Country Livin’

Country Livin’

It was a beautiful long weekend in this part of Georgia.  Perfect for an outside wedding.  One of my grandsons was married on Saturday so the busy time began on Monday and went all week.  I know his poor Mom is completely exhausted.  She might have been the mother of the groom, but she was sure a busy mom. The newlyweds are off to Hawaii and here we are cleaning up.  The wedding was at Rose Lawn Museum in Cartersville, a beautiful old Victorian home that is now a museum.  There is a story behind why the wedding was there.  My grandson met his bride there, he had gone with friends to a play and she was the bride in the play after it was over they were introduced and a picture was taken of them while she still had on the wedding gown.  So they could not resist having a real wedding there.  That enough now on to the card for today.

The card is created using the Country Livin’ stamp set from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog.  This is a stamp set that will probably be retired, so I wanted to use it at least once more before it is gone.  Colorful Seasons was used for the greeting on the card front. Well Said stamp set and the August 2018 Paper Pumpkin stamp set was used for the inside sentiment.  This Paper Pumpkin sentiment is such a great one for a sympathy card.

The inspirations for the card comes from the Fusion Card Challenge for this week

And…  Just  Us  Girls  Wild  Card  Week  #481

The card base is Crumb Cake card stock that has been embossed using the Subtle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TEIF).  The next panel is from the Wood Texture DSP and is embossed using the Pinewood Plank TEIF.  It is adhered to the card base using Liquid Glue.

The boot image from the Country Livin’ stamp set is stamped on a panel of Thick Whisper White card stock using Crumb Cake ink and then Versa Mark ink and then heat embossed using Clear Embossing Powder.  A sponge dauber is used to daub Crumb Cake ink on the boots.  I picked up the wrong dauber, to begin with, and put Old Olive ink on the boots, then I daubed Crumb Cake ink over it.  It turned out quite well making the boots look older. The edges of the panel were torn to give the panel an even older look, the edges were then daubed with Crumb Cake ink.  This panel was popped on the embossed Wood panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  Several sequins from the Sequin Assortment were scattered over the card front.  A length of  Jute Twine is wrapped around to give the appearance of a rope.  It is attached to the card front using Glue Dots.  The greeting is from the Colorful Seasons stamp set and is stamped in Early Expresso Ink on a strip of Whisper White card stock and then cut with paper snips to create a flag end.

The inside sentiment is stamped in Crumb Cake ink on a panel of Whisper White card stock using the Well Said stamp set and a stamp from the August 2018 Paper Pumpkin.  The boots were stamped over the sentiments after being stamped off once to make the image lighter.

I hope you like my card and that you find inspiration and encouragement for your own creations.  Have a blessed day!

My card is CAS(E)d from Tamara Bertram’s 2017 card.  You can see her card by clicking on her name.  I must have found her card on Pinterest some time ago since it is a 2017 card. That’s one reason I think this stamp set will be retired, it has been around since 2017 or maybe earlier.


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Product List

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Bundle

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Bundle
[145348]
$54.00

Jute Twine

$5.50

 Card Cuts:

Crumb Cake Card Stock — card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ and folded on the scoreline 

Whisper White Card Stock – inside sentiment panel — 4-3/4″ x 3-3/4″   Scrap for greeting on the card front — Art Panel 3″ x 3″

Wood Textured DSP – panel on card front — 3-3/4″ x 4-3/4″


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2 thoughts on “Country Livin’

  1. I love this unique and thoughtful sympathy card. The embossed card base and the wood layer pair up beautifully for the image, rope and sentiment. Thanks for playing along with us at JUGS!

    1. Thank you Sue for your sweet encouraging comment and thanks for taking the time to stop by.

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