NEW AT SU-FALL MINI CATALOG-WELCOMING WOODS

This month on our New at SU Blog Hop we are featuring beauties from the August-January Mini Catalog! 

So much in this catalog from Fall to Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Years to Valentines-and more!!!! lol While I'm such a summer girl & really not willing to let it go, I've been enjoying creating some fall cards! 

Here's my card:

This is a very simple card from a very simple stamp set-Welcoming Woods. But I think it's just such a lovely stamp set!!! These trees!!! I love tree cards! Now the true stamp has more variation in the actual tree trunks. I wanted a more full trunk tho.  So I filled in with my Early Espresso Stampin' Blends! Didn't really want the background showing through the middles of the tree trunks.

At first I thought I would put a ton of leaves & make it an early fall card, but I really liked how the shading came out & didn't want to cover it! lol 

Now the shading was done with my inks & Blending Brushes! I love to blend colors, but I really don't believe I get it right often! I go too dark or too light, or wrong colors, etc. I think many of us are intimidated with blending like this. But I love how this came out. It was actually super easy! I think the Cajun Craze in the background almost looks like blurred trees in the distance. And the blue sky is as close to summer as I can get in a fall pic! lol

The background is the absolutely amazing Cork 12x12 Specialty Paper that is part of the Harvest Meadow Collection Suite. I thought it worked perfectly tho with the tree theme! It's a super nice textured DSP! A bit thinner than cardstock but heavier than actual paper. Plain on the back! Super easy to cut!

I would say this is a great masculine option for maybe a retirement, or a move, but certainly anyone would love to receive it! I left off bling so it would work for a masculine card. Add a little bling & could "girlie" it up!

I've had this Early Espresso Faux Suede Ribbon since it came out in the last catalog & have never used it-until recently-and now I have about 6" of it left-and can't wait to order some more! Wow, was I missing out on this! Such a nice ribbon to work with!!!!

Now hop over to Loni's blog & see her amazing creation! Simply click on her name here or the icon below! Then keep going! You will find a list of the creative blogs from around the world below! Don't miss out!

Happy Stampin'!

September 2021 New at SU! Roll Call:  July-December Mini Catalog

 

Joni in the Spotlight Stamping: Welcoming Woods

Creative Juice by Loni: Nuts About Squirrels

Tricia’s Stamping Creations: Arctic Bears

Sugar & Scraps: Penguin Place

Stamping the Cape: Clever Cats

Dekijkkast: Merriest Moments

Stampin’ Scrapper: Pretty Pumpkins & Gorgeous Leaves

Moore Fun Stamping: Sparkle of the Season

The Flying Stamper: Peaceful Deer

Stamping Flair: Delivering Cheer

Stamping With the Copper Cropper: Sweet Stockings

24/7 Inkspiration: Whimsy & Wonder

 If you are not working with a Stampin' Up! demonstrator already I'd love to share all our amazingness with you!! You can contact me HERE!  

You can find all the items above at my online store HERE! 

And of course, get your Sale-a-Bration item's HERE-but only until the end of September!!!! So don't miss out!