It’s Thursday…and we all know that it’s time to play with the Pals at Pals Paper Arts! This week we have a versatile sketch for you.  I opted to pull out one of my favorite stamp sets from the Holiday Catalog, Truly Grateful.  Enjoy this feminine card with rustic undertones!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Rustic Femininity
This finished card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.

• Dimension! The wheat image was stamped twice.  The top image was watercolored and snipped out.  Popping it atop the second image with Stampin’ Dimensionals adds fabulous depth and dimension. 

• Lovely layers!  To add a touch of interest, a Crushed Curry label was added below the sentiment banner. The Crushed Curry color ties together the wheat and the awesome Sweater Weather plaid card base.

• Pearls! Trios of Pearls are randomly scattered across the Soft Sky Chevron background. The result is a delightfully feminine card with rustic undertones. 

I love this color palette.  There is just something about Soft Sky and Very Vanilla that is soothing to the senses.  What do you think?  Won’t you let me know in today’s comment? Your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one of them.  And remember, if you ever have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away.  Until next time…

(Coming Up:  Update on Muffy, Brody and Lexi; Retired Sets for Sale; Blog Candy, Paper Players challenge)

Stamp Sets:  Truly Grateful, Gorgeous Grunge; Inks:  Crushed Curry, Soft Sky, Soft Suede; Designer Series Paper:  Sweater Weather; Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Soft Sky; Tools:  Big Shot, Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Labels Collections Framelits, Hexagon Punch (for banner end), 1-1/4″ Circle Punch (to create rounded corners), Paper Snips, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sponge Daubers, Blender Pens; Glitz and Glam: Linen Thread, Pearls

Stampin’ Up! is celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary all year long…but this week they are celebrating the actual date (October 25th).  To make this week even more special, they are stepping up the festivities by offering 25% off 25 stamp sets.  See the complete list here.  But hurry…this special ends October 28th.

New Product Alert

Cut and Ready Card Bases are here just in time for the holidays! Creating multiples of cards has never been easier!  Check out the flyer here!

Until next time…