Welcome to my blog today! I have a card to share with a more masculine feel to it. Plus a couple more cards, using the same set, at the end of this blog. So much you can do with this set!
It's a favorite stamp set of mine, and it is on the Last Chance Products list: Rooted in Nature (item #148217) with the coordinating dies, Nature's Roots Dies (Item #151786). The stamps in this set have to been seen to fully appreciate them. The leaf and trees have such subtle detail. There is also a great mix of sentiments in various fonts & styles. It's a 2-set stamp set, with a total of 16 stamps in all. The dies not only cut out the trees & leaves, but some of the dies emboss the leaves for more added texture.
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I used an additional stamp set, because I wanted this to be a Father's Day Card. Inside the card I used a sentiment from another set, Best Year (item #152568). Another versatile set to have in your collection. This set will still be available in the new Catalog (going "live" on May 4).
On the card front, I used some wood-grain Designer Series Paper that was in a past catalog, but there are some great selections in the In Good Taste DSP (also retiring soon) Item #152494, that would work equally well.
Paper measurements:
- Card base: Early Espresso CS, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", fold at 4 1/4".
- Layer 1: wood-grained DSP (with a whit-wash look), 5" x 3 3/4".
- Layer 2: darker wood-grained DSP, 5 1/2" x 2 1/2:.
Glue the layers to the card base.
Leaves:
- Stamp and die cut the leaves. I used Old Olive ink stamped onto white card stock. I colored in the leaves using Stampin' Blends: old olive (smaller leaves) and soft suede (larger leaves.
Sentiment:
- Stamp the sentiment onto white CS using Espresso ink. Die-cut using Stitched Rectangles (approx. size is 2 3/4" x 1 3/8" if you don't have the dies). Glue to the card front.
Using Stampin' Dimensionals, add the leaves around and overlapping the sentiment piece.
Inside:
- The sentiment for the inside is in the Best Year Stamp Set, stamped with Espresso ink onto white CS that I die-cut with Stitched Rectangles Dies (approx.4 3/8" x 3"). Stamp the trio of leaves in old olive.
- The card base is Bermuda Bay CS, 11"x 4 1/4", fold at 5 1/2". I used some ombre CS layer (4" x 5 3/8"), but you could create your own with the Blending Brushes & Bermuda Bay ink. I stamped 2 trees with Basic Gray ink, stamped off once, to give the light-colored background trees. Then, on another piece of ombre CS, I stamped the tree with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, full strength, and die-cut with the Nature's Root Dies.
- To create the slope out of Bermuda Bay CS, I used a curve die that will be in a new set coming May 4 - it's called Inspiring Canopy Dies. After gluing this slope to the card front, I added the darkest tree (die-cut tree) with dimensionals.
- Sentiment: stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto white, die cut with stitched rectangles, adhered w/ dimensionals.
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I hope you found some inspiration here, today. Let me know if you have any questions; I'd be happy to help in any way I can with your paper crafting projects.
Remember to check out the Last Chance Products HERE.
Thank you so much for taking a look! I really appreciate your interest. Need a Demonstrator? I'd love to be yours!
Till the next time, take good care,
JULIE ❤
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