Hi all.
Long time, no post. Life has changed a lot in the last 7 months. I lost my (step)dad at the end of September after a 4+ year battle with cancer and we had to put our precious Amber to sleep almost 2 weeks ago.
I barely crafted last year and am trying to get back to it. I need something to fill my free time. Hoping to find the joy it used to bring me.
I love challenges so I thought I would dive in with a fun recipe challenge at As You Can See It. It was a challenge in itself to find some plaid paper LOL. I looked through numerous DSP packs to find what I used!
I embossed the card base with the Softly Sophisticated embossing folder from the Softly Sophisticated bundle, still available until the end of February with Sale-a-Bration. The DSP is retired from a couple different paper packs and I used a die cut from Perennial Postage from the current mini catalog.
Stampin Blends and watercolor pencils were used to color the images and I used Tahitian Tide ink to blend the sky. I finished the card with some twine and enamel dots.
Thanks for stopping by!
Heather Heroldt
Great job, Kristie – you really found fun ingredients for the recipe! I’ve always loved that hedgehog, lol. Thanks so much for playing at As You See It!
Maxine Diffey
Well done Kristie, a great re-start to your crafting journey.
It’s been a rough few months for you. (((((Hugs)))) from afar
Blessings
Maxine
Heather Cooper
I hope our recipe challenge helped you to rediscover your love of stamping again. You’ve had a very tough year! I really love that little hedgehog! That background plaid paper is really unique! You did a really great job of colouring in the images! Thanks for cooking up our recipe at As You See It Challenges!
Jan Clothier
I hope you are finding the joy again in crafting. I find it a great way to forget the troubles of the world for a while and just enjoy creating. I love your use of our challenge ingredients. The layering is cleverly done so that it adds to the whole in a harmonious way. Thanks for sharing with us at As You See It.
Joanne James - The Crafty Owl
Kristie I hope your return to cardmaking brings you joy – you have certainly risen to our recipe challenge this week, your sweet hedgehog scene is adorable! Thanks for playing along with our recipe challenge over at As You See It!
Jane Knudsen
Hi Kristie, My condolences to you. I am glad that you are making your way back to crafting. Hopefully you will find the joy again! This is a sweet and lovely card…hedgies always bring me joy and you made all of the recipe elements sing! Thanks for joining us at As You See It!