Birch and leaves - A masculine card

My brief for myself today was to use the Birch stamp and to make a quick, easy and masculine card.  Here's the result.

A masculine card - suitable for most occasions.
It features the Birch stamp and foliage cut with Seasonal Layers and Nature's Roots dies

The base card is Sahara Sand with a layer of Early Espresso.  The card front is Soft Suede, stamped with the Birch image using White Craft ink which I softened a little by applying more white ink with a sponge brayer.

The greeting is from the Colourful Seasons stamp set, stamped with Early Espresso ink onto Old Olive cardstock.  I used the Layering Ovals dies to cut out both the sentiment and the Mossy Meadow layer beneath it.

The foliage is cut from scraps of Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso cardstock using dies from the Seasonal Layers and Nature's Roots sets.

I only coloured the smallest leaf.  It's cut from Crushed Curry cardstock and sponged with Cajun Craze.  I drew on the veins with a Cajun Craze Stampin' Write Marker.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All products used in the project are available for purchase in my online store

Birch Cling Stamp

$28.00

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set

$47.00

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

$56.00

Nature's Roots Framelits Dies

$68.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

$8.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

$15.25

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Sponge Brayers

$14.00

Serene Garden Celebrated in Pink

This card uses a watercolour background that I created a while ago with Brusho Colour Crystals.  When I'm creating backgrounds, I generally make several so there are always some waiting in my craft room to be used!

This card features a combination of Celebrate You dies, Nature's Roots dies and Serene Garden Bundle
along with a Brusho Crystal Colour background

The flowers are created with the Serene Garden Bundle, which I love (and the 10% saving was a bonus!).  I stamped them with Mango Melody ink onto Crushed Curry cardstock and added some shading by watercolouring with some more Mango Melody ink.  I then cut them out with the coordinating dies.

I cut the leaves from Call Me Clover cardstock and then embossed with the matching embossing piece using the Natures Roots Framelits.  Sponging with a little Call Me Clover ink added a little definition to the leaves by enhancing the embossed lines.

I cut the word "Celebrate" twice: once with Basic Black cardstock and once with Lovely Lipstick cardstock and offset them a little when I adhered them to the card front.

The card layers are Lovely Lipstick, Basic Black, watercoloured Watercolor Paper and there are some Faceted Dots in the corners.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - all products used are available in my online store (Australian Residents only)

Serene Garden Photopolymer Bundle

$73.75

Nature's Roots Framelits Dies

$68.00

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

$0.00

Brusho Crystal Colour

$52.00

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Faceted Dots

$10.50