Sunday 26 October 2014

Home Sweet Home


I was asked to make a "Happy New Home" card, and first I thought what on earth am I going to come up with as I didn't think I had any suitable stamps. However, the super versatile Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods came to the rescue once again. It's such a great set, so far I have used it for fall cards, Christmas cards, cute critter cards and now also for this new home card. The little bird's nests are absolutely adorable. 

For this card, I was inspired mainly by two challenges, the sketch over at CAS(E) this Sketch and the colours at Color Throwdown. I'm also entering the card in this week's CASology where the theme is very appropriately "Home". I'm also submitting to Stampin' Royalty where Anything Goes.




I stamped the trees onto the backgorund cardstock and coloured the outlines using a Tim Holtz Distress Marker in Antique Linen. I stamped the adrable little bird's houses onto another piece of cardstock, coloured them with Stampin' Up Blendabilities in Old Olive and Daffodil Delight and Copic R24 - Prawn. I die cut them with the Joy to the Woods die set. I printed the sentiment and matted everything onto Stampin' Up Summer Starfruit cardstock. For some finishing bling I added a bit of Tim Holtz distress stikcles in Mustard seed to the hearts in the birdhouses and a rhinestone to the sentiment.

Card: Leonardo Stationery 300 gsm white card, Stampin Up Summer Starfruit
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
Colouring: Tim Holtz Distress Markers Antique Linen, Stampin' Up Blendabilities Daffodil Delight and Old Olive, Copic R24 - Prawn
Other: Tim Holtz Distress Stickles Mustard Seed, Papermania adhesive gems Capsule Sunshine, Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods matchin die set

11 comments:

Megan Carroll said...

This is cute! I just ordered this set! Can't wait to get it!

Ardyth said...

Adorable - I love the simple treatment and all the clean white space with the little pops of colour/dimension! So glad you joined us at CASology this week!

I Card Everyone said...

Oh I adore this card!!! The birch trees could not have been more wonderfully decorated =] Michele

Monika/Buzsy said...

Such a sweet card. Love the threes and the little bird houses. Wonderful take on the sketch. Thank you for playing along with us at The Color Throwdown this week.

Gillian R said...

Very pretty card, love the colours you have used. Thank you so much for joining us this week at CASology

Lesley said...

What a clever way to use the sketch! This ts absolutely adorable! Thank you for joining us at CTS!

Ksenija @Sweet Kobylkin said...

This is so adorable card! Love your different from others take on CASE This Sketch challenge

Happy Dance said...

Great card! Love your take on the sketch; the trees and birdhouses are just perfect here. Very sweet! All the white space appeals to me too. Love this! Bev

Leigh Penner said...

Oh, this is so super sweet! Fabulous take on the sketch!

Jodi Collins said...

This is SO CUTE! LOVE these images and your clean and crisp design! Thanks for playing along with us at The Color Throwdown!

Alice said...

this is so cute! lovely card! really like your take on the sketch! thanks for joining us this week at CAS(E) This Sketch!