Sheltering Tree Birthday

I pulled out an older set for today.  It's not really THAT old, but I have been so busy with the Holiday catalog stamps that I've neglected some favorites like SHELTERING TREE.



Doesn't this fall tree look amazing with the INTO THE WOODS Designer Paper??  It's like there are extra fallen leaves bellow the tree!



The inspiration came from this week's Try Stampin' -or not- on Tuesday sketch challenge.  There is so much you can do with this sketch!



Cajun Craze, Tangelo Twist and Hello Honey make gorgeous leaves!  With SHELTERING TREE being a Photopolymer stamp set, it's easy to place them on the tree.





I hope you'll join us this week and make a card for the challenge!  For all the details plus more great samples from the Design Team, go to Try Stampin' -or not- on Tuesday.

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Happy Spring!

Hi Stampers!  I have a spring card to share today for the Thursday Challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.  This week is a really fun sketch, take a look.

Since we are finally having beautiful spring weather here in Ohio, I decided to use Sheltering Tree for my card today.

I love this set, the tree is so beautiful and can be stamped in so many ways!  I went with a Baked Brown Sugar tree trunk and Pistachio Pudding leaves.  I also used Pistachio Pudding for the grass.

Along the bottom is a Pistachio Pudding banner with "Happy Spring" stamped in Pear Pizzaz.  I pulled the sentiment out of From the Garden since it was the perfect size for what I wanted on the banner.  I added "hello" in Blushing Bride over the tree, it adds a nice soft touch to the card.  Final element was several Rose Red flowers punched using the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack flower.  As usual I added a pearl to the center of each flower.  And that's it!  A very soft and pretty spring card!!

It's still Preview Week for the Card "Create"tions Celebrations Collection.  Be sure to check it out over at Create with Connie and Mary.  We have tons and tons of fabulous card ideas for you so I hope you'll join us!!

Thanks for visiting today!  Be sure to stop by tomorrow to check out my preview card and a chance for BLOG CANDY!!

Happy Stamping!!

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Happy Spring!

Hi Stampers!  I have a spring card to share today for the Thursday Challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.  This week is a really fun sketch, take a look.

Since we are finally having beautiful spring weather here in Ohio, I decided to use Sheltering Tree for my card today.

I love this set, the tree is so beautiful and can be stamped in so many ways!  I went with a Baked Brown Sugar tree trunk and Pistachio Pudding leaves.  I also used Pistachio Pudding for the grass.

Along the bottom is a Pistachio Pudding banner with "Happy Spring" stamped in Pear Pizzaz.  I pulled the sentiment out of From the Garden since it was the perfect size for what I wanted on the banner.  I added "hello" in Blushing Bride over the tree, it adds a nice soft touch to the card.  Final element was several Rose Red flowers punched using the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack flower.  As usual I added a pearl to the center of each flower.  And that's it!  A very soft and pretty spring card!!

It's still Preview Week for the Card "Create"tions Celebrations Collection.  Be sure to check it out over at Create with Connie and Mary.  We have tons and tons of fabulous card ideas for you so I hope you'll join us!!

Thanks for visiting today!  Be sure to stop by tomorrow to check out my preview card and a chance for BLOG CANDY!!

Happy Stamping!!

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Sheltering Tree for TSSC358

It's Monday and time for the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge.  As always Mary Jo has a wonderful sketch for us, take a look.

I used Sheltering Tree for my card today, it's one of the new sets I haven't had a chance to work with yet.

I went with this set because of the way the tree fit perfectly on the Party Pennant die cut.  When I first saw the sketch, the shape of the focal point immediately reminded me of that die cut, so that's the direction I went in.

There was a lot of ink on this week's card, which doesn't always happen.  I had started out with a Pool Party card base, but it was too much blue.  So instead, I went with a Whisper White card base and made a background of clouds.  To do this, I went back to a retired product from Stampin' Up that some of you may remember.

I think I've told you all before that I am a hoarder, so I bet you aren't surprised that I held on to this stencil that retired probably ten years ago.  It's just such a great way to make clouds that I couldn't part with it!  Normally I would use the word bubble framelit that looks like a cloud, but this was a lot of space to fill, so the stencil was a faster way to go!  I used Pool Party ink and a sponge and had a cloud background in no time!

The tree was stamped on a Whisper White Party Pennant.  I used Pear Pizzaz for the grass and Soft Suede for the tree trunk.  The flowers on the tree are Blushing Bride with splashes of color added with a marker directly on the inked stamp.  Patty Bennett, my wonderful upline, has a great video on how to do this, so I gave it a try.

The sentiment is added below the die cut with Pool Party ink, it blends in nicely but is still visible.  The top of the card is a strip of Best Year Ever Designer Paper in my favorite design.  I punched the scallops then added a bit of the ribbon from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack.

So that's it!! A card with tons of ink today!  Now it's your turn!  I hope you will join the challenge with me!  Just go to Techno Stamper for all the details plus more great samples from the Design Team.

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

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Sheltering Tree for TSSC358

It's Monday and time for the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge.  As always Mary Jo has a wonderful sketch for us, take a look.

I used Sheltering Tree for my card today, it's one of the new sets I haven't had a chance to work with yet.

I went with this set because of the way the tree fit perfectly on the Party Pennant die cut.  When I first saw the sketch, the shape of the focal point immediately reminded me of that die cut, so that's the direction I went in.

There was a lot of ink on this week's card, which doesn't always happen.  I had started out with a Pool Party card base, but it was too much blue.  So instead, I went with a Whisper White card base and made a background of clouds.  To do this, I went back to a retired product from Stampin' Up that some of you may remember.

I think I've told you all before that I am a hoarder, so I bet you aren't surprised that I held on to this stencil that retired probably ten years ago.  It's just such a great way to make clouds that I couldn't part with it!  Normally I would use the word bubble framelit that looks like a cloud, but this was a lot of space to fill, so the stencil was a faster way to go!  I used Pool Party ink and a sponge and had a cloud background in no time!

The tree was stamped on a Whisper White Party Pennant.  I used Pear Pizzaz for the grass and Soft Suede for the tree trunk.  The flowers on the tree are Blushing Bride with splashes of color added with a marker directly on the inked stamp.  Patty Bennett, my wonderful upline, has a great video on how to do this, so I gave it a try.

The sentiment is added below the die cut with Pool Party ink, it blends in nicely but is still visible.  The top of the card is a strip of Best Year Ever Designer Paper in my favorite design.  I punched the scallops then added a bit of the ribbon from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack.

So that's it!! A card with tons of ink today!  Now it's your turn!  I hope you will join the challenge with me!  Just go to Techno Stamper for all the details plus more great samples from the Design Team.

Mary Jo Price- Williams:  Technostamper 

Sue Root:  Stampin' With Sue2

Robbie Rubula: InkedX2 

Eileen LeFevre: Eileen's Stampin' Fever Blog 

Tanya Bell: Stamping T! 

Carolyn Bennett: Carolyn's Paper Fantasies 

Jonia Smith: Stampin for Me 

Mary Brown: Stamper Camper

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Stamping!

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