Just imagine a world of gloriousness, where kindred spirits can dance in a colorful field of flowers and embrace the uniqueness of each and every one..... I imagined all of this when creating with this wonderfully absolutely outstandingly great great great new release Kindred Spirits from Kindred Stamps
I'm sharing 4 cards today with this fun set. I used a few random dies from my craft studio stash, but I chose to do a little "freehand" pieces as well, I'll elaborate on those per card!
My first card, I created my "hills" and layered, starting with the background hills, ink blended in earth tone colors with a lighter shade of distress oxides (greens), next "layer" using a grass green (shades of) distress oxide with little "grass" patches stamped randomly on, following up with a meadowy hill of yummy floral patterned paper. I used my Stitched Alpha Dies for the word "HOME"... (House was a die from my stash, any house will do!) I chose to freehand create the fence, no need to be even or perfect, it has that rustic vibe you would see on a countryside farm!
My second card, I created my own trees, which I adhered a couple with dimension, (the front tree with major dimension), to appear the depth of a forest. I took a brown piece of card stock, gave it some texture of a "tree" (can be achieved with an embossing folder, or inking distress on it)... then cut various widths of the piece, lastly cut a little heart out of the middle of the largest. I adhered the trees to a distress oxide ink blended background. I found a piece of actual wood card stock to "carve" the sentiment on and position under the heart cutout, I've had it in my supplies for probably 20 years.... This card would be PERFECT to use initials of a Valentine recipient for the wood sentiment. I wanted to do something generic, but...you honestly could alpha an initial of each you and your "Valentine".
My 3rd card, I pictured two bffs, also kindred spirits for life...running in a meadow of flowers. I die cut a center out of my patterned paper, where I adhered it over an ink blended piece that was stamped with my sentiment. I added a wreath with little flowers all around to match, along with my 2 best friends for life characters, each popped up with dimensional tape!
My last card, was very quick and simple. I loved the paper choice and had just enough remaining to make a simple card. I adhered a fancy mat, my 2 characters and a sentiment... I can see sending a quick little note to someone who might need a little cheering up after feeling a slight setback, we all experience. Those little notes can brighten a blue mood, we all need those little pick me ups every now and then!!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed designing with this set. I was honored to work with the "Kindred" aspect of this. We are all linked one way or another, as we share this passion for paper, inks and really cool stamps! This set and other fabulous options release this Friday, the 31st! You will want to visit the site, there are some really fun new offerings, I know I'll be adding a few new dies to my craftroom!!
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