Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop..Step It Up!
Thank you for joining us for the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop! We are an international group who have joined together for this fun hop. The are a total of 24 stops on the hop! The theme for this month's hop is Step It Up. There are so many ways to interpret this theme. It is going to be fun seeing everyone's take on it.
I chose to prepare a card progression. I started with a very simple idea and "stepped" it up. Have you heard of SIP? It stands for Stamps, Ink, Paper. My first card is exactly that. Just the basics. It is one that anyone.
I started with Thick Basic White Cardstock cut at 4-1/4" x 11", scored at 5-1/2". I stamped the sentiment from the Biggest Wish stamp set in Early Espresso ink. Have you noticed that I use this stamp set a lot? I am currently obsessed with it. Next I used the Plentiful Plants set and stamped the pot using Cajun Craze ink. The greenery was stamped in Evening Evergreen. It took me longer to cut and score the card than it did to stamp it.
For the next step I again started with a 4-1/4" x 11" Basic White (Thick) CS card base. I also die cut a tag using the Tailor Made Tags dies. Instead of stamping directly on the tag, the plant and pot were stamped and then die cut using the Perfect Plants dies. I assembled the plant and pot and attached them to the tag using Stampin Dimensionals (both sizes). I fussy cut the sentiment and attached them to the tag using dimensionals. The ribbon is the Early Espresso 1/4" Faux Suede Trim and also the Linen Thread. i also attached a few Gold Metallic Pearls. This card is still easy to make but it has a few more elements.
This card is basically the same card as the prior one except I added the Paper Lattice. I was thinking that I could have made at least one or two more step ups. I like each of the cards for different reasons. It was a good challenge for me and I plan to do this more often.
Now it is time for you to check out how Teri West interpreted the theme.
Here is the list of all the stops on the hop!
Sharon Hashimoto Burkert – US- you are here!
Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop!
How I love these little peaches! It’s so fresh and pretty, it smells of wheat, heat and jams. It’s amazing the effect this creation has on me! Thank you !
Beautiful cards. Love how you stepped each project up
Beautiful cards!!
Fabulous Cards Sharon! xx
Excellent example of some stepped up cards, Sharon! Love how you added a new element for each step up! Love the fussy cut sentiment, too! Thanks for hopping with us!
These are the sweetest stepped up cards! Love them and the progression of each was clear and logical.