Amazing Silhouettes with Soft Pastels for Kylie Bertucci's International Top 10 Winners for December Blog Hop

Hi, Crafty People!

Today I'm joining Kylie Bertucci and a group of very talented demonstrators for a blog hop around the world. I'm so excited to be participating in the Top Ten International Highlights Winners Blog Hop hosted by Kylie Bertucci! I earned this honor with my card, Peaceful Cabin, placing second in Kylie's December 2021 International Highlights Challenge. Thank you to everyone who voted for my card!

The thank you card I want to share with you today is a very simple card. I've used the amazing Amazing Silhouettes stamp set (yes, I think it is an amazing set!). Let's check out the details for this card.

I started with a Basic Gray 11" x 4 1/4" card base folded in half. I went through the pack of Heart and Home Designer Series Paper and picked one of the designs that has wood planks on it. It was a difficult decision because there are so many to pick from! Each sheet has a variety of white wood plank designs on one side. I decided on one with narrow planks.

Next, I stamped the tree design from the stamp set in VersaMark. The Mossy Meadow chalk stick from our Soft Pastels chalk set was scribbled across the stamped design, making sure I hit all the areas that had VersaMark on it. The VersaMark is the adhering agent for the chalk. A blending brush was used to even out the chalk. This was the first time I had used this chalk, and I am loving it!

To whiten out the tree image, I colored over the tree with a Stampin' Write Chalk Writer.

Small dots were stamped randomly around the tree with Basic Gray ink. The Timber Embossing Folder gave this piece an added wood-grain look.

Small Classic Matte Dots in gray, black, and white were added to the top right. The thank you from Blessing of the Home was stamped on Basic White in Basic Gray and cut with a die from Seasonal Labels dies. The Basic Gray piece was cut with a die from Sweet Hearts dies and adhered beneath the sentiment. This piece was next adhered to the lower right-hand side with dimensionals.

Wouldn't you just love to receive or send this thank you card? If you would like to duplicate this card, some of the supplies I used are listed below with links to my store. Amazing Silhouettes stamp set, Blessing of Home stamp set, Heart and Home Designer Paper, and Sweet Hearts Dies are supplies that will not be available until January 4, 2022. Lucky you, you're getting a sneak peak of some items coming up in our January to June Mini Catalog!

Please take a minute to check out the projects from the other Top 10 Winners!

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Product List

Seasonal Labels Dies [156299] $38.00	Soft Pastels Assortment [154585] $9.00
Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121044] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75
Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $7.50
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $7.50	Timber 3 D Embossing Folder [156406] $10.00
Blending Brushes [153611] $12.00	White Stampin' Chalk Marker [132133] $3.50