BSU120915 Fancy Fold

 Hello and welcome to this weeks Broke Stampers Unite Challenge. This week the challenge is Fancy Folds.....and let me tell you for me it's a challenge lol. I love straight stamping, not too many layers, clean and simple. Fancy Folds give me the hives lol. But I did manage to pull off a double gate fold....I think that's what they call this lol. Above is the card closed, below is the card open


It took me only three stamp sets to accomplish this. I used Peaceful Pines and the matching dies, Reason for the season for the sentiment, and Sheltering tree for the ground effects. I used Garden green for the card base and the trees. Sahara sand for the ground and Cherry Cobbler for the sentiments, the gift, some lights and ornaments. I also threw in some Crushed Curry for the stars. I used a velcro dot to keep the card closed...see I told you I wasn't very good at this fold stuff... I added a bit of bling and some silver 1/8 inch trim. Hope this qualifies for this challenge. Be sure to check out our Facebook group and become a member if you enjoy these challenges. You can play along each week by adding your version of the challege to the posted album for that week. Here's the link for our FB page Broke Stampers Challenges Thanks for stopping by this week. Be sure to check back often. Have a great week and Happy Stamping.

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BSU Sheltering Tree

Hello and welcome to another Broke Stampers Unite post!! This week we are featuring a stamp set.  The stamp set is called Sheltering Tree. This week I layered a base of garden green with a layer of Sahara Sand. I then added a layer of whisper white and stamped the tree base in Sahara sand the middle image is full strength the other two are stamped off to give a faded into the background look. I then stamped the grass in garden green and did multiples of stamping off. I also stamped my sentiment in garden green at full strength. I used a length of retired pear pizzazz chevron ribbon. Below you will find other cards I have previous made with this set. Just showing the versatility of it.  Hope you enjoy this weeks stamp set. If you don't have it I'd suggest getting it. You can do so much with it,  

Don't forget to check out Terri's blog as well as Stace have a great week and Enjoy you Thanksgiving!!! I have family coming so our house will be full and a buzz with all the usual activities. 

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Just Sayin'

This was another card from the color combo discussion. Smokey Slate and Elegant Eggplant and Whisper White. I used Sheltering Tree stamp set and the Crazy About You set for the sentiment. I found a small bird from a different set and I remember not which one lol. I used a length of smokey slate bakers twine to finish it off.
It's a pretty combo. My photo doesn't quite show the eggplant color very well. Sorry about that.
Hope you enjoy today's card!! Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by.

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Warmth and Cheer

Hello, and Thank You for stopping by. Todays post is a bit of an alternative style Christmas card. Just an idea that has been rattling around. I started with a piece of Basic Black card stock and i used the white craft ink pad and rubbed it on the inside of the softly falling TEIF. I placed my card stock inside the folder closed it and then gently rubbed the outside of it, transferring the ink to the card stock. I then stamped the tree from Sheltering Tree and the grass image in versamark ink and sprinkled white embossing powder on it then heat set it. I stamped my sentiment from Joyful Season in Real Red ink on Whisper White card stock. I used a bit of Real Red cotton ribbon and fished with some bling.
I'm happy with the way it turned out. Hope you enjoy it also. Have a great day. Please visit again.

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Hello Stampers, 

How was your week? Mine was pretty good.

 Things seem to be settling down for me and more rutine like. 

I do better with a rutine.This weeks Sketch Frenzy Friday post 

is actually a sketch that I put together. No reinventing the wheel or anything 

but a nice layered sketch.

So I was planning a much more FALL style card but ended up taking it a whole different color direction from your traditional, what I think, as FALL. Ready?? here it is.....

I pulled out the Go Wild DSP stack and decided I wanted to do that color pallet. 

I started with a base of Basic Black layered some DSP from the Go Wild stack like I said and then another layer of Basic Black. I layered a square of Tip Top Taupe with Whisper White then stamped my tree base in Basic Black ink with the leaves in Tip Top Taupe. The sentiment was also stamped in Tip Top Taupe and I layered a strip of  Tip Top Taupe lace trim behind my sentiment strip to peek out the bottom. I added a few Rhinestone Jewel Basics and there ya have it. 

Don't forget to play along with us this week. 

You'll find a link at the bottom of the SFF blog HERE 

where you can add your creation of this weeks sketch.

Have a weekend everyone and Thank You for stopping by. 

  

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Thankful for You

Here's a fun card I made after watching someone's YouTube video ( I know I'm bad because I don't remember where I found it) on a direct to paper technique. I really like DTP projects because there's such a great look without the clean up lol. I used Marina Mist and Wild Wasabi for the background by just tapping and sliding the ink pad right to the card stock until I was happy with the look. I then used Early Espresso ink to stamp the tree in and a bit of Cucumber Crush for the leaves. Just had to drop that swing in there also with EE. Added a length of EE cotton ribbon stamped the sentiment and done!!! Great card for a quick project. Hope you enjoy.....let me know what you think in the comments. Thanks for stopping by.

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It's Sketch Frenzy Friday

I had a lot of fun with these two colors, Watermelon Wonder and Soft Suede I posted a pic of all the items I used below. I just love these sketch challenges because it really gets me out of using the same old same ol lol hope you enjoy this weeks submission. Summer is in full swing at my house and it's keeping me awfully busy!!! Thanks for stopping by!

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