Winter Trees of comfort and healing

This is my third card using the

Winter Trees

stamp set.

I do love to get at least 5 projects from a stamp set and I can then justify my spend lol.

For my card I started a real red card base and layered on a piece of whisper white card stock which I had run through my

corrugated texture embossing folder.

Using the tree bark stamp I stamped repeatedly, using soft suede ink onto crumb cake card

and highlighted it with white gel pen.

I wrapped some Festive farmhouse cotton twine around it and tied a bow.

I layered it onto a piece of real red card stock.

For the sentiment I  punch a piece of whisper white card using the everyday label punch

and stamped a sentiment from the

Flourishing Phrases stamp set in real red ink.

I add some faux stitching and adhered to the middle using dimensionals.

Using the dies I cut two sets of leaves using real red card

and adhered using wet glue.

I would like to enter my card into:
Creative Fingers - anything goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge - anything goes
Papercraft Challenges - die cuts and punches
Try Stampin' on Tuesdays - sketch
Stamps & Fun = creativity - the cuts

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Winter Trees ...thinking of you

I had another play with my new stamp set

WINTER TREES

and this time I went with a Fall/Autumn card

suitable for a few occasions.

I inked up my pinewood planks embossing folder with soft suede

then ran a piece of crumb cake card through.

I love the effect it gives, it really brings out the grain.

I then stamped the trees onto a piece of whisper white

using the soft suede again.

I took a little leaf type stamp from the

Sheltering Tree stamp set

and inked it up in grapefruit grove, lemon lime twist and so saffron

and simply built up some leaves.

I added some falling leaves using the grapefruit grove blender pen.

The ground was stamped using the stamp from Winter Trees

and again I inked up using grapefruit grove, soft suede and lemon lime twist.

To add some background I watered down some so saffron and pool party inks

and sponged the background.

I layered the whisper white stamped card with some pumpkin pie card.

The sentiment was stamped in grapefruit grove onto a punched whisper white

using  the classic label punch.

I layered that onto a piece of pumpkin pie card, adhered to bottom of card

and finished with a bow using nature's twine in crumb cake

and a gold faceted gem.

This sounds like a lot of work but it really wasn't and I enjoyed making it.

I would like to enter this into:

Sweet Stampers - Autumn or Halloween

Creative Knockouts - Fall

Creative Inspirations - Autumn glow

Crafty Calendar - Autumn

Penny Black and More - Autumn Splendour

Do-Al(l) Creative - make your own background

(I inked up an embossing folder and embossed)

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Winter Trees...Sympathy card

I sadly needed a sympathy card and I always say I will make a bunch to have on hand

but aren't they so hard to make!

I end up just making them when I need them.

I got a new stamp bundle called

WINTER TREES

This is a different type of stamping than what I usually do but I really really

wanted to have a go as there is so much inspiration from very talented ladies out there.

I took my inspiration for this one from the lovely Paula Dobson!

I followed my design through to the inside too, just like Paula did.

For my card I started with an Old Olive card base.
I layered up a piece of Under the Mistletoe then stamped the trees
onto Whisper White card stock using old olive ink.
I double stamped to get the faded trees in the background.
I am truly in love with this stamp set and you will see a few more using it this week.
I haven't even delved into the dies yet!!
I finished it off by wrapping a piece of Festive Farmhouse Cotton twine.

I hope you like it!

I would like to enter this card into:
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
Crafty Creations - anything goes (2)
Crafting with an attitude - anything goes


I wanted to share something I think is SIMPLY wonderful when you are stamping!
It's the
SIMPLY SHAMMY

I use this every single day when stamping! It's a life saver.
Simply had it sitting damp in a spare stamp box and rub your stamps on it to get them clean
in an instant.
It does stain but it rinses clean, dries out over night and you simply dampen again
ready for use the next day! I LOVE IT!

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