Vacation – for InKing Royalty Blog Hop

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s August Blog Hop! This year’s Blog Hop themes are inspired by a single word – and this month our projects are centered around VACATION. While many are reminiscing about their summer vacations, others are looking forward to the long weekend just around the corner. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.

My first thought regarding this theme was beach related.  I do love a beach vacation and have been on many, however, I figured lots of folks would also be thinking that and wanted to capture a more common vacation card for my husband and I.

We have a cabin in the woods in Northwest Pennsylvania.  The property has been in my husbands family since the 40’s purchased originally by his grandfather.  Today it is owned by us and my step-son.  For us it is a 5 hour drive so we don’t go as often as we would like but one of my favorite times is the fourth of July.  It’s generally cooler up there than here at home in Columbus Ohio and with lots of fans going it makes for a nice get away.  Cell phone service is spotty so we can take a break from the grid.

Like my card shows, we have lots of deer and lots of pine trees.  It’s also on the top of a ‘mountain’ with a big meadow beside it. My favorite thing is the freshness of the air.  It smells like pin and clean air, and grass and is just wonderful,  thus my sentiment of Just Breathe from Colorful Seasons stamp set.  I created a slight ombre effect by stamping in mint macaron on one side and shaded spruce on the other, with some overlap in the center. 

I used a new stamp set called Snow Front to create my cabin scene using Early Espresso, Pear Pizzaz, Balmy Blue, and Shaded Spruce.  I used a rectangle stitched die to cut it out, and some Regal 6×6 DSP for the background.

Thanks for visiting and don’t miss out on all the rest of the Blog Hoppers today.  Click here, or follow along in the list below.

InKing Royalty Blog Hop

1. 1. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
   2. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
   3. Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
   4. Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
   5. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
   6. Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
   7. Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
   8. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
   9. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
   10. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
   11. Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin

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Snow Front Photopolymer Stamp Set – 150483

Price: $22.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies – 148551

Price: $35.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147088

Price: $7.50

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146981

Price: $8.75

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147106

Price: $7.50

Mint Macaron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 138337

Price: $8.75

Regals 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 146965

Price: $11.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147104

Price: $7.50

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147105

Price: $7.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147114

Price: $7.50

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