Wishing You Well

Hi Friends,
Just like that, it's Monday again!  I'm not sure where time flies to but it certainly goes fast, doesn't it. I'm hoping that some day it will slow down a tad but most of my busy-ness is self-induced these days so I guess I need to work on that!

I'm eager to show you one of the most delightful stamp sets in the new 2018 Holiday Catalog. It features some weedy-type branches and a wreath with an amazing bow. I sat down with this set and really had a lot of fun with it. There are so many different ways to use it.  Here are some ideas:

For my first card, I went with an autumn themed color palette. It's fun to repurpose a holiday set with other times of the year. I kept it simple with just 2 colors of ink, Crushed Curry and Early Espresso.

For my next card, I hung the "weeds" upside down, as if they hung on a door or wall and chose a Christmas themed color scheme. Notice the use of the "Sheet Music" background stamp in a very light Sahara Sand ink.

For this card, I wanted to use some of the gorgeous Share What You Love Designer Series Paper. It has a pearlized finish to it making the card shimmer just a bit. It also gave me my color scheme and I used the wreath image instead of the weeds this time.

Since it's the holiday crafting season, I decided to go full-out Christmas and use the wreath and bow with some new paper, available only for free with a $250 or more order, "Dashing Along" DSP.  I love the newspaper column motif in Garden Green.

For my last card, I wanted to explore what I could do with the "Petal Promenade" Designer Series Paper. It is a rich, beautiful paper set using actual photographic images of flowers. I also was curious if the wreath would punch out with some circle punches and it did!

Aren't the fonts pretty in this stamp set!  I fell in love with this set immediately and know you will too if you try it. It's versatile for use all year which I one thing I love in a stamp set. More bang for your buck is always good!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek to see what I'm up to.  I create a lot of my work with an effort to showcase what different projects can look like with the same stamp set. It stretches me creatively and shows you that there's more than meets the eye with any one stamp set or bundle.  I'd love to help answer any questions or problem solve on a project or advise about what to order. Just contact me and I'll get right back to you. There is never a shortage of ideas out there!

Happy Stampin',
Sarah