Team StampIt Fathers Day Blog

Barn Door and This Little Piggy

The Barn Door stamp and dies go so well with the This Little Piggy stamp set.  Rural WV is farmland, and I didn't even try to resist the farm related stamp sets so these two were at the top of my list from the moment I saw them.  

Today's post is all about Father's Day.  I was born and raised on the farm as was my father.  On my father's farm, there is a barn, which very much reminds me of the Barn Door stamp and die set.  

Immediately, I knew The Barn Door set was for me.  As an active farmer, my father enjoys cards depicting the farm life and outdoors, so the realistic Barn Door set is an obvious choice for me to use in celebrating my father who raised and fed me for so many years using the products of the land.  God Bless the farmers.

When designing this card with The Barn Door, I just had to bring in This Little Piggy.  The image and sentiments were so perfect for what I wanted to convey to my father.  

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The supply list is shown at the bottom.  

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This card combined some existing carry over products as well as some new products available June 1.  Get out your new catalog and mark the 

• Gray Granite cardstock  (page 184)
• Gray Granite Classic Inpad (page 184)
• Mossy Meadow cardstock (page 184)
• Itty Bitty greetings for the "Worlds Best Father" sentiment (page 46)
• Stitched All Around bundle (page 17)

Some of the products used are:

 

    

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Oh So Eclectic !

The Oh So Eclectic set has provided me with some challenges and some entertaining opportunities.  My OCD personality doesn't often leave room for imperfections, but I just had to try this set.  In the interest of artistic expression, I am allowing myself to color outside the lines.

This is a fun 2-step stamping set that allows me to color outside the lines and still create a beautiful masterpieces.  By simply, stamping the circular image and then overlaying with the lined image, I can create beautiful floral groupings.  

I did a little masking in this to get my Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy, and Berry Burst flowers closely grouped.  I also die cut the Berry Burst floral

outline and layered over the Berry Burst flower instead of stamping over it.  This gave me some added texture. I stamped the Tranquil Tide leaves before adding the Berry Burst flower.  

The stamped panels were layered on a thick Whisper White card base and Tranquil Tide mat and accented with the retiring Naturally Eclectic DSP.  There is still some available!  Get it before May 31 or supplies run out! 

The DSP in this set appeals to me in expressing my favorite shades of green and pink.  As mentioned, this DSP is retiring with the 2017 Annual catalog.  Never fear, there is some still available.  And there are many more offerings of beautiful DSP in the 2018 Annual Catalog.

  

The card base is Night of Navy with a layer of the Naturally Eclectic DSP.  Using the Eclectic Layers Framelits cut out a 2 1/2" X 4 1/4" panel of Whisper White to layer over the DSP.  Stamp a scrap of Whisper White with the Label Me Pretty image in Night of Navy, cut out a small stitched circle and layer a smaller Whisper White stamped circle.  Stamp and die cut some leaves from the Oh So Eclectic set and assemble finishing off with a Linen Thread bow.  Lovely!

Stamp the leaf image on a piece of Whisper White and trim with a scrap of the Naturally Eclectic DSP to create the inside. 





Supplies include:

Oh So Eclectic

Eclectic Layers Thinlets

These and other supplies are available at my website:
http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/carolscards4fun/ 

Thank you and Happy Stamping!