Dream Theme Blog Hop - Christmas

Welcome from Renate's blog! I was super excited to be asked to be a part of the international Dream Theme Blog Hop Team! Everyone on the team is so very talented, and I'm looking forward to sharing their creations, along with mine, with each new Blog Hop posting!

The theme for our first blog hop post is Christmas. I wanted to created something other than a card for you, but then I finally got my "Lovely as a Tree" stamp set! I've been a Demonstrator for nearly 2 years, and was finally able to get it. So, to some of you this may be old hat, but because it is new to me, I am very excited to use it.

Because my idea needed a bigger canvas to work on, I created my first 5" x 7" card in a very long time. I love to create all white, or nearly all white cards, and that was my plan for today's card.

I took one entire sheet of Whisper White and heat embossed 16 trees. (some for future cards) I sponged Pear Pizzazz ink randomly, not wanting to cover the entire tree, to give just a hint of colour.

You can see the scene created, more closely in the next photo.

As you can see I also paper pierced around the edge of the Pear Pizzazz mat. I created a raised boarder by cutting 1/8" strips and made a frame with them. Also recently new to me is the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, which I used for the hilly ground for the trees, and for the backing of the Glimmer Paper star.

I did not know whether to stamp a small sentiment on the Pear Pizzazz space at the bottom, or attach a bow. As you can see I decided to go with a bow made with Whisper White twine.

I usually like to stamp a little something on the inside of the card, besides a sentiment.

I know that you are going to love all the other creations, so be sure to check them out and leave them a little comment & hug.

Renate Ecklmayr

Jennifer Pauli

Here is a list to all the Dream Theme Blog Hop Team

Patrice Halliday-Larsen
Tracy May
Delphine Lorelli
Amy Koenders
Renate Ecklmayr
Sabrina Radeck...that's me
Jennifer Pauli
Krista Driessen


Below you will find the product used to create this card. I did, however, forget to include the paper piercer and mat.

Enjoy the blog hop!

Lovely As A Tree Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Embossing Buddy

Versamark Pad

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

Stamping Sponges

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies

Stars Framelits Dies

Magnetic Platform

Snail Adhesive

Mini Glue Dots

Stampin' Dimensionals

Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

Artisically Asian in Wild Wasabi, Dapper Denim & Gold

Today's Artistically Asian card is in Dapper Denim, Wild Wasabi & Gold. This is another colour combination I have often seen in Asian art, clothing, & home decor. I would like to try this card again to see what it would loo like if I watercolour stamped the flowers. They look like a type of orchid, but I don't know my flowers that well. Maybe a future card.

Here is a closeup of the image I created using sponges in ink pads.

And a side view so that you can see I did not use any dimensionals for this card.

For the inside, I usually stamp on the right, but this time decided that since the flowers are all bending to the right, they would mostly get cut off, so that meant stamping them on the left so that you could see more of the flowers. I guess I could have done Mirror stamping... Oh well.

I will be posting this class soon, as well as other cards I had decided not to use for this class. This is a very lovely stamp set to use and can lend itself well for masculine cards as well.

Happy stamping and creating!

Artistically Asian Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Dapper Denim 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Wild Wasabi 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Embossing Buddy

Versamark Pad

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

Stamping Sponges

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

Papillon Potpourri Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Bitty Butterfly Punch

Mini Glue Dots

Fuse Fast Adhesive

Tear & Tape Adhesive

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

Extra Stampin’ Rewards!

For the month of June, you can get $40 in Extra Stampin' Rewards when you host a stamping event with $400 or more in sales. That’s more money you can use for products in the new annual catalog, and you know there are PLENTY of new products you’ll want to bring home. Remember, Stampin’ Rewards can be used on a Starter Kit, so this is a great time for you to sign up with me!

 Details

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• Hosts may participate in this promotion multiple times by hosting multiple events, but each event must qualify on its own.
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