To Market

This weekend I was playing around with the papers from the "To Market" suite.  I didn't get the stamp set or the cut-outs for this set, so I worked on making a stamp class with just the papers.

For this first card, I fussy cut the totes and the flowers, the carrots and the onion from the papers.  I somewhat copied the sample that is listed on the website for this set.  I added some cut outs from Country Birdhouse to embellish the brown tote bag.  Okay, I just love this card!  So let's see what else we can do with these papers.  :)

For this card (isn't it pretty?) I cut out the barrel and the flowers from the designer papers.  I added a fancy frame cut out that I had and I love how it really highlighted the bushel of flowers.  I added more of the little flowers for embellishment.  So sweet.  :)

I have to admit, I would probably never use Pumpkin Pie cardstock with the purple that is in the papers, but because they are contrasting colors, I think these cards look cool.  This card is a book fold and the cut out is from Sentimental Park.  And of course, I just added more flowers from Country Flowers dies.  

After making these cards, I just wanted to make more!  But I had other things to do.  So for now, this is my rendition of going "to the Market."  

I'm sad that all of these sets are leaving - To Market, Country Birdhouse and Country Flowers and Sentimental Park.  They are some of my favs.  

 

Grow With Love and a Tri-Color Background

For this stamping class, I used the set, Grow with Love, a new online offering with pretty herbs.  To make the cards, I chose three different designer papers that went together and cut them a little bit larger than 5"x 3 3/4."  Like this:

You can see that I selected 2 sheets of blue and one piece of soft gray papers for my card backgrounds.

These papers are from Country Lace.  But you can use any papers that you have.

Once you have selected your papers, line them up all together and using your cutter, generously slice one of the corners off of all three of your papers. 

Keeping them all together, make another cut all the way to the opposite corner.

Here's what my papers looked like when I was done:

Once I was done cutting, I matched them all up like a puzzle with each card front looking a little bit different.  Then I adhered them onto a matching piece of cardstock that measures 5 1/4" x 4."  Then add this piece to your card base.  

This will give your cards variety and all three will be a matching set.

For this card, I used blue, gray and some soft greens for add-ons.  I cut a piece of white and embossed it for the focal point.  There's a little piece of vellum behind the saying to give the card some depth and interest.  

For my second card, I cut out a circle die from Spotlight on Nature.  Then I added some blue stamped images and a gray sprig.  This technique works well for making both the vertical and horizontal cards.

Next up, I added some coral and Pale Papaya colors to contrast with the blues.  The white focal cut-out is from Grow with Love.  I found some small coral butterflies as embellishments.

This next card also had some corals on it for contrast.  Once you start making these cards, you won't be able to stop!  There are so many possibilities of how to use the tri-color background.

Let me know if you try this out.  I got the idea from one of the demonstrators online.  Let me know if you know the name so I can give the credit.