FMS156 – Bearing Gifts

Well the weekend is almost over, now we are gearing up for another week.  The weather was chilly here today and we actually saw a few snow flakes last night. Let me make it clear – I am not ready for snow, I would prefer cool morning and 70’s during the day. Did any of you make any cards this weekend in honor of World Card Making Day?  I worked on a few and will share them with you later in the month. Today I watched some football and took a nap (that’s what happens with the smell of a roast in the oven and a cuddly afghan over you. Now on to the card…

Today’s card is using the sketch from “Freshly Made Sketches #156”,  a wonderful design by Narelle using a variety of different shapes.

For my card, I decided to turn the card horizontal. The card base is Crumb Cake with a mat of Crumb Cake stamped with the Hardwood Background stamp, love this stamp, seem to be using it a lot lately. You can either glue the mat directly to the card base or use dimensionals.  When making cards to mail I have a tendency not to use as many dimensionals then when I know I will be handing someone the card.  Before I mounted the Bearing Gifts stamp, I cut the greeting from the image – this way I can easily use them separately.  The image is stamped with Memento Black on Whisper White and colored with a variety of Blendabilites Markers.  Once I had the coloring done, I went through my “scrap paper” to find pieces to use for the rest of the card.  Greeting is stamped in Memento Black on Cherry Cobbler. For the banner, I punched a strip of Daffodil Delight using t he Confetti Stars Border punch and backed it with a piece of Tempting Turquoise – used liquid glue to adhere them together. The banner is then added to the card with dimensionals. Image is glued on and a Old Olive circle finishes the card.

Thank you for stopping by today, hope you enjoyed the card. You can place an order at any time by clicking on the card above for a direct link to my Stampin Up on-line store. Remember to stop by the Freshly Made Sketches blog where you will see designs by their wonderful team and other wonderful crafters like you and I!  Have a great week.  Craft On!

Supplies (all Stampin’ Up):

Stamp sets: Bearing Gifts and Hardwood

Paper: Crumb Cake, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White

Ink: Assorted Blendabilities and Memento Black

Punches: Confetti Stars Border and 1″ circle

Framelits: Circles Collection

Accessories: Big Shot, Dimensionals and Liquid glue