Earthen Elegance (for CCMC 769)

It’s a sketch challenge this week at CCMC! I recently acquired the Earthen Elegance Suite of products and decided to play with it for this challenge. Here is our sketch ~

and here is my card ~

Materials & Measurements:

Pecan Pie Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″
Very Vanilla layer, 5″x 2-5/8″; 3-1/8″x 1-3/4″ textured with a Basics Embossing Folder; 2″x 1/2″(before die-cutting) strip for sentiment; 5-1/4″x 4″ for inside
Earthen Elegance DSP, 4-7/8″x 2-1/2″; (2) strips at 4″x 1/2″
Very Vanilla for vase, 1-3/4″x 1-1/4″ (before die-cutting)
Crumb Cake and Copper Clay branches, 3″x 1-1/2″(before die-cutting)

Put it all together:

Glue the dark brown DSP to the Vanilla layer, then glue it to the card front, matching the top edges.
Angle cut the two DSP strips and glue them horizontally across the upper half of the card front.
Crop the Very Vanilla piece using Deckled Rectangle Dies, then emboss it with what I call the “starfish” Basics Embossing Folder. Adhere with Dimensionals.
Stamp the pot from Earthen Textures with Pecan Pie ink onto Very Vanilla Cardstock and crop with the coordinating die.
Cut a 2″ piece of Natural 1/4″ Wavy Trim and glue across the top of the pot, leaving the left side of the trim free. Unravel the pieces hanging off the left side of the pot.
Glue the bottoms of the Crumb Cake and Copper Clay branches onto the Vanilla piece and attach the pot over it with Dimensionals.
Stamp the greeting with Pecan Pie ink onto Vanilla Cardstock and crop with the arrow die from All That Dies. Glue in place.
Finish it off with three Neutrals Adhesive-backed Sequins.

On the inside:

Stamp the pot with Pecan Pie ink to the lower left side. Create a mask with Masking Paper to cover over the pot.
With the mask on, stamp the branches in Crumb Cake and Copper Clay inks.
Cut a pot topper from the DSP and glue in place.
Stamp the sentiment with Pecan Pie ink to the lower right side.

This suite is a stand-out to me. I highly recommend getting all of it! There is so much to play with and I love the rich earth tones. You will find it on pages 70-71 of the 2023 Annual Catalog.

Now pop on over to Create With Connie & Mary to see the other designers’ creations using this sketch.

Thanks for looking 👀! Have a great weekend!

Product List

	Earthen Textures Bundle (English) [161514] $54.75	Earthen Textures Cling Stamp Set (English) [161504] $26.00	Earthen Textures Dies [161513] $35.00
Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $30.00	All That Dies [159078] $28.00	Earthen Elegance 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161503] $12.50	Pecan Pie 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [161717] $10.00
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101650] $10.50	Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [120953] $10.00	Copper Clay 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [161721] $10.00	Basics 3 D Embossing Folders [161598] $30.00
Pecan Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad [161665] $9.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [147116] $9.00	Copper Clay Classic Stampin’ Pad [161647] $9.00	Stampin’ Up! Masking Paper [155480] $7.00
Natural 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Wavy Trim [161517] $7.00	Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins [161627] $7.50