Stampin' Up! Country Home stamp set in Pastel Colors

I was playing around with my Country Home stamp set and decided to try some softer pastels colors to create a card today.

I used my Stampin Blends alcohol markers to color the image. I'll list the colors below under "product list."

The Tin Tile emboss folder was used for the background. I used soft seafoam cardstock and a soft seafoam ink pad to swipe across the embossed image. I wanted it kind of splotchy.

Here's a close up. I added pearls and sequins for a bit of shimmer, as well as the Chicken Wire element behind the main image.

Here's a peek at the inside.

I love the ease of coloring with the Stampin Blends alcohol markers. It makes creating so much fun.

If you haven't decided on this set yet, I say, YES! Take the plunge and get those markers out and start coloring.

Thanks again for stopping by.

Until the next time...

Keep on Stampin and Come back again soon!

Product List

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [147678] $21.00	Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [147906] $10.00	Chicken Wire Elements [147807] $4.50	Share What You Love Artisan Pearls [146927] $6.00	Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins [146933] $7.00
Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144045] $9.00	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147278] $9.00	Lovely Lipstick Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147281] $9.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $9.00
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $9.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $7.50	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144244] $8.50	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416] $8.50

Country Home in Blueberry and Mango- yum!

So, I thought I would step out of the box a little with some fresh vibrant colors using the Country Home stamp set. As you know this is my favorite fall set in the Stampin Up Holiday Catalog. I'm addicted to this set and don't want to put it down!

For this lovely card I used mango melody , blueberry bushel, blackberry bliss and whisper white cardstock. I guess I used a little scrap of old olive cardstock for the little tag, as well.

I love how these colors compliment each other.

For the background I used the new Buffalo Check background stamp inked in blueberry bushel and stamped onto blueberry bushel cardstock. I love the country look of the Buffalo Check stamp- it reminds me of a cozy flannel shirt.

Of course I had to use my Stampin Blends alcohol markers to color it in. I love how the markers glide like butta! They blend so beautifully. I used crumb cake, mango melody, night of navy, old olive and blackberry bliss markers. Always use a memento black ink pad to stamp your image when using the alcohol markers so they don't bleed.

The smaller strip of mango melody cardstock was emobossed with the new Tin Tile emboss folder. Perfect match for this stamp set! A few Galvanized buttons were attached with glue dots and I also threaded them with our rustic linen thread.

Don't forget to stamp the inside... don't you just love the vibrancy of the blueberry bushel ink? So gorgeous!

The shiny silver piece is the new Chicken Wire embellishment sheets. It adds the perfect touch to this country card and plays off the buttons so nicely.

If you look close you can see that I shaded the pussy willows with a tiny bit of the crumb cake light marker.

The whisper white cardstock was cut 2 1/4 x 3 inches and I always keep my image straight when I layer angled layers behind. It makes it easier to look at and the angled layers show more color and interest toward the focal point. The blackberry bliss and mango melody cardstock were cut at 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 each.

The whisper white cardstock was attached over the card with stampin' dimensionals to pop it up a bit.

So, how do you like these out of the box colors? I love experimenting with colors, there's always a new combination to discover.

Thank you for checking out my blog today.

Until the next time...

Keep on Stampin and Come back again soon!

 

 

Product List

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [147678] $21.00	Buffalo Check Wood-Mount Stamp Set [147797] $20.00	Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [147906] $10.00	Chicken Wire Elements [147807] $4.50
Galvanized Buttons [147891] $8.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968] $8.50	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138] $7.50	Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146989] $8.50	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675] $8.50
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $8.50	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00

Stampin' Up! Country Home stamp set

Are you ready for another beautiful card made with the charming Country Home stamp set? I adore this set. Its so easy to color with the Stampin' Blends alcohol markers or even the watercolor pencils or aqua painters. But, for now, I'm loving it with the Stampin' Blends.

I used some brighter colors of fall for this "thank you" card. Pool party and blackberry bliss are the main cardstock colors as well as whisper white. I also used a strip of designer paper from the Frosted Floral paper pack.

The new Galvanized Metallic paper looks amazing embossed with the new Tin Tile emboss folder. I made the tin tile look more rustic and worn by rubbing my memento black ink pad across it. Then I buffed off any excess ink with a paper towel.

The blends colors are pool party, daffodil delight, highland heather, old olive, blackberry bliss and crumb cake. The crumb cake was used to shade the little puffs of cotton.

I also used a few silver metallic pearls to accent the thanks tag and the highland heather flower. An oval framelit from the Layering Oval Framelits collection frames the rustic pitcher, perfectly.

A strip of gorgeous grape striped ribbon ties it all together. I actually wrapped a piece of ribbon around the tin tile and then used another piece of ribbon to make the bow, which I attached with a mini glue dot.

For the cool background, I used my new favorite Buffalo Check background stamp inked in pool party ink. I love these purples and blues and greens together with a tiny pop of yellow! 

Here's a quick run down of the cardstock sizes: Blackberry Bliss 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 card.

Whisper white: 4 x 5 1/4, Pool Party: 3 3/4 x 5, Galvenized silver: 2x4, Frosted Floral designer paper: 1 1/4 x 3 3/4

This is definitely a set that I would recommend for making your fall, spring or even summer greeting cards!

Thanks for visiting today.

Until the next time...

Keep on Stampin and Come back again soon!

 

Product List

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [147678] $21.00	Buffalo Check Wood-Mount Stamp Set [147797] $20.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00
Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [147906] $10.00	Metallic Pearls [146282] $7.00	Galvanized Metallic Paper [147805] $5.00
Frosted Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147800] $14.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675] $8.50
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924] $8.50	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
Gorgeous Grape 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Mini Striped Ribbon [146940] $8.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $9.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $9.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147276] $9.00	Blackberry Bliss Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147932] $9.00
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144605] $9.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

How to Color using Blends with Stampin' Up's Country Home stamp set.

I am having a ball, coloring and creating with the new Country Home stamp set in the Stampin' Up Holiday Catalog.

I really only bought this set because I didn't have many "fall" stamp sets. It didn't really tickle my fancy, but it was "ok" I thought. Well, let me just say- you never know until you try it! I've already made about 10 different cards with this set.

It is just so easy to make a beautiful card with these fall flowers and rustic pitchers and tins. Plus, by adding the Tin Tile emboss folder, a Galvanized button and the ever popular Stampin' Blends Markers, the outcome can only be, fantastic!

Here's the first card I made. Oh my goodness. I love the fall colors on this one.

I used old olive, pumpkin pie, basic black and whisper white cardstock. The Tin Tile emboss folder makes the most beautiful backgrounds. It looks perfectly lovely by itself, however, on this card I took the cajun craze ink pad and swiped it across the "tile". I just randomly rubbed the ink pad in several spots. It turned out pretty cool, I think.

I used the smoky slate Stampin Blends alcohol markers to color the jug. I colored the entire jug with the light smoky slate and then went back and shaded with the dark smoky slate. I tried to leave it lighter on one side of the jug where the natual light would actually hit it.

For the flowers, I used calypso coral light and dark and dark cajun craze Stampin Blends. Again, I colored them first all over with the light calyspo coral and shaded with the darker- using the cajun craze as the darkest shading.

The artichoke was first colored with light mint macaron and then shaded with light and dark old olive Stampin' Blends alcohol markers.

The ferns are light and dark mint macaron, the cattails are crumb cake light and dark and the berries are blackberry bliss Stampin Blends markers. If you haven't tried Stampin Blends alcohol markers yet, you need to! They are like butter.. they blend and glide like no other marker, they make coloring, effortless.

I finished it off with some linen thread, the new garden green Bakers Twine and one of our new Galvanized Buttons.

I used dimesionals behind the basic black cardstock to pop it off the card a bit as well as hold the thread and twine in place.

I hope you like this card as much as I do! There are more to come, so stop back soon.

Until the next time...

Keep on Stampin and Come back again soon!

 

Product List

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [147678] $21.00	Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [147906] $10.00	Galvanized Buttons [147891] $8.00	Garden Green & White Baker's Twine [147814] $4.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.50	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $8.50	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105117] $8.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $7.50	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144045] $9.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00	Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147283] $9.00	Cajun Craze Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147931] $9.00
Blackberry Bliss Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147932] $9.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $9.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $9.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00