Cabin smooch spritz all over it and I like the way it turned out.  I tend to stay away from the darker smooch colors, but this time it worked well.

Supplies:

Nature Walk

Always Artichoke, Chocolate chip, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla card stock

Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake classic ink

curly label punch

linen thread

Log Cabin smooch spritz

Bug Birthday

Another sample for our Late Night Stampers group this week - animals or bugs on a card.  I used a piece of chipboard that had circle cut outs on it to mask some card stock and then sprayed it with a mixture of rubbing alcohol, Peach Parfait reinker drops and Champagne Mist shimmer paint.  After that dried I added the flies from the Nature Walk stamp set.

Supplies:

Nature Walk, Occasional Quotes stamp sets

So Saffron, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla card stock

Soft Suede classic ink

Peach Parfait reinkers

Champange mist shimmer paint

Cherry Cobbler seam binding

vintage trinkets

curly label punch

Botanical Nature Walk

This card is one without a sentiment, for the moment I decided to keep it that way and if I go to use it it can always be added.

I really love the designs on the Botanical Gazette paper so I used that as my first layer and also as the layer I stamped on using the Nature Walk stamp set.

Supplies:

Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso card stock

Botanical Gazette dsp

Nature Walk stamp set

Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso and Always Artichoke classic ink

Cherry Cobbler seam binding

Curly label punch

brads

Botanical Gazette layout

I was experimenting with a couple things on this layout.  There was an unusable CD in a package that I had saved and decided to play with it on a page.  It is stamped with Stazon ink (black) and then I cut a piece of DSP to fit on the back.  I didn't know how to attach it so that the adhesive wouldn't show so I made 6 holes with my cropodile and added vintage brads to hold it together.

My next experiment was with poly shrink plastic, I have had this around for probably a year and have not used it yet so I thought it was time.  I stamped the bird cage with Stazon ink, cut it out, punched a hole in the top and heated it up.  It is hanging on linen thread.

I also sewed the Victoria crochet trim ribbon to some Pear Pizzazz seam binding using the linen thread and then scrunched it up a little and stuck it on with sticky strip. 

Supplies:

Nature Walk stamp set

Botanical Gazette DSP

Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy, Pear Pizzazz card stock

Early Espresso classic and Black Stazon ink

vintage trinkets

Pear Pizzazz seam binding

Victoria crochet trim ribbon

linen thread

sticky strip

hearts and brackets die

top note die

First Edition DSP

cropodile

Neutrals buttons

curly label punch

Thanks for Caring

I really hope that Nature Walk carries over into the new Idea Book and Catalog, it has become one of my favorite sets. 

I used a clear block inked with Crumb Cake for this background and Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke for the flowers and sentiment. 

There is a small piece of the Botanical Gazette designer paper on the side with a torn edge along with the layer of Cherry Cobbler card stock. 

I cut the bottom off the Victoria crochet trim ribbon before I stuck it down with some sticky strip and added an Antique Brad. 

Create

I promised to share a better picture of the Create banner we made at Regionals so here are some more pictures.  The project uses the petal cone and fun flowers dies and we added some bling with dazzling diamonds, Champagne shimmer paint and basic pearls.

There is also some seam binding and Victoria crochet trim ribbon, bitty punches and vintage trinkets incorporated in the project.

The Designer series paper is Botanical Gazette and we used the Nature Walk stamp set as well.

And of course one of those awesome little trinket keys on the end.

March Stamp Club projects

I wanted to use a few things we used or saw at Regionals for projects this month so a couple projects have the Botanical Gazette designer series paper and the Nature Walk stamp set incorporated in them and another has a technique that was presented to us.

Aren't these little vintage flower adornments cute?  I used a dimensional to attach it.

In addition to the Botanical Gazette designer series paper, I used some of the First Edition Specialty paper on the scrap book pages.  This is just like encyclopedia paper - great stuff!

This punching technique was shown to us at Regionals and the card is also inspired by one Dawn Olchefske.

Some Regional Make and Takes

These are some of the fun make and takes we did at Regionals in Minneapolis.  The stamp set is Nature Walk and can be found in the Occassions Mini catalog and many of the projects also use the Botanical Gazette designer series paper. 

Another School photo scrap page

Another sample for the Late Night Stampers Challenge this week, once again using a school photo and scrap book page. 

Supplies:

Beautiful Butterflies die

Beautiful Wings embosslit

Petal Cone die

Simple Alphabet Numbers Die

Nature Walk stamp set

Crumb Cake classic ink and card stock

Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Old Olive and Naturals Ivory card stock

Pear Pizazz seam binding ribbon

vintage trinkets

basic pearls

Botanical Gazette Desginer Series paper

wood sheets

a close up of the wood sheet cut with the Beautiful Wings embosslit.

Thanks for caring

This card is made with Mary Jo's sketch for the week. 

Card stock:

So Saffron, Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla

Stamp sets:

Nature Walk, Thanks for Caring

Early Espresso classic ink

Modern Label punch

Log Cabin Smooch Spritz

Square Lattice impressions folder

dimensionals

CCMC-OM4 - Sympathy

I made this card for the Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge.  It is hard to tell, but I used the Square lattice impressions folder on the Early Espresso layer.

Supplies:

Nature Walk and Thanks for Caring Stamp sets

Botanical Gazette designer series paper

Vanilla seam binding

sticky strip

Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso card stock

Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive classic inks and markers