4 Seasons of Crafting; ONE Stamp Set!
Hi readers! Happy Tuesday! I hope your week is starting off wonderfully! I’m always in AWE of what the always awesome Debby Hughes makes for her monthly creative uses posts. This month, she’s showing us how we can use a cone stamp all year long! I love it! Read on and enjoy!
Hi Debby here. We all know the Cone Building set is perfect for summer with cones and sundaes dripping melted ice cream in the heat of the sun :D However, with a simple rotation of 180 degrees the cone from the set quickly becomes a fabulous graphic tree for all seasons!
Thinking ahead to when the heat of the summer fades into the crisp fiery colours of autumn leaves, I stamped the cones in Lipstick Red, Orange Peel and Sunshine inks and die cut with their matching die. I used one of the small triangle shapes from the Cone Building set to stamp the tree trunks in Sparrow ink on a Giving Thanks die cut and then foam mounted the colourful trees on top. A little twine and a few enamel dots finished off my autumn card.
Moving on to the chill of winter and I chose icy colours of Cloudy Sky, Caribbean Blue and Soft Navy paired with a swoosh of embossing paste through the Falling Snow stencil and glittery Maryanne Snowflakes. Shhhh, but I think this one might be my favourite!
Once the snows of winter have melted and the first shoots of spring appear the colours change from icy blues to the sherbet pastels of Rosie Cheeks, Catkin and Melon. The trees are mounted on a Large Tag blended with Sea Glass ink and die cut with the sun from the Hello Sunshine Frame. This tag is in turn mounted on a second tag blended with Duckling ink to give the sun some colour and I added a Wavy Scallop Stitches hill too. Finally the sentiment comes from the Abby’s Spring Showers set and is stamped in Sparrow ink and trimmed in to a banner.
Before you know it it’s time for the ice-cream again and you’ve used the Cone Building set all year and got lots more value out of your initial purchase :D Thanks for joining me today!
Autumn:
Winter:
Spring:
Thanks for reading and thanks again to Debby for this fantastic inspiration!
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A card for each season….perfect!
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Just brilliant, as ever! Love these Debby, especially the winter!
Gorgeous. Love Debby’s work and she always uses the most beautiful colours
Great cards! ;-)
What a creative way of using these stamps – loving the inspiration and will definitely case these fabulous cards:) THANK YOU!
Great cards! Love that you found some versatility with those stamps!
Wonderful cards with one stamp set. I like the card designs.
What a cute and unique way to use a stamp set. Love these cards/tag
That is so creative and clever – and PRETTY!! TFS. :D
Wow, these are awesome! What a clever idea for this stamp, and such beautiful cards.
Beautiful cards!!
So many idea so!!!! Love this!
Love the great idea, Debby!
I adore the cards! I love how she turned a summer set into one to be used for all seasons!!!!
This is a great use of a stamp set – I love all of these card creations and the work put into them – TFS
I love when people think outside of the box & use stamps in different ways.
Three seasons! Love them
So clever!! And the cards are really fun, thanks for sharing Debby!!
Using the cone to make trees for all seasons is a cool idea. I love the softness Debby brings to her cards and the sharp, crisp finish. She made each season special with the beautiful colors she chose.
LOVE the creative use of the ice cream cone, and of course all of these cards are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
I love the blue trees! Pretty card!
gorgeous..
Love seeing all the options! Just terrific!
That Debby, always so clever.
Awesome ideas and beautiful colors!!
Awesome…..I’m contemplating downsizing my large stamp collection and focus on the stamps that I can use in more than one way. Thanks for the great cards!
These are so cute! What a great way to use the ice cream cone. Hugs, Robin
I love them! So many gorgeous colors…and what a great idea.
Beautiful cards!! Perfect for all 4 seasons!!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
So clever to use stamp sets in multiple ways. Thanks for sharing your awesome, colorful cards. Michelle t
Debby Hughes, your mind is always working to look for ways to use a stamp differently. Love these items and how you used the ice cream cone for the trees. Your color choices are perfect for the season represented., Great job….TFS
This is the first time I have seen a stamp set being used for that many different occasions. What a great idea; I hope you will do that more often so that we can also learn how to use our stamps for more than one type of card!
I adore Debby’s work and think her use of the cone stamp image as a tree is BRILLIANT.
Each card is a fabulous design, love it!!!
This is so clever! Love the colors for each season.
So ingenious! Love seeing how others use their stamps in different ways! LOVE the seasonal trees ♥
wow i love the idea of one stampset for all seasons
Like the clever & varied use.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Wonderful inspiration! Always love Debby’s creations:)
What a cute set of cards! LOVE the idea!!!
Thanks for the inspiration!!
What a fun idea. Love the different colour schemes. Hugz
What fun color combos!
LOVE today’s cards!
I just love this idea!!
So creative! Love these cards!
Always a pleasure to see Debby’s creations!
Really a great way to use the
cone stamp! Love all the different
colors you used to set the season.
Carla from Utah
Love Love Love when you show us how to extend our resources!
Love the graphic trees for different seasons, really awesome ideas!