Wood Textures Suite - Rustic Rooster

Growing up in New Zealand, farms were virtually on our doorstep for most of my childhood.  When I first saw the Wood Textures suite, it reminded me of home... lush green countryside with farm animals roaming the paths at their leisure, cow pats you had to be mindful not to step in.... ah the good 'ole days.  It holds a touch of nostalgia for times when we went on school camps, or excursions out to a local farm, or a birthday sleepover at a friend's farm.  

Today I decided to create a card based on this suite, something simple, effective but able to be generic for a range of occasions.  

"Rustic Rooster"

I wanted a rustic, homely feel to today's card and opted for Night of Navy, Calypso Coral and Whisper White as my main colour theme.  The stamp set used was the new "Wood Words" set which features a range of stamps from an elegant floral stamp, to various rustic shapes (think star, moon, heart) and a couple of sentiments.  For this card I wanted to base it around the floral stamp as this is one of my favourites from this suite.  It is versatile in that you can opt to use it as a background image, layering it in two colour tones, colouring it in or leaving it as I did. 

Today's card features a layered effect - first with the cardstock, then the stamping and then the layered sentiments and rooster.  I daubered Night of Navy around the Note Circle card, and used the Wood Crate Framelits Dies to cut out the label tag for the "For You" sentiment. Whisper White Baker's Twine was used to complement the stamped images.

The Wood Crate framelits dies I wasn't a huge fan of when I first saw it advertised, but after using the set today, realise the value of having these when using the coordinating stamp set - And the good news it that you can purchase the stamp set & framelits dies as a bundle, saving you money! The framelits dies don't just consist of the wooden crate, but also comprises of a gorgeous little tag (as used on my card), and shapes to die cut the rooster, heart, moon, etc. The only thing that it doesn't contain was any circle dies, which meant I had to use my layering circles framelits dies to dicut my circle.  Not a huge issue, but just something to be aware of.  

The Wood Word Stamps Set is one which is unique in that it can be used in the rustic way it has been presented in the catalogue, and looks stunning when paired with the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper, but it also has the ability to be used in completely different ways/ themes if you think outside the box.  A fellow friend & demonstrator, Rosalie Desmond, made a beautiful baby card today using the moon, star and miniature star stamps to create a lovely background (it will likely appear on her blog in the near future).  So I definitely challenge you to think outside the box with this stamp set - you can create some gorgeous cards if you put your mind to it ;)

Products Used:

Wood Words Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143928] $38.00	Wood Crate Framelits Dies [143730] $50.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $14.00	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $14.00
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $11.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983] $11.50	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Twine Baker's Whisper White [124262] $5.25

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Also be sure to check out the NEW June Craft Kit released this month - $55 including postage & handling within Australia!  

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my card design today - I hope you liked it.

A CASE of Naturally Eclectic

Isn't the cover page of the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue simply stunning?!? I certainly thought so, and it was love at first sight for the new Naturally Eclectic suite.  With it's bright beautiful colours, and unique framelits shapes, it captivated me from get go.

One of the cards I really liked was on the catalogue cover, and I decided to CASE (Copy & Selectively Edit) this card today (card located to the right middle of the catalogue cover):

Here was my finished creation:

I opted to keep the colour palette identical, and changed only a few elements that I preferred.  The card base was Night of Navy, with Oh So Eclectic Designer Series Paper used as my background pattern.  The image at the front of the card was from the Naturally Eclectic stamp set, and I used the Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies to obtain the diagonal white cutouts that I glued onto the top right corner to add a textured feature in whisper white. 

The sentiment was from the same stamp set, however I opted to enhance this using the border from the stamp set "Label Me Pretty" and used the Pretty Label Punch to punch this out.  To complete the card I used 3/8" Mini Chevron Ribbon in Bermuda Bay, and metallic gold enamel dots.

The Naturally Eclectic Stamp Set and Eclectic Layers Thinlits offer such versatility in what you can create with it, the sky is the limit!

Products Used:

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143940] $40.00	Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper [144185] $19.25	2017-2019 In Color Classic Stampin' Pads [144081] $47.50	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75
Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	Pretty Label Punch [143715] $31.00	Label Me Pretty Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143861] $30.00	Bermuda Bay 3/8" Mini Chevron Ribbon [144198] $12.25	Metallic Enamel Shapes [141678] $12.25

You can purchase these items from my Online Store 24/7.  Remember to use the June Host Code DNQPMS6Z at the bottom of your shopping cart to receive free rewards for shopping with me (only available in Australia).

Also be sure to check out the NEW June Craft Kit released this month - $55 including postage & handling within Australia!  It includes a number of items used on today's project, including the beautiful Oh So Eclectic Stamp Set!