OSAT Falling for Farmhouse Blog Hop

Welcome to the OSAT monthly blog hop! This month our theme is Falling for Farmhouse. Well, as some of you may know I live in an old farmhouse in what we call "The Thumb" of Michigan. So farmhouse is my thing. I absolutely love my farmhouse. We've done many things to this house in the last 38 years, but we've always stuck with the farmhouse vibe. So when I saw the theme of this month's hop, I instandtly thought of our Country Woods DSP and that is the direction I went in. I then thought of a stamp set I hadn't used yet and that is the Trusty Tools stamp set and dies. You see we are remodling our upstairs bathroom and I thought what better way than to kill many birds with one stone, so to speak, than to cover the farmhouse theme, tell you something about my farmhouse and to use a set that hadn't seen ink yet. So here we go.  

I used one of my new favorite colors, Summer Splash because that is the accent color I’m using in the bathroom. The directions for this card are pretty simple.  I stamped, colored and cut out my focal pieces and popped the tape measure up on dimensionals as well as the sentiment.  Of course I stamped the inside of the card as well. I used the sentiment from the Rustic Crate set because, well, good things take time.  This project is not moving too fast, but I’m reminding myself that good things do take time.

Since I was gone all day yesterday and was running short on time I decided to make just a little gift card and quite honestly, I think I was a little tired by this time. My layers on this are a little crooked (insert head shake here LOL!), but I love the sunflowers from the Cutest Cows stamp set and what is more farmhouse than sunflowers!?!?!  Sunflowers remind me of my BFF Cathy who passed away a week before Christmas last year.  She was indeed a special lady and I miss her everyday and she’s always in my thoughts,

I used Stampin’ Blends to color in the flowers that I stamped directly onto the DSP.  How simple is that?  I again used the for you sentiment from the Rustic Crate stamp set.  Are you seeing how versatile this stamp set is?  I’ve used it in last month’s hop as well as my last couple blog posts.  I think you really need this set.  Well thanks for hanging with me and all my ramblings.  Yes, I know I have that problem, but I’m not thinking it’s going away anytime too soon.  LOL!

Blessings, 

Renee

Product List

Trusty Tools Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163274] $24.00	Cutest Cows Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162892] $24.00	Rustic Crate Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162265] $20.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $9.00
Summer Splash Classic Stampin Pad [163809] $9.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.00	Summer Splash Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163826] $11.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $11.00
Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] $11.00	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886] $11.00	Summer Splash 8 1/2" X 11 Cardstock [163797] $11.50	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $11.25
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.00	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121044] $11.50	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $11.50	Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163393] $12.50
Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive Backed Dots [164204] $8.50	Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio [161206] $8.00	Basic Beige 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon [163788] $7.50	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $66.00
Trusty Tools Dies [162722] $37.00	Countryside Corners Dies [161471] $28.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $6.00

Rustic Crate #3

 Happy Saturday!  I hope today finds you doing well and enjoying the weekend.  I'm on the struggle bus right now and feeling a little overwhelmed, but such is life.  I thought I'd get a post done today and share my last card made with the Rustic Crate.  This one is Christmas so you can see the seasonal versatility of this set. I used Stampin' Blends to color in these poinsettias 

I'll post the list of what I used on this card below.  Hope you have a great day!

Blessings,

Renee

 

Product List

Rustic Crate Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162265] $20.00	Rustic Crate Dies [162267] $34.00	Greetings Of The Season Bundle (English) [164113] $51.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.00
Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665] $9.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $9.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $11.00	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880] $11.00
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $11.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $11.25	Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161717] $11.50	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.00
Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685] $11.50	Iconic Celebrations 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164193] $12.50	Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack [161633] $9.00	Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments [164223] $9.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $6.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $130.00

Rustic Crate #2

 Yes, it's for real!!!!  I am back for the second day in a row.  I have been feeling so much better since I started this new health journey.  Not a lot that I want to share right now, other than I'm making wiser and better health choices and my body can sure tell it.  I'm not so naive as to think this isn't a process and I know it can't heal me from my bad knee and fibromyalgia and that I will have some tough days here and there, but praying they will be fewer and farther in between. So lets get to some stamping.

This card is using a completely different die in the set than I used yesterday.  I can tell you the key to making this look better is to blend some ink on the edges.  It really makes it pop.  I wasn't liking it at first and then checked with some demo friends and they showed me what they did to get it to pop.  I used used one of the amazing blender brushes.  They really  make a difference.

I used a different fun fold on this.  It was sort of something I tried to make up and I'm not sure I'm super happy with it, but when I perfect it I will be sure to share it with you.  I hope you like this second card using this set.  The next one will be a Christmas card so be sure to check back soon.

Blessings,

Renee 

Product List

Rustic Crate Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162265] $20.00	Rustic Crate Dies [162267] $34.00	Deckled Circles Dies [162286] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.00
Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665] $9.00	Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161717] $11.50	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117] $11.50	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702] $11.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $11.50	Iconic Celebrations 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164193] $12.50	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $11.00
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $11.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $11.00	Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879] $11.00	Timber 3 D Embossing Folder [156406] $11.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.25	Faux Glass Dots [164060] $8.50	Small Blending Brushes [160518] $14.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $130.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $6.00	Pecan Pie 3/8" (1 Cm) Center Stripe Ribbon [162744] $7.50