Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - Changing Seasons

Hi crafters,

As it's the first Friday of the month, the Global Stamping Friends team are showcasing projects in a blog hop.  Our theme for October is changing seasons.  If you have hopped from Libby's fabulous post, you are on the right track.  There is a full list of participants at the end of this post.   

At first, I was stumped on what to create for this theme but when I looked at my collection of stamp sets, inspiration came thick and fast.  In the end, I've made a shaker card and it was a labour of love!  I used the Life is Beautiful stamp set designed by million sales achiever LeeAnn Greff.  

I used the tree image and created a shaker window for each of the seasons - Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.  The apertures were cut using the Stitched Rectangles Dies.  

I started by cutting the windows from a panel of Whisper White cardstock.  I placed the panel into my Stamparatus and stamped the trees in Soft Suede ink.  I stamped the images on the back panel at this point too.  I added a layer of Window Sheet to the back of the panel with the cut outs.  Next I took the individual stamps for the "leaves" and added these using an acrylic block.  I used Flirty Flamingo (2nd generation) for Spring, Garden Green and Daffodil Delight for Summer, Cajun Craze for Autumn and Balmy Blue for Winter.  I covered the back of the front panel using Foam Adhesive Strips.  I added co-ordinating sequins (see below for details) to each of the stamped seasons and then placed the foam-backed front panel on top.  I definitely held my breath for a moment!  I stamped the sentiment in Soft Suede ink to finish.  I didn't ground the trees at this point as I was scared to mess up after all that work!

I hope you are enjoying our changing seasons blog hop.  To keep hopping, click the arrow below to head to Jan's wonderful post.  

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Blog Hop Roll Call

1. Amanda Farlinger

2. Jenn Curtis Charles

3. Libby Dyson

4. Rachel Macleod  ***You are here***

5. Jan Musselman

6. Tricia Butts

7. Kimberley Anne Morris

Product List

Life Is Beautiful Photopolymer Stamp Set [154871]	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Stamparatus [148187]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052]	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]
Sequins For Everything [153556]	Snowflake Sequins [150443]	Woven Threads Sequin Assortment [149498]	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825]