Most children enjoy going to the zoo to see all the wonderful animals from the wild. When my children were young, they got excited when good weather arrived as they knew a trip to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. would soon be on the schedule. To that end, I created a zoo animal card using the new Art Impressions Elephant Twist Ties Stamp and Dies set. The little elephants are so cute with their trunks twisted together.
Hello, crafting friends! Welcome to Guneaux Designs. Today my card share is a beach scene featuring ODBD Adirondack Chairs stamp.
Isaiah 47:13
“All the counsel you have received has only worn you out! Let your astrologers come forward, those stargazers who make predictions month by month, let them save you from what is coming upon you.”
I am sharing a post from a year ago that answers the question, “What is Christmas About?” My Holy Bible says:
Does this card bring back memories for you? I created the card using the Heartfelt Creations Young At Heart collection, and it certainly brought back very happy moments for me. I guess you have to be in your 50s or older for it to cause you to remember when you were “Young at Heart”. LOL
I made the card to submit to last week’s Color Challenge on Splitcoaststampers. I love the colors Karen Barber selected for the Color Challenge. They are SU Wild Wasabi, Powder Pink, So Saffron, and Soft Sky. My card was selected as the Color Challenge Favorite on Splitcoaststampers!
Matthew 12:34-36
Jesus said: “You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.”
I think that one of the most beautiful scenes in the Northern United States is a beautiful snowy scene that is untouched by tire tracks, foot prints, animal hoof/paw prints, road slush, and more. The quietness of a landscape with trees that are covered with freshly fallen white snow is a gift from heaven and it certainly is a happy scene. You can see things in the landscape that you have not noticed before. If there is a red cardinal in the landscape, that pop of red upon the glistening white snow is breathtaking.
Last week I created a similar scene for my card that I am sharing today. I created the card in response to a Splitcoastampers.com Inspirational Challenge, IC527. The challenge involved picking a picture from a particular Pinterest board that inspired you, and then creating a card based on that inspiration. This is the beautiful picture I chose as my inspiration:
And this is my inspirational card that I created
I was excited to hear that my card was selected for one of the Splitcoaststampers FAVORITES for the week ending January 10.
To create the scene, I used Stampin’ Up! stamp sets that included trees and one that included the bench in the scene. The stamp sets are:
I began by stamping the large tree from the Branch Out Stamp Set into VersaMark Ink and stamping it in four places on the Whisper White Card Stock. I then embossed these trees (including the branches at the top left and right) with Stampin’ Up! Pewter Embossing Powder (retired).
Using light gray inks, I stamped the remaining trees in the background. Because the inspirational picture has yellow and orange in the sky portion of the background, I sponged Stampin’ Up! So Saffron and Peach Parfait Ink onto the snowy scene background. I added a bench into the foreground with red birds (from other stamp sets) on and around the bench. I added the sentiment from the Happy Scenes Stamp Set.
Once I was satisfied with the scene, I added white acrylic paint to place “snow” within the trees. I covered the complete scene with VersaMark Ink and heat embossed with Stampin’ Up! Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.
I attached the scene to a piece of Brushed Silver Card Stock which was attached to the Real Red card base.
Enjoy my snowy scene greeting card!
Stampers, I have for you a Happy Scenes Happy Winter Snowman! I wanted to create a snow scene using the Stampin’ Up! Happy Scenes Stamp Set along with a snowman (or snow-girl). The snow-girl is the primary element on my card. She is a whimsical and delightful snow-girl and is appearing to be shrugging her shoulders. Maybe she is just trying to keep warm. What do you think?
To create the “happy scene” for this card, I wanted to use a technique that I’ve not used in a long time. That technique is coloring with Colored Pencils. I used Prismacolor Colored Pencils to create the sky and snow. As for the snow-girl, the snowman stamp that I used is from the Outlines Rubber Stamps Co. I loved the Outlines Rubber Stamp Co. stamps and was heartbroken when the Co. went out of business. 🙁
For the trees in the scene, I used Stampin’ Up! Mossy Meadow ink. I wanted the trees covered with snow, so I used VersaMark Ink on the tree stamp and stamped it over the Mossy Meadow trees slightly off center. I then added Stampin’ Up! White Embossing Powder.
My “Happy Winter” sentiment from the Happy Scenes Stamp Set is slightly hidden. I intentionally adhered the sentiment just under the Mossy Meadow twigs at the bottom right corner. In the upper left corner, I added some Mossy Meadow pine needles and a brown pine cone. I created all three of these elements with the Our Daily Bread Designs Lovely Leaves Dies.
The card’s inside:
Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Happy Scenes, Outlines Rubber Stamp Co. Snowman
Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White and Mossy Meadow Card Stock
Ink: SU Mossy Meadow (trees), Marina Mist (bottom of card) and Prismacolor Colored Pencils (not really “ink”)
Accessories: Gamsol 100% Pure Odorless Mineral Spirits, Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) Lovely Leaves, ODBD Pinecones, Ranger White Stickles, Stampin’ Up! Embossing Powders
God’s Blessings!
Stamping With Guneaux Designs By Beverly Polen
