Life is Good Blog Hop

Hi! Today the Gina K Design Team are having a blog hop featuring my new set, Life is Good. My card is inspired by this photo I found online. Step by step photos for this card are below.

I also made this CAS card, using the cabin from Life is Good and a sentiment from Warm Winter Wishes. The cabin was stamped on Pure Luxury white and colored with Copics, then cut out, trimming closely around the cabin. I stamped it again on Soft Sand and adhered the first cabin on top. Then I used an opaque white gel pen to color in some snow around the image.

For even more inspiration tonight with the Life is Good stamp set, check out these links:

Jessica Fick
Nina Brackett
Melanie Muenchinger
Lee Murphy
Erika Martin
Emily Giovanni
Colleen Schaan

Cheri Weston {CSS designer}
Melissa Shultz {CSS designer}
Peggy Wainman {CSS designer}

Geri Utterback {guest designer}
Brenda Turner {guest designer}
Linda Payne {guest designer}

The Life is Good discussion on the StampTV Idea Center is also a valuable resource for tips, samples, and tutorials. My tip sheet and the Card Kit are available in the discussion as well.

And, finally stop by GinaK's blog today to leave your comment on her blog for your chance to win today's featured stamp set or another stamp set valued at $23.95 of your choice!

To make the first card pictured above, I started by sponging So Saffron (SU) ink on Pure Luxury white cardstock. (sorry the first two photos came out so blurry)

I punched a circle from a Post-it note for the sun and placed it, then sponged Apricot Appeal ink.

Sponged Creamy Caramel.

Sponged Chocolate Chip.

I used the cattail stamp to create some grass by leaving the tops un-inked. Then I stamped several times, using Creamy Caramel, stamping a second time before re-inking each time.

Stamped the deer.

I stamped, using the little grass stamp and Chocolate Chip ink, along the bottom. Then I stamped the cattails a few times, also with Chocolate Chip.


I stamped the trees a few times, using Creamy Caramel, stamping a second time before re-inking each time. I layered with Pure Luxury Chocolate Kiss, Tan Leather and used a Chocolate Kiss cardbase.

Thank you so much for hopping along. Have a wonderful day!