Hey Stampers!
Hope you are sailing into a great weekend this Friday morning! Our weekend looks much more promising and warmer than the last with our early subzero temps last week....brrrrrr. It's not difficult to think about Christmas and snow when it's -20 degrees out!
Last year, one of my favorite packs of Designer Series Paper was called "Toile Tidings". I've always been drawn to a "toile" style of fabric, paper, etc and actually looked it up on Wikipedia to find out more about it. It said
"Toile de Jouy", sometimes abbreviated to simply "toile", is a type of decorating pattern consisting of a white or off-white background on which is a repeated pattern depicting a fairly complex scene, generally of a pastoral theme such as a couple having a picnic by a lake or an arrangement of flowers."
I've had toile plates, toile pajamas, toile bedding and thanks to Stampin'Up!, toile paper! The Christmas patterns are so gorgeous and lovely with Real Red and Garden Green on a Very Vanilla background. I grabbed my paper and played with it again this week. I've got several cards here that demonstrate all the different Toile designs and how well they pair with other Stampin'Up! products.
This card features a snow village scene with the Wishes and Wonder Bundle used for my sleigh, sentiment and branches. Don't forget about the Ornate Frames dies as they make perfect detailed background pieces for cards!
This card makes use of the Celebration Tidings bundle of dies and sentiments. Layering is a must for cards!
This card shows off the botanical version of Toile and a great sentiment from the Wrapped In Christmas stamp set. I keep my Stitched Shapes dies handy at all times and use them often as I did here.
This card features a sentiment from the Wrapped In Christmas set and dies from the Tasteful Labels collection, another set I'm using at least once a day! Do you recognize the dear from the Snow Globe bundle?
This paper is all about nature and I love it features lots of Montana critters! I stamped the fox from the Nature's Beauty stamp set and backed it with a piece of felt that I die cut using a Stitched Shapes oval die. The stitching detail even came through! My sentiment is from the "For Unto Us" stamp set.
I used the "For Unto Us" stamp set again for this card and if you look closely, you'll see some carolers singing in the background paper amidst the trees and churches.
This paper was so popular last year they brought it back for this year and I'm thrilled they did. It is fun to branch out with other products while keeping the color scheme fairly consistent. Any shade of brown pairs really nicely with Real Red and Garden Green. Each paper is the same design with red on one side and green on the other. And, special bonus, this paper is on sale for today and tomorrow at $9.78, which is a 15% savings off the regular price. You can access the online store from the right side bar of the blog or click on one of the pictures below. There are several other paper packs on sale so if you're a paper hoarder, this is your dream sale!
I want to thank you for checking out my blog! I would love to hear any comments you have and help with any questions! It's amazing how important our virtual connections have become since last winter. I hope you are well and enjoying some stamping in your life!
Happy Stampin'!
Sarah
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