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Hello! Today's card uses the new release from The Stamps Of Life, Houses4us.  The tree trunk and foilage on the tree are separate stamps, so it makes it great for paper piecing, which is what I did! I used patterned paper from Crate Paper's Emma collection.  I popped the foilage with pop dots.  I framed the image with more of the same woodgrain patterned paper along with a strip across the bottom.  I used some green baker's twine from The Twinery to tie it all together!
I free hand cut a hammock out of dark brown cardstock and then used some ivory burlap string to make it look like it is tied to the tree trunks.
The sentiment is from TSOL set, coffee4two. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Welcome!

Hi, there!  Today I have a card using the new release, Houses4us set from The Stamps Of Life.  I stamped the row of houses repeatedly on white cardstock, and then cut out around the tops of them.  I used patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket's DeLovely collection toward the bottom.  I stamped my sentiment in black on white cardstock and added a red vintage button with some black burlap string from May Arts.  This is a fairly quick and easy card to make.  Even the cutting doesn't take that long!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

The Stamps Of Life April Release: Houses4us!

Hello!  This is my second post of the day so scroll down for more!  Today is the first of April, so that means a brand new release from The Stamps Of Life!  I am in love with this set.  The house images are so perfect for paper piecing.  I used patterned papers from My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Hattie collection.  I used distress inks in Walnut Stain and Old Paper on all of the papers to give it a primitive look.  I stamped my sentiment using a masking technique so that I could get each individual word and then cut them out.  I added a vintage button with a burlap bow to the bottom corner.
Here is another card using stamps from this set:

I used paper from Crate Paper's Emma collection to piece this house.  I also stamped the picket fence several times on white cardstock and then cut and pieced it together to fit across the card.  I used the birds and swirls cuttlebug folder for the background and added some burlap string and a button to the bottom.

Make sure you check out this fabulous set!  I will have a couple more cards in the days to come with this one.  You can purchase this set even if you are not a club member!  Check here for all of the deets