Saturday, December 15, 2018

December Stamping Symphony Blog Hop

I can't believe it is ten days until Christmas. Where has the time gone? I am so not ready. So much running around, menu planning, baking left to do. Maybe, my problem is that I get lost in my studio playing LOL. So this months blog hop is themed Winter or New Years celebration. I thought I would get back to sponging, since it has been a while that I have done that.


I couldn't get the lighting right in the picture, so it doesn't do it justice. It really is quite pretty in person.  Using a sticky note I set the horizon and sponged the sky first with balmy blue and then with night of navy.  I then took sticky notes and made random cuts to use as hills.  I placed them and sponged lightly with balmy blue. Then using the trees from Winter woods  (large one) and from Rooted in Nature I stamped the trees in Shaded Spruce.  For the three large trees in the front of the card, I also stamped in versamark, added white embossing powder and then scrapped off most of the embossing powder so it was like a sprinkle of snow. This was heat embossed. Then with the shimmer white paint, I painted some of the snow banks and the some snow on the trees in the background.  Finally, with some shimmer paint and alcohol in a spritzer, I added some bling!  The Sentiment is from the Spirited Snowman set. The inside, I simply stamped the large tree image and just left without a sentiment, so there is lots of room to write a note to catch up with a friend. For a detailed supply list, see below.

I also (because I was procrastinating from getting ready for Christmas LOL) decided to try to do a New Years card too. Very simple, no stamping, just die cuts.  See below for a supply list.



Well, as this may be my last post before the New Year (hopefully not, but with how crazy my day job is right now, it may be a reality), I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas (or Happy Holidays) and may 2019 be filled with health, happiness, friends and family.

Please check out all the other talented Stamping Sympony stampers

1. La Cards (Leena)
2. Lolly and Sand (Sandy)
3. justBstamping (Barb)
4. Stamping With Jen (you are here)
5. Hofkissed (Steph)

For detailed supply lists




Product List
Night Of Navy 3/8" (1 Cm) Corduroy Ribbon
Night Of Navy 3/8" (1 Cm) Corduroy Ribbon
[145597]

For the New Years Card

Product List
Large Numbers Framelits Dies
Large Numbers Framelits Dies
[140622]

Filled with Cheer - Snowman Christmas Cards with Filled with Fun Dies

 So this week is all about snowmen!! I don't know why, but they just make me smile.  Make sure you check out my Facebook page or instagr...

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