Nature’s Symphony for the guys

Have you seen the Nature Walk Suite (166936)? This Suite is filled with wonderful product and colors perfect for creating masculine and nature inspired cards.

And while there is some great texture available in the suite of products even the stamp set and dies have texture elements.

Check out today’s card that uses this suite.

I just love the color pallet chosen of Basic Beige, Pretty Peacock and Old Olive. And since it has been stamped on our Very Vanilla Card stock (166784) it gives a softer earthier feel to the images stamped.

The sentiment has been stamped and then fussy cut and mounted onto another fussy cut piece of Pretty Peacock to create a mat or shadow effect. A bit of our Linen Thread (104199) has been looped a couple of times and placed behind the sentiment. And finally a couple of patterns of the beautiful Nature Walk Designer Series Paper (166912) has been used to pull all the colors together and create a lovely backdrop for the image.

If you haven’t used our Very Vanilla Card stock you’ll want to be sure to give it a try for cards like this. I especially love using this paper to create a softer feel and my fall and winter cards when the Basic White feels a bit stark.

You can find these products in my Online Store, so why not take a look today?

And don’t forget your Bonus Days Coupons – they expire on Saturday the 28th.

Hard to believe we are almost at the end of February, huh?

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Unbridled Beauty

Are you a fan of horses? I know my sister loved them as a child and had plastic ones that were about 8 inches or so that she played with all the time. As she got older we got a Shetland pony that would pick up a bottle and drink it which I thought was pretty cool. Later she taught me how to ride and she went on to do some competitions. So every time I see a beautiful stamp set with horses like the Unbridled Beauty stamp set (Online Exclusive 167219) I think of her and those childhood memories.

Today’s card uses this lovely set to create a card that with it’s sentiment could be used as a Valentine’s Day card for that special someone.

Done in shades of browns it has a wonderfully natural feel to it I think. The strip of the Nature Walk Designer Series Paper (166912) and fun little Faux Bronze Pentagons (166931) add some depth and texture to the card.

So what do you think? Do you love horses or know someone who does? Or maybe just love to create with sets that make you think of the country and a slower pace. If so you might enjoy adding this set to your collection this spring. Why not stop by my Online Store and check these products out? We’ve got lots of goodies to inspire you.

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