Hello Friends!

Did I mention we have a lot of summer birthdays in our family?  Oh my!  This time I needed a masculine card and so turned to an oldie but goodie.

If you don’t own Rooted In Nature, I would encourage you take another look!  This stamp set is so classic and so easy to adapt to many different occasions!  Of course, living in the Pacific Northwest, trees and forests abound, so this set is just a natural for me and I love it!  There are dies to go along with the Rooted In Nature stamp set (Nature’s Roots metal dies), though today I didn’t use them.

Much of our property is forested and one of my favorite places on our ranch is a spot along the creek where the fir trees have grown to such heights that they block the sunlight and thus there’s little undergrowth, leaving a beautiful, open but shady landscape throughout the tall timber.  The natural smells are spectacular, especially on a warm day.  When I need to just get away for a bit to think, to pray, that’s the spot I head for.  It’s so peaceful, so quiet.  It’s easy to escape from life’s stressors in that place.  A place to let go and let God.

I’m a country girl through and through and oh, how I love this life!  Forests and trees are definitely one of my happy places!

And that brings me back to today’s project!

LET’S GET INKY!

Materials Used:

Paper:

• Gray Granite Cardstock for card base:  8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ – score and fold at 4 1/4″
• In Good Taste DSP (wood) Mat 1:  5 1/4″ x 4″
• Gray Granite Mat 2 (under plaid):  2″ x 5″
• Plaid Tidings DSP:  1 7/8″x 4 7/8″
• Gray Granite Mat 3 (under image):  2 5/8″ x 3 5/8″
• Whisper White (image panel):  2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
• Gray Granite Sentiment Mat: 3 1/8″ x 5/8″
• Whisper White sentiment tag:  3″ x 1/2″
• Whisper White (inside card):  5 1/4″ x 4″
• Plaid Tidings (inside card accent)  4″ x 1/2″

Stamp Sets Used: 

• Rooted In Nature (tree image)
• Blossoms in Bloom (“Happy Birthday”)
• Peaceful Moments (inside sentiment)

Ink:

• Tuxedo Black Memento
• Gray Granite
• Cherry Cobbler
• Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:

• Granite Gray Shimmer Ribbon
• Iridescent Pearls
• Snips
• Sponge

Directions:

1. Using edge of snips blade, distress both pieces of DSP and Whisper White image panel (run blade of scissors over edges to give rough texture).
2. Adhere In Good Taste DSP (wood grain) to Gray Granite card base.
3. Adhere Plaid Tidings DSP to Gray Granite  Mat 2.
4. Stamp tree image from Rooted In Nature in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Whisper White cardstock (2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″).
5. Ink edges of image panel, with a sponge, first with Pumpkin Pie, then a little shallower with Cherry Cobbler, and finally around the edges with Gray Granite.
6. Ink just the very edge of the Gray Granite Mat 3 (under image panel) with Cherry Cobbler ink.
7. Adhere image panel to Mat 3.
8. Wrap a small piece of Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon around the top of the plaid panel, adhering ends to back of panel with tape or glue dots.
9. Use a second small piece of ribbon to tie in a knot around first ribbon.
10. Adhere plaid panel to left side of card front.
11. Adhere image panel to right side of card front.
12. Stamp “Happy Birthday” with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on 3″ x 1/2″ scrap of Whisper White CS and hand-cut banner end.
13. Layer sentiment onto 3 1/8″ x 5/8″ scrap of Gray Granite CS and hand-cut banner end.
14. Adhere sentiment banner overlapping image panel.
15. Apply Iridescent Pearls, one on left end of tag and two in the upper right corner of card.
16. Stamp inside sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on Whisper White panel.
17. Adhere 1/2″ x 4″ plaid DSP strip across bottom for accent.
18. Adhere panel to inside of card.

Done!

A masculine card perfect for a late-summer or fall birthday!

I hope you take some time this weekend to unwind and maybe escape to your happy place!

Until next time, I hope you get a little INKY!

Janet

 

Product List

Rooted In Nature Cling-Mount Stamp Set [148217] $42.00	Nature’s Roots Dies [151786] $39.00	Blossoms In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152684] $22.00	Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595] $21.00	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $21.00
Plaid Tidings 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153527] $11.50	Gray Granite 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146983] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Refill [133456] $5.00
Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad [147118] $7.50	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad [147086] $7.50	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad [147083] $7.50	Gray Granite 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Shimmer Ribbon [152463] $7.00	Iridescent Pearls [153549] $7.50
Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00

 

 

 

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