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Peace on Earth

Inspiration: Queen & Co Sketch #89

This card came together in the most random way. I have these Christmas embossed stickers from K & Company that must have been purchased literally twenty years ago. They have come close to being added to the giveaway pile many times over, but I kept thinking there was something pretty to be done with them. Don't ask me why today was the day that inspiration finally struck but it did and I'm quite surprised at how much I like the end result. The delicate sentiment comes from the Hustle & Bustle Thickers pack and filled the space nicely on the large oval sticker.

As for the background papers, they come from Tim Holtz's 2020 Christmas paper pack and the colours just work perfectly with the sticker's. I inked the edges with Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede ink to keep all edges even after I cut the papers to size (as the outside edges of the 8" x 8" papers were inked. I added Champagne iridescent dots from Stampin' Up! to embellish a bit.

For the envelope, I picked an A2 Oak Woodgrain envelope, inked the edges and used the remaining sticker from the pack. It looked weird used in its entirety, but cutting it in half did the trick and allowed me to use the second half to decorate inside the card. One of my goals this year is to use my stash, so it feels good to have finished off this sticker pack.

 

 

 

Supplies
Cardstock: Evening Evergreen (Stampin' Up!) 
Patterned Papers: Christmas [2020] (Tim Holtz for idea-ology)
Ink: Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!)
Dies: Dotted Rectangle Stackables (Lawn Fawn); Zig-Zag Stackers (Penny Black)
Accessories: A2 Oak Woodgrain Envelope (Envelopes.com);
Mini Blending Tool (Tim Holtz for Ranger); Champagne Iridescent Dots (Stampin' Up!);
Holiday Traditions Embossed Journal Tags (K & Company)

 

Under the Sea

Inspiration: March 2024 Page Maps sketch

I decided my next layout would combine the pictures taken in line and riding Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid and the Simple Vintage Vintage Seas collection from Simple Stories. I had multiple pictures, so I picked a two-page layout sketch and I particularly liked that the sketch had a large circle on the left page, perfect to use the porthole chipboard frame. The title was included in this circle on the sketch, but I used mine to add one more picture and I glued my title around the porthole instead, also filling the space out a little more, as I was initially finding the pages a little bare.

Most of what you see on those pages comes from the collection. I did add white rickrack, that I sewed in place with my sewing machine, braided burlap trim, a wooden arrow and some epoxy hardware embellishments. To add interest, I matted the centre picture on the right page with the paper from the Basics kit (using both the white and the red sides), and I drew a border using a marker to fill in some of the white. 

 

 

 

Supplies
Patterned Papers, Basics Kit, Cardstock Stickers, Sticker Book, Foam Stickers, Bits & Pieces,
Decorative Brads: Simple Vintage Vintage Seas (Simple Stories)
Accessories: Wooden Arrow (Simple Stories); White Rickrack (Unknown);
Vintage Artistry Essential Hardware Epoxy Stickers (49 & Market); Brads, 
Stampin' Dimensionals, Mysterious Mist Stampin' Write Marker, Perfect Layers Tool (Stampin' Up!)