Last Summer Roses

 After making my last card, I was putting it away with my other Altenew goodies, and go to looking at what else I had.  This Bountiful Bouquet layering stamp set had only been used once before, so I thought it was time to give it some love.

supplies: white cardstock, Hobby Lobby music patterned paper, Altenew Bountiful Bouquet layering stamps, Sun Kissed Delights and Green Valley ink sets, PinkFresh Studio Perfect Sentiments stamp/die, adhesive foam to lift up sentiment

I'm beginning to feel the changeover from summer to fall, and these shades of golden yellow gave me a slightly autumnal feeling today.  

The finished flower spray was easy enough to cut out to layer over the music paper, and I popped the sentiment above everything.  

Hope your week is going well!  Thanks for stopping by.

Softly Sketched Blooms

 Here is a Build a Garden set recently released from Altenew that I fell in love with from Jen McGuire's blog.  The bundle includes a stamp set with sentiments, a die set, and matching stencils.  Here are 2 cards I made with it.

supplies: white cardstock, unknown pre-embossed background from Michelle, Softly Sketched Blooms bundle, Altenew Blushberry Bliss, Jade Dreams and Coffee Break inks, pewter pearls

These colors were inspired by some in the accompanying information in the bundle.  They remind me of hydrangeas at this time of year.  I used inks that I had to approximate the colors.  The sentiment is one of several small ones included in the stamp set.

Next I used an idea that Jennifer showed us, using only the stencils and partially cutting the bottom only of the bouquet.

supplies: white cardstock, Softly Sketched Blooms stencils and die, Altenew Lapis Lazuli and Green Valley inks, an unknown sentiment from my scrap basket, sparkly gems for centers of flowers

As always, Jennifer makes it look easy, but at least this time, I found it a bit difficult to get everything lined up nicely without the stamp to guide me.  There are 5 pieces in the stencil set, and several of them have more than one step on them.  I'm sure it will get easier as I practice.  I do love the results!

I hope you are enjoying the last of summer wherever you are.  This week the humidity has disappeared and the temps are much more forgiving.  But I'm still looking forward to fall soon!

Thanks for coming by!

Summer Flowers

On our morning walks each morning, the fields have been overflowing with wildflowers.  Right now the colors are bright yellow/gold and different shades of purple.  That inspired me to make today's card.

supplies: white and mint cardstock, The Greetery Spring Mix stencils, stamps, and dies, inks in purples, yellows, pink, and green, enamel dots, adhesive foam squares and strips

This is a set from 2022 that I've only used once before (see HERE),  You cut out the floral design, then use the stencls to make the flowers and leaves, and lastly use some stamps for details.  I popped up some of the flowers and added some enamel dots to some of the flower centers.  The sentiment is one of several included in the stamp set.

Here's a recent picture of the fields along our walk.

                    

This week on 2 different days we've also seen some deer!  There's always something new to find!

Hope your summer is going well, too.  Thanks for stopping by for a visit!