Mix It Up (just in time for) Monday: Thankful Forest Friends

I’ve been working from home today and it was halfway through the day that I realised that a) I hadn’t posted my Mix It Up Monday project yet and, more importantly, b) the project I’d planned to post was no good! Well, nothing wrong with it other than it’s for a workshop I’m doing on Friday and I know the ladies there prefer the projects to be a surprise. 

So I’ve just spent part of the evening hastily creating this project for Mix It Up (yes it is still) Monday and photographing it using our rather effective new daylight lamp. This is supposed to lift our moods, countering the effects of limited daylight… but so far all it’s done is dazzle.

I’m noticing a definite trend as I work my way through my In Color charts to create a project each week using a different colour combination. Perhaps it’s because it’s autumn, but I’ve hardly touched the Cucumber Crush and Watermelon Wonder combos at all. Favourite is Tip Top Taupe - I’ve nearly done all those! Today’s combination is rather pleasant, I think; I have barely touched Perfect Plum for ages, and it used to be a big favourite of mine. So it was nice to dig it out again to create this project. 

For this card, I combined two stamp sets from the Autumn/Winter catalogue: Thankful Forest Friends (a particular favourite of mine) and To You And Yours Too. I was toying with the idea of making this into a Christmas card but I’m a bit Christmassed out at the moment so I stuck with the “thanks” greeting instead.   There are still nearly three hours of Monday left, so enjoy!

Thankful Forest Friends Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139723]	To You & Yours Too Photopolymer Stamp Set [139819]	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344]	Perfect Plum A4 Card Stock [108615]
Elegant Eggplant A4 Card Stock [108614]	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock [133686]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326]
Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad [126969]	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [133644]	Punch Corner Project Life [135346]	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787]
Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787]	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247]	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [131262]	2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [138333]

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Mix It Up Monday: Neutral Wonderland

Not the most exciting colour combo for a Christmas card, I think you’ll agree, but I don’t like to shy away from a challenge and I have pledged to use a combination from my In Color charts every week for Mix It Up Monday. 

So, armed with some very subtle ink pads and a couple of lovely festive stamp sets, I produced this. I nearly didn’t post it… but then I added the saving grace: some linen thread and a snowflake embellishment. Suddenly, it went from boring to quite classy. I think, anyway. 

Wonderland Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140365]	To You & Yours Too Photopolymer Stamp Set [139819]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982]	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550]
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978]	Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad [138327]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975]	Linen Thread [104199]	Snowflake Elements [139638]

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Peaceful Pines easel card

Here’s another project from the Shoebox Swap I held with my team the other week. This was Patsy’s creation and we all really loved it. The only difficulty we had was stamping the images directly onto the Christmas tree shapes as Patsy had very kindly cut them out in advance for us. Naturally mine was wonky, but I stamped it again with much better results… then only went and stuck it down with the “bad” side facing up! Doh!

Peaceful Pines Photopolymer Bundle [140850]	Tree Builder Punch [138295]	Brights Candy Dots [130931]
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [133645]	Window Sheets Base Material [114323]
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550]	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683]	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695]

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Mix It Up Monday: Happy Scenes

I know, I know, it’s barely Monday but there are a few hours of the day left! And, for my readers across The Pond, I’m still very much in time for Mix It Up Monday, in which I create a project using one of my colour combinations from my In Color Charts. 

The stamp set is called Happy Scenes but the card is anything but. In fact, for a Christmas card, it’s a little gloomy. I don’t hate it but really don’t love it – it definitely needs something else but I couldn’t get to anything appropriate so I left it as it is. Plus, I’ve messed up a little as the DSP is actually Real Red, which I didn’t realise when I was making the card. 

As delicious as this colour combination sounds, I found it quite a challenge; I really wanted to add a splash of green in there. Well you know me, can’t resist a bit of Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive at Christmas time! 

Happy Scenes Photopolymer Stamp Set [139821]	Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [127821]	Home For Christmas Designer Series Paper [139592]	Punch Corner Project Life [135346]
Chocolate Chip A4 Card Stock [108599]	Tip Top Taupe A4 Cardstock [138343]	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681]	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550]
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966]	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979]	Blender Pens [102845]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246]

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