Christmas Barn stamp set isn't just for Christmas and winter themed cards!
Sometimes stamp sets have a set holiday or season they're intended to be used for. I love when we can use a stamp set intended for Christmas or winter all year long. Christmas Barn is definitely one of those stamp sets. It also has a coordinating die set too. You can buy it as a bundle and save 10%.
For this card, I used the barn along with some other products that say Fall to me. The color scheme has a Fall feel too. The barn is a line stamp so you can add color any way you like. I have watercolored it, used watercolor pencils without water and Stampin' Blends markers. You can customize your barn and make it any color you like. I love the look of a red barn so all my samples use red. I hope you play with this set for all seasons and enjoy coloring the barn with your favorite coloring tools.
This card was made on my Facebook live- Coffee and a Card. The participants help in deciding some things for the card. It's a great time to see the creative process and learn how to make cards. I stamped in Saddle Brown Staz-On ink and watercolored my barn. I used Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Balmy Blue classic inks and water painters. The trees are stamped in Soft Suede (stamped off once), Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Mango Melody and Cherry Cobbler. My banner layer is the Knit Together background stamp in Cajun Craze. I used watercolor paper for my stamped layer with the barn and fall trees. The other layers are Very Vanilla cardstock and Soft Suede for the card base.
Measurements:
card base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" folded in half or scored at 4 1/4"
banner layer (very vanilla): 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". stamp with background stamp then trim banner part with scissors or a die
Very Vanilla cardstock layer: 5" x 3 3/4". cut 2- one for front and one for inside card.
Watercolor paper: 5" x 3 1/2". stamp and watercolor. Then trim around images with scissors.
greeting strip: 1/2" x 2 1/4" or whatever length fits your greeting.
*Let watercolored layer dry before adhering card layers together.
I used Christmas Barn, Beauty of Friendship, Happiness Abounds and Knit Together stamp sets. The barn was stamped and then I made a mask with the masking paper before stamping the trees behind the barn. You can see how I made this card in the video below.
Here are some other Fall cards made with the barn stamp set that were watercolored.
This card is a little simpler with less layers.
I decided to try using the watercolor pencils but not activating them with water for this card. I love the texture you get from coloring with the pencils. I used Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Old Olive and Garden Green watercolor pencils. The tree is stamped in Crushed Curry, Mango Melody and Crum Cake and then fussy cut with scissors.
My last card I paired with Aspen Tree dies (coordinates and is bundle with Perched in a Tree stamp set).
It's a simple card with a stamped layer (Very Vanilla) and stepped up with some die cut leaves. The leaves are die cut from colored cardstock (Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral and Blackberry Bliss) and stamped with the texture stamps in Perched in a Tree stamp set. I love the texture from the die cut and the splatter stamps. The greeting is also from Perched in a Tree stamp set. The barn is colored with Stampin' Blends markers - light/dark Cherry Cobbler, dark Real Red, light/dark Old Olive, dark Mossy Meadow, light/dark Smoky Slate. For the sky behind the barn, I used Balmy Blue classic ink and a blending brush.
I hope you'll give this stamp set a try and use it all year long. It's a great addition to any stamp collection.
Note: It's Saleabration time in July and August. If you purchase the Christmas Barn bundle and adhesive or the Perched in a Tree bundle, you'll qualify for a level 1 Saleabration item FREE! You can shop in my online store here.
Need help deciding on what to get? Email me and I'd love to help you get decide what you need for your project. You can email me at stampandcreatewithbeth@gmail.com.
*This video is a Facebook live replay.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and checking out my cards today.
Well, it's a wonderful time that Stampin' Up! gives us some options on free, exclusive products to earn while we shop and stock up on papercrafting supplies.
We earn products from an exclusive brochure and the rewards are based on each $50 increment (before tax and shipping) we spend. There's two levels of products- level 1 ($50 spent) and level 2 ($100). There's also a Stampin' Rewards bonus at $300 for the host or buyer as well as a Joining bonus item. Let's focus on the free products first. I'll be digging in to the Stampin' Rewards special and the Joining special later.
So we're all buying things like cardstock and adhesive- or at least I am replacing that every month. Then there's some new items that have just launched with the new July-December 2022 mini catalog. So what's on your list? Are you shopping for new fall stamps, picking up some items on your wish list from the 2022-23 Annual Catalog, looking for new Winter holiday stamps, or picking up more designer series paper? Let's make sure you get the most value for your dollar!
Check out some of these items you can earn now until August 31, 2022. All items are while supplies last and may sell out. *the Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam cards & envelopes already sold out and are no longer available.
Here's some level 1 items that you can choose when you have a $50 order before tax and shipping. You earn more items for every $50 increment.
Hippo dies
Hippest Hippos stamp set
Stylish Sketches stamp set
Silver & Gold 6" x 6" designer series paper
Rings of Love 12" x 12" designer series paper
Here's some level 2 items that you can choose when you have a $100 order before tax and shipping. You earn more items for every $50 increment.
Tree Lot dies
Amazing Phrasing
Wonderful World stamp set & Wonderful World 12" x 12" designer series paper
Curious how you can earn a Level 1 item?
Let's put an order together to get you to $50. It's a suggestion and you can substitute in any items. I'm available via email if you need help putting an order together to get to a $50 purchase and earn a level 1 item.
Ringed with Nature bundle #159889 is $53 and you can get the coordinating designer series paper from Saleabration brochure free.
Basic White notecards & envelopes, Tuxedo Black memento ink pad, Watercolor pencils assortment 1 and 2 and the Banners pick a punch will get you to level 1. ($65.50 before tax and shipping).
A kit (range from $19-$23), take your pick tool, paper snip scissors, stampin' pierce mat and simply shammy. (approximately $57.50 before tax and shipping). This is a great start for a beginner or someone wanting to try card making and stamping.
** Check back throughout July and August to see some more suggestions on how to earn Saleabration items.
Are you ready to start your Christmas card stash in July?
Usually I'm busy creating for everyone else and designing classes. I tend to neglect what I may need for the upcoming season especially Christmas cards. So that is changing this month, this year! I've started my Christmas cards early so I have my stash all ready to go when it gets near. We often think of this for birthday, thank you and sympathy cards but don't stock up on holiday cards.
Today I want to show off the Peace to You stamp set. I love the images and sayings in this simple but beautiful stamp set. I have some tips on getting a great stamped image in my video below.
Measurements for this card:
Night of Navy card base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" folded in half or scored at 4 1/4"
Basic White Layer (front stamped piece): 5" x 3"
Basic White strip for greeting: 2 1/2" x 1"
Basic White layer for inside: 5" x 3 3/4"
I stamped the Holy family image using the Stamparatus. I highly recommend using this tool so you can ink and stamp the image a few times. It has quite a bit of solid background to stamp. I used Night of Navy classic ink for my image and greeting.
To get the watercolor background, I made a mask for the Holy family image with the Stampin' Up! masking paper. Then I stamped the largest rectangle from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set in Balmy Blue classic ink several times until the background was filled. Once you've finished stamping the background, you can remove the masking paper and your stamped image was protected. I colored in Joseph and baby Jesus with Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry watercolor pencils, Mary is colored with Balmy Blue watercolor pencil. I did not add water to activate the pencil. I like the texture of just the pencil. If you want to water color this image, I recommend stamping in the black Staz On ink or using a blender pen to activate the pencil. Night of Navy ink is water based and can smear with water. Check out my video below to see how I stamped the background and colored the Holy family.
Here's some other cards I made with the Peace to You and Hope & Peace stamp sets:
Here's another version of the card above with die cuts and colored with Stampin' Blends markers.
On this card I created an inlay stitched circle with the circles from Stylish Shapes dies. I used a Night of Navy stampin' write marker to color in the white areas on the side. You'll need to add a few layers to darken it. Greeting from Hope & Peace is heat embossed with silver powder. Add wink of Stella to your star to add some shine. I also added it to baby Jesus.
Quick and simple card using the church image with Night of Navy classic ink. Trim image down and leave some extra toward the bottom for greeting. Add wink of Stella to cross, trees and ground. Greeting stamped in Night of Navy.
Have some fun and use a bright color combo and designer series paper. Bermuda Bay and Basic Gray classic ink and Sweetest Christmas dsp.
Match your colors to the designer series paper you want to use. Sweetest Christmas dsp striped pattern. Pool Party and Basic Gray classic inks.
Check out my YouTube video tutorial on my card and tips on using this stamp set.
Would you like to check out this stamp set and the other items I used today?
You can browse and search for products in my Online Store.
Here's a resource with all the products in a cart for your convenience. You can remove anything you already own or do not need. Peace to You card shopping list
You can view my coloring video of the Holy family done with Stampin' Blends markers here.
BONUS: If you shop in July and August 2022, it's Saleabration time. For every $50 spent (before tax and shipping) you earn FREE Saleabration items from the Saleabration Brochure. These are exclusive stamps, dies and papers that are while supplies last and only available during Saleabration. Don't miss it!
I'm kicking off my month with a little watercoloring. Here's a great technique anyone can do- a watercolor wash background. I love this technique for quick backgrounds that you can stamp an image on top of and create a quick and simple card.
I've create three notecards with the same watercolor pencils (Night of Navy, Pacific Point and Balmy Blue). The background intensity changes with how much pressure you use when applying the pencil to your paper. I colored with the pencils right onto Basic White cardstock. Then used a water painter to smooth out the pencil. Note: when using water painters with basic white cardstock do not use very much water. The cardstock will pill or pull apart as it gets over saturated. I use a damp brush with very little water. You an also use fluid 100 watercolor paper if you have it.
Supplies used:
Watercolor pencils assortment 1 and 2
Water painters
Basic White and Night of Navy cardstock
Basic White notecards
Honeybee Home and Happiness Abounds stamp sets
Opal rounds
Night of Navy blends markers
Night of Navy classic ink pad
I used Basic White notecards & envelopes to make some quick birthday cards.
Measurements for this card:
Basic White notecard base
Night of Navy cardstock 4 3/4" x 3 1/4"
Basic White cardstock 4 1/4" x 2 1/2"
Basic White strip 1/2" x 3"
Measurements for this card:
Basic White notecard base
Night of Navy cardstock 4 7/8" x 3 1/4"
Basic White cardstock 4 1/4" x 2 1/2"
Basic White strip 1/2" x 3"
One this card I stepped it up a bit by adding some opal rounds embellishments that I colored with my dark Night of Navy Stampin' Blends marker.
Measurements for this card:
Basic White notecard base
Night of Navy cardstock 4 7/8" x 3 3/8"
Basic White cardstock 4 3/4" x 3 1/4"
Basic White strip 1/2" x 3"
Want to see how to do this technique? Check out my quick YouTube video.
Do you need the products I used on todays cards? You can check out all the items I used in my Online Store or in this shopping list.
--> Give this technique a try! It's fun and quick and you can create a ton of backgrounds in a flash.
A new mini catalog has gone live! So exciting. And with it comes our second round of Saleabration.
What's Saleabration? It's when Stampin' Up! gives us exclusive, free products with our minimum qualifying orders.
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Earn a level 1 item with each $50 purchase before tax and shipping
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I am an absolute fan of reds and teals together. You can use all shades of red with all shades of teal. Go on try it! You'll love it.
For this Christmas card, I pulled out one of my favs from years ago- Country Livin' stamp set. I just adore the truck image in this stamp set. So why not use what you got and pair it with a few new things you've collected? I used the new Christmas Barn bundle (available July 1, 2022) and the Perfectly Penciled designer series paper (2022-23 annual catalog).
The truck is stamped on a stitched rectangle die cut (4" x 2 5/8") in Basic Gray classic ink. Then I colored it with Watercolor Pencils in Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Basic Gray and Basic Black. I did not activate the coloring with water. I love the texture of just using the pencils. The wreath (from the Christmas Barn stamp set) is stamped in Basic Gray and colored with Watercolor Pencils in Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Real Red and Cherry Cobbler. It is then die cut with the coordinating die. The greeting (Christmas Barn) is a classic and stamped in Basic Gray classic ink.
I altered my striped patterned paper (Perfectly Penciled dsp) by coloring the white areas with my Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana watercolor pencils. I don't think I could love this texture more. If you love texture, you're gonna love these pencils.
Measurements and supplies for this card:
card base: Cherry Cobbler cardstock, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" or folded in half
patterned paper layer: Striped pattern, 3" 3 1/2", colored white area with pencils
stitched rectangle (#4 from largest, stitched rectangle dies), Basic White cardstock
strip of Basic White for greeting, greeting stamped in Basic Gray classic ink
inside layer for stamping: Basic White cardstock 5" x 3 3/4"
Hello stampers and card makers! It seems a bit early to talk Christmas or holiday cards but it's that time to start making things for the holidays so we're ready to go come December. Today I'm sharing some of my projects using my favorite retired in-color - Pretty Peacock. Just because items leave our current selection and catalogs, doesn't mean we have to put it away and neglect it. So I grabbed my Pretty Peacock ink, cardstock, some bits of designer series paper I had left over and the Stampin' Blends markers. I also grabbed some of my favorite retired stamp sets to go with it.
I'm going to share quite a few cards here with this color scheme- Pretty Peacock, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray and Basic White. If you don't have Pretty Peacock you can substitute in any color you like with the others or make your own color scheme with your favorites and case(Copy and Selectively Edit) my cards. I created a set of cards for the holidays as well as a gift bag. The best part of keeping stamps and tools we love are they pair well with new items too.
Supplies for this card:
Pretty Peacock, Pool Party and Basic White cardstocks
Basic Gray and Pretty Peacock (retired) classic inks
Spirited Snowmen, Itty Bitty Christmas and Coming Home stamp sets (all retired)
Pretty Peacock (retired), Pool Party, Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends markers
Stampin' Blends color lifter
Home Together dies (coordinates with Coming Home stamp set)
Iridescent trim (available July 1, 2022 in the 2022 July-December mini catalog)
Snowy White velvet sheets (available July 1, 2022 in the 2022 July-December mini catalog)
Stylish Shapes dies
Measurements:
Card base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" folded in half
Pool Party layer: 5 1/4" x 4 "
Snowy White velvet layers: 4" x 4" and 3" x 4" * cut with the edge dies in Home Together
Basic White scrap to stamp houses and snowman. use coordinating die to cut out houses and scissors to cut out snowman.
Cut banner from Pretty Peacock cardstock with Stylish Shapes die.
Trim scrap Basic White cardstock to fit greeting that layers on banner die cut.
Basic White cardstock for inside: 5" x 3 3/4"
Additional cards and gift bag:
Other supplies used on additional cards and gift bag:
retired polka dots decorative mask
Seasonal Labels dies
Tailor Made Tags dies
Layering Circles dies
Blending Brushes
retired Pretty Peacock designer series paper
Smoky Slate classic ink
Embossed Treat Bags
I hope you enjoyed all these ideas with one of my favorite color schemes. I'm definitely a fan of teal.
Would you like to see all the current products I used in one place? Check out my resource here. You can add to cart if you'd like to purchase anything. You can remove anything on the list that you don't want, need or already own. I've substituted Bermuda Bay in for Pretty Peacock on the list but you can change it up to your favorite color scheme or colors.
Watch my YouTube video on how to assemble one of the layered cards.
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Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope my teal cards have inspired you to start on your holiday cards early.
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