Last week I did a blog post focusing on the "Parisian Blossoms" suite and today I'm back with another French theme - the French Countryside! These stamps could actually represent any rural area and evoke warm, cozy memories of a place captured in another time. I'm not a gardener, but if I was, I'd want to live in a place like here:
This house looks amazing, doesn't it! I used some random background paper and retired SU ribbon to create this card but enjoyed heat embossing the house stamp with an Early Espresso embossing powder. The sentiment is from the "Welcome to the Team" stamp set.
For this card, I used my Watercolor pencils and blender pens to create a watercolor look. This is such a fun technique, very relaxing and easy to succeed at. My flower border at the top of the card is from the new "Ornate Garden" dies, available now and an early release from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. The sentiment is from the "Beautifully Braided" stamp set, available from the Mini Catalog.
My last one is a little harder to see. I used Night of Navy ink to stamp on a piece of "Woven Threads" Designer Series Paper. Next time, I would emboss what I stamped to make it stand out more. I love this color scheme! I neglected to write down where I grabbed the sentiment from and now can't find it quickly. I'll update the blog if I figure it out! A stamp set like "French Countryside" coordinates with any sentiments and can easily be used for any occasion such as birthday, sympathy, thinking of you, get well, wedding, anniversary, etc.
I hope you are doing well as we continue to social distance and isolate. Yesterday the isolation hit me a little harder than normal but today is sunny and bright and at least I can add a bike ride to my very busy schedule (hahaha). I hope you are well and weathering this time by spending at least a little time stamping. It will boost your morale!
Thanks for stopping by! I really appreciate it!
Sarah
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