The following cards feature the In the Pines Stamp Set and coordinating Pine Woods Dies and Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

-The standard size bottom mat for this first card was cut from a piece of Pretty Peacock CS.

-Next I cut piece of Gold Foil and attached it as shown to the bottom mat with Tape Runner, and ran the piece thru the Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder.

-I wrapped a piece of Pretty Peacock Scalloped Ribbon around the mat and taped it to the backside.  I attached a bow made from the same ribbon and attached it with Glue Dots.

-The sentiment was stamped on Whisper White CS using a stamp from the Best Year Stamp Set and Pretty Peacock Ink.  It was cut out using one of the Layering Ovals Dies.  I cut a scalloped oval using the same die set from Pretty Peacock CS, glued them together, and popped up the completed piece with Dimensionals.

-The standard size bottom mat for this card was cut from Blackberry Bliss CS.

-The top mat was a cut from a piece of DSP that was  available as an add-on to the Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin Kit.

-I cut some "wavy" pieces of Whisper White CS and attached them as shown to the bottom front of the top mat, the lower piece was popped up.

-Next I cut 3 trees from White Glimmer paper as shown, and inserted and glued them between the 2 "wavy" pieces

-I wrapped a piece of Calypso Coral Shimmer Ribbon around the mat and taped it to the backside.  I attached a bow made from the same ribbon and attached it with Glue Dots.

-The sentiment is from thePoinsettia Petals Stamp Set and was stamped directly onto the top mat using Memento Black Ink.  

-The standard size bottom mat for this card was cut from Tranquil Tide CS.

-The top mat was a cut from Whisper White CS, embossed using the Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder and shaded using Blending Brushes with Shaped Spruce, Soft Sea Foam, and Highland Heather Ink.

-I sprayed the top mat with Shimmer Spray.

-Next I cut two trees from White Glimmer paper, a tree from Tranquil Tide CS, and one from Highland Heather CS using the Pine Woods Dies. They were attached to the top mat with Tape Runner.

-The sentiment is from the a Hero Arts Stamp Set and was stamped directly onto the top mat using Tranquil Tide Ink.  

-The standard size bottom mat for this card was cut from Shaded Spruce CS, embossed using the Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder and sprayed with Gold Shimmer Spray.

-Next I cut three trees from Shaded Spruce CS, using the Pine Woods Dies. They were attached to the top mat with Tape Runner.

-I wrapped a piece of  Shaded Spruce Striped Ribbon around the lower fron of the card and then attached a knotted bow with glue dots.

-The sentiment was stamped on Whisper White CS using a stamp from the Best Year Stamp Set and Shaded Spruce Ink. It was cut out as in the first card using Shaded Spruce CS for the scalloped layer and popped up with Dimensionals.

-The standard size bottom mat for this card was cut from Shaded Spruce CS, embossed using the Subtle Embossing Folder.

The next mat was cut from Shaded Spruce DSP any pattern could work.

-The top mat was cut from Cherry Cobbler CS using  the rectangular die from the Nature's Thoughts Dies and then the tree pieces were cut out using a die from the  Pine Woods Dies.

-The sentiment was stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White CS using a stamp from the Star of Light Stamp Set and Cherry Cobbler Ink, and cut out using one of the Bunch of Banners Dies.

-Lastly I added a couple of coordinating enamel shapes.

 Here are some more of the cards I made last year.  These are alternative cards made with the October 2019 "Winter Woods" Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin' Up!.  Some of the cards contain images and DSP  or Cardstock that were not part of the kit contents.

It's almost time for me to start working on 2021 Christmas Cards so before I begin I figured I should get around to posting some of the cards I made last year.  These cards were made with the November 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit "Winter Gifts" from Stampin' Up!.  This kit was designed to make holiday gift tags but instead these are alternative cards that I made with the kit.  Some of the cards contain images, Cardstock or DSP, etc. that were not part of the kit contents.

 

All of these alternative cards were made with the February 2020 "Lovely Day" Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin' Up!.

 I had a request from a friend for some masculine cards with a fishing theme.  These 5 cards feature one or more of the following stamp sets from Stampin' Up!: High Tide, Best Catch, Waterfront,  and Lovely As A Tree.

For this first card I starting by using the Waterfront stamp set to stamp the mountains using Soft Suede  and Crumb Cake Inks and 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation stamping on a top mat cut from Whisper White CS.

Then I stamped the water stamp from the Waterfront Stamp using Soft Sea Spray Ink and shaded the area using the same ink and a Blending Brush. 

The sky was shaded using Balmy Blue Ink and a Blending Brush.

The birds are from the High Tide stamp set and stamped using Balmy Blue Ink.

The fisherman is from the Best Catch Stamp Set and was stamped using Early Espresso Ink.

The finished mat was mounted on a bottom mat cut from Soft Suede CS.

For this 2nd card I started by using the water stamp  from the Waterfront Stamp Set with Balmy Blue Ink and then shading the water area using a Blending Brush with the same ink on a top mat cut from Whisper White CS.
The fish was stamped on Whisper White CS using Memento Ink and the Best Catch stamp set, cut out using the coordinating Catch of the Day Die. It was colored using Flirty Flaming and Gray Granite Stampin' Blend Sets. The fish was popped up with Dimensionals.

The grass pieces were cut from Basic GrayCS and colored with Mossy Meadow and Soft Suede Stampin' Blend Sets.

This finished mat was mounted on a bottom mat cut from Basic Gray CS.

For this 3rd card I started by cutting a top mat from Sahara Sand CS and then embossed the piece using the Painted Texture Embossing Folder., which I sponged with a light coating of Sahara Sand Ink.

The fish were cut from Soft Suede and So Saffron Ink and strung on a piece of beige Twine.

The hat and tackle box were stamped on scraps of Whisper White CS with Memento Ink,  Thery were colored using So Saffron and Soft Suede Stampin' Blend Sets and cut out using the Catch of the Day Dies.

This finished mat was mounted on a bottom mat cut from So Saffron CS.

For this 4th card I started by cutting the top mat from a piece of Whisper White CS and colored the piece with Blending Brushes using Balmy Blue and Garden Green Inks.

The Fisherman is from the Best Catch Stamp set and stamped using Memento Black Ink.

The Grass piece was cut from Garden Green CS and the cattails colored using the Soft Suede Stampin' Blend.

I also stamped some grass using Garden Green Ink and grass stamps from the High Tide Stamp Set.

This finished mat was mounted on a bottom mat cut from Garden Green CS.

For this last card I started by cutting a top mat from Whipser White CS.  

The mat was colored from top to bottom using Blending Brushes and Seaside  Spray, Garden Green and Marina Mist Inks.

The Birds are from the High Tide Stamp Set and were stamped with Memento Black Ink.

The fisherman is from the Best Catch Stamp Set and was stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White CS andcut out using the coordinating Catch of the Day Die.

The trees are from the Lovely As A Tree Stamp Set and were stamped using Soft Suede Ink.

The finished piece was mounted on a bottom mat cut from Garden Green CS.