Hello friends! Have you missed me? It's been a comedy of errors around here and things still are not working properly. If you haven't heard, I'm so not tech savvy! Surprise, surprise! I absolutely hate it when my phone and/or computer decide that I need to update to the latest information out there. Unfortunately, both my phone and computer were updated just a couple days apart and now they aren't playing nice together. I couldn't download my photos to the computer - it kept rejecting them and saying there weren't any pictures. Well, with no pictures, it's kind of hard to write a blog sharing ideas. My hubby has figured out a very convoluted way of downloading pictures, so let's give it a try, shall we?
It seems like I keep gravitating towards the Branching Out bundle every time I sit down to create. There's just something about those pine needles and pinecones that just draws me in. I love looking outside at all the greenery we're surrounded by and this is just a perfect fit. I hope I'm not boring you with all these ideas using the Branching Out bundle. If I am - sorry! I'll be working on new things very shortly.
Here's the latest for your perusal. This time I used Basic Beige for the backdrop of the design. The card base measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". It's scored at 4 1/4" and folded in half.
On this card base, I used the Linen stamp with Basic Beige ink to give this a subtle design and extra interest.
The 2nd largest of the Branching Out layer dies was used to cut another piece of Basic Beige cardstock for the focal point. Before there was any stamping going on, some of the same Basic Beige ink was added to the edges with a Blending Brush. I love the shadowy edge this adds to the design.
Using the branch and pine needles die, I cut 3 of these from Mossy Meadow cardstock. A little color was added to all three of them. The stems were colored with a Early Espresso marker. Then the tips of the needles were "frosted" with White Pigment ink to make it look a little snowy. These were set aside for a few minutes to give the pigment ink a chance to dry.
A half dozen of the small pinecones were die-cut from Pecan Pie cardstock. After cutting them, some Early Espresso ink was sponged on the tip area of them to give a little more definition.
Next the die-cut branches were placed around the top area to get the design set. Before glueing down, I stamped the pine needles from the stamp set under the branches to fill in the design and give it depth. Old Olive ink was used for this for a slightly lighter color. After the stamping, the branches were attached with "green glue". Any extra bits hanging off the edge were snipped away. The pinecones were also attached with Mini Glue Dots as an easy way to attach.
A layer of Mossy Meadow cardstock was cut to frame the Basic Beige stamped layer. Since the card has already been mailed out, I can't give you dimensions. Oops. But just measure and give the Basic Beige layer about an extra 1/4" top and side to give you a nice frame.
The Basic Beige layer was attached to the Mossy Meadow layer with adhesive. Then this was attached to the card base using Dimensionals.
The sentiment is from the Greetings for You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack in the September - December Mini Catalog. I placed this on a Cherry Cobbler scrap of cardstock, then trimmed around the greeting. I think this set the sentiment off nicely. It's attached to the card front using Dimensionals.
Now for you purists that only want current items, time to look away because I dug out some retired goodies. The pearls are from the Festive Pearls from a year or two ago. I just love these scattered throughout the design.
Lastly, I found a Cherry Cobbler ribbon that's edged in gold. It's only 1/4" wide and just the perfect finish for this card. It's attached with a Mini Glue Dot.
That's it for today. So sorry for the craziness that kept me from posting. I made sure I took pictures of a couple new cards, so I'll be able to post those without bugging my hubby to help me with the next batch of downloaded pictures. I know this is rather late for Christmas cards for this year. But just a thought here. I think changing the Cherry Cobbler color on this card to maybe a blue instead and changing the greeting for a birthday, this would be a great masculine birthday card. What do you think?
Happy stamping and creating,
Sharon
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