What a Peaceful Cabin looks like when it's not snowing ;)

 Hi Stampers!

I'm back today with a twist on one of the Mini Catalog best sellers, the "Peaceful Cabin" bundle. The stamp set, coordinating Designer Series Paper and other companion elements are all about winter and snow and imaging a warm, cozy cabin to spend some time in. Well, I live in Montana where there are cabins everywhere and honestly, they probably get the most use in the months where it isn't snowing. Some are so far off the grid that winter and snow make them impossible to get to. Thus, summer is the perfect time to head to the cabin. I wanted to show this set could be used for a non-winter or holiday theme. 

The centerpiece of this card is the cabin. There is a die in the bundle that cuts out part of the cabin and ground surrounding it. I layered some Soft Suede card stock behind the Crumb Cake so the cutting pieces would stand out more. I also did another trick, prior to actually die cutting on the Crumb Cake piece. I inked up my die, on the cutting /blade side, with Early Espresso ink - lots of it! As I put the die through the Stampin'Up! Cut & Emboss, some of the ink transferred to the Crumb Cake cardstock, bringing some more shading detail to my cabin. I loved how this turned out. When you look at the die alone, you will think it cuts out a cabin but in reality it cuts out some lines of a cabin. I hope that makes sense! There are some wonderful pine tree dies included in this bundle and it was fun to add some of them around the cabin. My background Designer Series Paper is from the "Harvest Meadow" pack, also featured in the Jul-Dec Mini Catalog, on page 55. I also wanted to add a little pop of color to the top of the card, behind my sentiment, so a grabbed a scrap strip of the Christmas Designer Series Paper from the Annual Catalog, called "Tidings of Christmas". 

I love thinking out of the box a tad and seeing if I can stretch my bundles a little bit further by imagining a different theme, a different season, different colors, etc.  It always makes me feel like I'm getting a little more value from a product and of course, it's so fun to play and try different things. 

I hope you are having some great creative stamping therapy time these pretty fall days.  A cabin is a perfect vibe isn't it?! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stampin',

Sarah