Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month, the theme is All Creatures Great and Small. We really hope that you will be inspired by all the amazing creations the Pals are sharing with you! Then, you will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

When this month’s theme was announced I knew exactly which stamp set and Designer Series Paper I would use. The watercolor designs of Winter Meadow is rich with beautiful colors and images of nature. Stampin’ Up! knocked it out of the park with this DSP. The sheet I chose made it easy to create a project for our theme.

The biggest challenge with so much gray is keeping it from being drab.  Use Moody Mauve and a brighter piece of the DSP for snow drifts and banner to brighten-up the scene. Adding a few silver gems to the tree makes it shine. Drifts are made using dies from the Open Sleigh die set. I cut them twice.  Once with Basic White Cardstock and second from the whitest part of the DSP sheet. See the sheet below. The tree die is also from the Open Sleigh dies. I cut it once in Moody Mauve and second in a light gray portion of the DSP.

Add a little texture using separate plies of the 2023-2025 In-Color Jute Twine.

The little hare on the inside is part of the Horse & Sleigh stamp set. There’s even a die for the little critter in the coordinating die set.

Nuts & Bolts

• Size: A2 (4-1/4 x 5-1/2)
• Card Base: 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored at 4-1/4
• Outside Layers:
  • Moody Mauve – 4 x 5-1/4
  • DSP – 3-3/4 x 5
  • Banner – DSP = 3/4 x 3-1/4; Pebbled Path 7/8 x 3-3/8
• Inside Layers:
  1. Moody Mauve – 3-3/4 x 5
  2. Basic White – 3-1/2 x 4-3/4

Since the card is so basic, you should be able to CASE it without step-by-step instructions.  If not, please let me know in the comments.

More inspiration awaits, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Then, please mark your calendars for our next blog hop next month (second Wednesday), when our theme will be The Color Purple.

Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Jill Loveland at Simple Stamping
3. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
4. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
5. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
6. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts — There you are!
7. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
8. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
9. Lori Webb at Clever Copies
10. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
11. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
12. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
13. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
14. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
15. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
16. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations

Thank you for visiting.…

Have a Wildly Creative Day!

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