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Hi everybody! 

Wow, my first blog post ever... This is something I have always wanted to do, and it is also part of my 6 Month Stampin' Goal! Now that I'm on summer vacation, I knew this was a perfect time to start this up. So let's get started, shall we?

Rooted in Nature Suite
​I have been so excited about the new catalog since OnStage in April, and I FINALLY got my hands on all of the new colors from the color revamp as well as some gorgeous stamp sets! One of my favorite sets is Rooted in Nature. We created a project using this bundle during OnStage, and I must say I fell in love with it immediately. This set is absolutely amazing. It contains different images of trees and leaves as well as some beautiful brush letter sentiments. The Designer Series Paper and coordinating thinlits and embellishments truly make this set pop. 

Now for what you've all been waiting for...

I received all of my new colors and the Rooted in Nature Suite in the mail on Saturday, and I was immediately inspired (and not to mention, calmed) by the images in this suite and the DSP. I chose one piece of DSP to focus on, and it just so happened to coordinate with the new colors Blackberry Bliss and Petal Pink, which by the way... oh my goodness, they're gorgeous!


I used Rich Razzleberry cardstock as the base for this card and added a layer of Petal Pink, then Whisper White. I used Blackberry Bliss to stamp the leaf images on the Whisper White cardstock, and I taped a piece of DSP over the stamped images. I used the Stitched Shapes framelits to cut out a circle in Rich Razzleberry, and circle framelits to cut out a circle in whisper white. I stamped the same leaf image one time on the Whisper White circle in Petal Pink. I then stamped the sentiment on scrap paper in Blackberry Bliss and cut out the individual lines of the sentiment. I used the coordinating thinlits to cut out a set of leaves in Petal Pink cardstock and cut the leaves apart so they would all show under the sentiment. I topped it off with some copper thread, a leaf embellishment, and some jewels, and VOILA! 

 I love the use of blank space on this card and how it balances out the complexity of the focal point. Creating this card was so much fun, and it is simple enough for any level of crafter to create. More posts featuring the Rooted in Nature Suite are definitely to come! 

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