Pick A Season Card

Hello stampers!  I've got to get a quick post in today.  I wasn't going to share these, because I'd just quickly made them for my own use.  But since the Pick A Season stamp set is a Sale-a-bration freebie, I wanted to let you see these before the set is no longer available.  Like I said, these cards were for my own consumption for a couple of ladies in Sunday School who have been under the weather. I used several items that are retired, so you get a mix of old and new.  There is nothing out of the ordinary about them.   But I did have a small problem.  It seems I don't have any St. Patrick's Day stamps, so this little tree is stepping up and letting me decorate it for the holiday.  So that's why these little cards are being shared today.

Even though these were super quick to make, I think they turned out cute.  The card base is Shy Shamrock cardstock.  Quite fitting I'd say!  The size is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".  It's scored and folded in half.  

The watercolor wash looking layer is a piece from the Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper which is another Sale-a-bration item.  Cool, two items on one card.  The DSP piece measures 4" x 2 1/2".  

It's layered onto a piece of Shaded Spruce cardstock for definition between the two colors. The Shaded Spruce cardstock measures 4 1/4" x 3".  They are layered together with "green glue".  Then this is layered onto the fold card base right about across the center.  It's attached with "green glue" here too.

The focal piece is stamped onto a piece of Basic White cardstock.  This measures 3 7/8" x 2 5/8".  You could make the piece a little bigger if you don't like dealing with the odd 1/8" measurements.  This is just a piece I had in my "cut pieces stash".

The first item stamped is the trunk of the tree.  It's stamped with Pecan Pie ink about 3/4" from the bottom.  (The next one I made, I put this a 1/4" higher to not leave quite so much white on top and give you more room for the grass.)

Next, the leaves were stamped above the tree truck.  They're stamped with Shy Shamrock ink.  While I had the Shy Shamrock ink out, the grass was stamped multiple times to give it a base for the tree.

The stamp with 3 clover leaves is part of the set.  These were stamped with Shaded Spruce ink, so they show up nicely among the leaves.  Don't they fit in the open spaces just right?

I didn't have a current sentiment to use on the card, so I dug the Lovely Friends set out of hiding and used it once again.  This little stamp fit so nicely in the open area.  It's stamped with Shaded Spruce ink to match.

At this point I was planning on putting a layer underneath the white layer.  After trying several ideas, I realized I liked it just plain and simple with no more layers.   Sometimes less is the better option.  It's attached to the center of the card using Dimensionals for lift.

I remembered these teeny tiny flower accents from a year or two ago.  I seem to have a bazillion of these little flowers, so why not use them.  I thought they would be a good accent for this all green card.  I love the addition of both the color and interest.  Each of these tiny flowers were attached with a Mini Glue Dot.  What a lovely finish to my St. Paddy's Day card.

After making two of these, I thought they turned out cute enough to send to the shut-ins from church.  So, I've cut enough cardstock and DSP for another 22 cards.  We'll be getting together next week to make these.  Hope all the recipients with enjoy them.

And I hope you liked this card idea.  When I saw this Sale-a-bration item, I knew I had to get it.  I love that it has an assortment of stamps to fit the openings in the leaves.  This means you can do everything from hearts to flowers and shamrocks to eggs.  There are even some extra leaves if you just want a plain tree.  What fun!  Lots of possibilities.  I've always enjoyed these types of stamps that you can change around to cover several seasons.  Very versatile.

Thank you for sharing your time with me today.  If you haven't got this set yet and you really want it, you only have until the 28th.  So, hop to it and don't delay!  (hmmm, maybe I could add a bunny under the tree?)  But I digress.  I do appreciate your time and also your orders.  Thank you so much!

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon