scene building – Song Sparrow Papercrafts

Welcome back, everyone! This week we’re working with the new Beautiful Gallery paper pack. This paper is so pretty that I hate to cut it, so today’s card design uses the better part of a full sheet for this serene beach scene.

We get started with a base of some Misty Moonlight cardstock. I chose a sheet of the Beautiful Gallery patterned paper with the boats in harbor, and we’re adding a simple mat of Golden Glow pearlized paper to give just a hint of golden sunset sparkle behind the panel. The full matted panel is wrapped in linen thread that’s tied in a bow and then adhered to the card front with dimensionals. The sentiment from the Scalloped Blossoms stamp set is stamped in Crumb Cake ink on vanilla cardstock and cut into a banner shape with the Stylish Shapes dies. The panel is then mounted over the twine using dimensionals. The new Sunset Coast dies give us our pops of realistic scenery elements with the vellum clouds and gray shadowed gulls. These are all adhered with glue dots to give a floating look without visible dimensionals. We finish things off with some metallic gems in opposing corners.

We’re going to cut the pretty paper tomorrow, but I think you’ll like how we’re able to maintain the full scene. I hope you’ll drop in and check it out!

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Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$14.00

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121044]

$14.00

Very Vanilla 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166784]

$14.00

Beautiful Gallery 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[165196]

$12.50

2026–2028 In Color™ 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Pearlized Specialty Paper

[167766]

$10.00

Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[167099]

$10.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Sunset Coast Dies

[167780]

$37.00

Scalloped Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[167639]

$20.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$11.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Adhesive Backed Metallic Gems

[163780]

$9.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

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Welcome to the midweek. I can’t decide if this week is moving slowly or swiftly. What about you? In some ways it’s hard to believe it’s Wednesday but then again I feel like it should be Friday already. Today’s card seems awfully fitting under those circumstances!

This week, we’re pulling out all the critters in our crafty stash. And today I just couldn’t resist the mom and fawn from the Autumn Trees die set. I’ve paired them up with the new Aspen Grove stamp set to create this peaceful scene with lots of layers of beautiful color.

We get started with a nice neutral base of Crumb Cake cardstock. To pull out all of the subtle colors in the pre-dawn sky, I chose a sheet of the Pool Party glimmer paper from the pastel shimmer paper pack as the mat for the focal panel. To build the scene on our focal panel, we start with the Aspen Grove stamp set. The aspen tree trunks are stamped in several different colors, including Early Espresso, Gray Granite, and Smoky Slate, to create the shading you often see if those trunks. To keep the leaves a truer green, I opted to shade the sky in the background next. Using small blending brushes, I applied a combination of Cloud Cover, Daffodil Delight, Timid Tiger, Strawberry Slush, and Fresh Freesia to create the beautiful colors of a pre-dawn sky — just before the sun peeks over the horizon. Then we stamp our canopy of leaves so that those greens stay nice and crisp over the sky. A combination of Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive worked well. Our doe and fawn images are cut from a scrap of Crumb Cake and tucked in the opening in the trees using dimensionals. The sentiment from the Prayers & Promises stamp set is stamped in Cloud Cover on white cardstock and then cut out with the Traditional Labels dies. The sentiment is tucked in the top-right corner and adhered over a twist of the brand new Berry Burst shiny ribbon that will release next week. Several layers of dimensionals help the sentiment panel stand tall above the ribbon and really catch your eye in the scene. A few opal rounds finish things off with a subtle twinkle.

Tomorrow is the Luv 2 Stamp Group Instahop day, and I can’t wait to show you a brand new and absolutely adorable critter bundle. I hope you’ll drop in and see!

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