Speedy Fragrant Forest

Happy Monday, peeps!  The As You See It challenge this week is a Speed Challenge, with the theme of trees, and I knew just what stamp I wanted to use for my under-10-minute card!  I also used the color palette from Sunday Stamps:

Fragrant Forest is a gorgeous background stamp and it inks up and stamps like a dream!  I got my supplies together:  Soft Stone cardstock from Papertrey, Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent inks, Greetings of the Season and Fragrant Forest stamps, a die from Peaceful Season, some gold pearls and some retired silver ribbon.  I set my timer and away I went:

I stamped the background stamp in Evening Evergreen and the sentiment in Soft Succulent, diecutting it with the Peaceful Season die and threading the ribbon through the slots:

I then added the gold pearls and attached everything to the stamped panel, then attached that to the card front.  I messed up my positioning of my card front in my stamp positioner, and didn't get the image stamped all the way at the top, so it took a wee bit more time to cut a new card and trim down this panel, but I still made it under the 10 minute mark:

I did take another couple of minutes to stamp a sentiment on the inside, also from Greetings of the Season; I didn't time it but it was less than two minutes!

Another card to add to my stash....I'll be getting them ready to mail out soon!  Thanks for visiting today!

After a long, long dry spell, we got some rain and wet snow last week and I heard a familiar yak-yak-yak out my craft window:

I followed this female pileated woodpecker from the suet outside my craft window to the bird feeder outside the kitchen window---she was quick! It looks like she was trying to get shelter from the storm, but trust me, she was just looking for food!  She saw me in the window and quickly flew off!  But it was exciting to see one this close---haven't seen one for several months!  

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Fragrant Forest, Greetings of the Season
Card stock & Papers	Soft Stone (Papertrey)
Ink	Soft Succulent (ret), Evening Evergreen (ret)
Accessories	Festive Pearls, Silver Woven Ribbon (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Peaceful Season Dies

TGIF498 Fragrant Forest

Happy Wednesday, peeps!  I am squeaking in a card for the TGIF498 sketch challenge:

At our club meeting on Monday, we used the Fragrant Forest background stamp.  I think background stamps can be a bit intimidating, but with a little practice, a stamp positioner and maybe a sticky mat, you can create some pretty awesome backgrounds!  Here's the card we made:

We used Lost Lagoon ink and the Peaceful Season stamp set.  I had another blank panel stamped, but not adhered to a card, so I decided to cut out part of it with a circle die and use it for the TGIF sketch:

I used some retired Soft Glimmer papers in Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock for the horizontal pieces and the scalloped mat, then added another sentiment from Peaceful Season.  I also added an embossed panel (Snowflake Sky).  

Here's the inside:

These trees are so pretty!  Thanks for popping in today!  

My brother sent me this photo from my dad's field:

Pretty awesome!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details for Both Cards—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Fragrant Forest, Peaceful Season
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Soft Shimmer in Lost Lagoon & Pretty Peacock (ret), Brushed Gold Foil
Ink	Lost Lagoon
Accessories	Neutral Sequins, Pretty Peacock & Gold Ribbon, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, Peaceful Season Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Iconic Imagery Dies,  Layering Circle Dies (ret)