I’ve been working with the Serene Scenery DSP lately. With this paper, you really need to think outside the box a little.  The paper has so much variety and so many beautiful “photo real” designs. It really invites you to create art pieces in a quick and easy way. I kept going back to this particular paper thinking it would be great with the Beautiful You stamp set.  I love the light behind the leaves. The paper with the stamp design and sentiment seems to convey a sense of hope. This would make a great framed piece as well as a card.  Basic Black matts the card and the design is layered on an Old Olive card base.

This card was very simple and fast. I stamped the design and sentiment in Basic Black.  Then I used the Watercolor Pencils to color in the dress and the hat.  The figure seems to be blending in with the leaves and I really liked that look.  While there are so many great sentimenst to choose from in Beautiful You, I thought this one best fit the mood of the card.  What a great card to send someone who needs some cheering up!

I encourage you to try a few “outside the box” ideas with Serene Scenery!

Recipe

Papers: Serene Scenery DSP Stack, Old Olive, Basic Black
Stamps: Beautiful You

This card was a result of trying to do something with the Hey, Chick set and the barnyard design from Serene Scenery DSP.  I thought thr barn wood background was perfect for the chicken stamp in Hey, Chick!  This is a really great stamp set that is free during Sale-A-Bration and was my first pick among the many great stamp sets available.

All the DSP shown is from Serene Scenery.  I stamped the chicken and the cute little egg  in Early Espresso on a patterned paper and then fussy cut so they could be layered on the barn wood design.  I felt like the egg needed eyes and a tuft of hair and that was added using a black Stampin’ Write marker.  Everything was layered on Soft Suede. Once I had everything together, I felt it needed a little something more and I wrapped the linen thread around the top of the center piece and tied a bow!

I needed a “thank you” card and felt like this would be a great one.  On the inside, I stamped the little egg again and added eyes and a tuft of hair.  When I went looking for an inside sentiment, I found a fabulous one in a retired set called Greatest Greetings.  It was the perfect finish to this little card.

Recipe

Papers: Serene Scenery DSP Stack, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Stamps: Hey, Chick, Greatest Greetings
Embellishments: Linen Thread

This was a project I had in mind after doing a typical Mini Treat Bag Project last week, which you can see HERE!  I keep thinking the treat bag would make a great “Envelope” for a card!  I needed a birthday card for a Stampin’ Up! friend and of course, it had to be something unique, so I came up with the Mini That Bag and card insert using Sunshine Sayings.

I used the Serene Scenery DSP stack because I love the “photo-real” look of the designs.  For my color scheme, I simply looked at the coordinating colors for this Designer Paper Stack and used those.  Stampin’ UP makes things so easy!

I made the front of the card big and bold.  The sentiment I picked is a little cheeky,  I admit!  But our Stampin’ Up group has a quirky sense of humor and I think my friend will get a kick out of this for a birthday saying!  It struck me as a funny sentiment to have in a birthday stamp set!  So, I went with it!

So, give the Mini Treat Bags a try as your envelope when you give a birthday card in person!

Recipe

Papers: Serene Scenery DSP
Stamps: Sunshine Sayings
Embellishments: Linen Thread, Gold Sequins
Tools: Sunshine Wishes Thinlits, Big Shot