Have you ever tried creative depth with Lovely as a Tree, or any nature stamps? I was in a simplicity mood this morning. I love color and the mountains. When I think of the mountains, I’m reminded of when I lived in Utah and California. The scenery was so beautiful, and it really put me at peace. So this morning, I wanted to create a Fall Foliage scenery on a one layer card.
I grabbed my Lovely as a Tree stamp set and went to work. It took me three cards to get the right result, but I’m happy with it! Here is the result!
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Lovely as a Tree OLC tutorial –
- First I cut out a mask leaving a 3/4” border on the top, left and right.
- I inked up my six tree stamp in Crushed Curry, stamped it off and then stamped it three times filling the top 2/3 of the frame. When inking my stamp, I did not ink up the bottom grass and trunks. You can do this with a marker or your ink pad.
- I lightly sponged Soft Sky to create my rectangular frame, being sure to focus a bit heavier on the outline than the middle. I filled in the bottom 1/3 before stamping my main image.
- To color my main image, I used Stampin’ Write Markers. I first colored my trees, then my trunks in Early Espresso.
- For my Greeting, I used the Four You stamp set – I LOVE this set.
It’s a simple card, but I love the color. It makes me feel like I’m looking out at a scene in the Uinta mountains in Utah. I hope you like it too!
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About Ingrid Blackburn
Very pretty card! How did you cut the mask out? Do I need dies to do that? Thank you.
Hi Debbie – thank you! I just cut a rectangle out of a piece of copy paper, or you can use masking paper with my trimmer. No dies needed.
lovely card very impressive – didnt recognise the stamp set – which I own
That’s always a bonus, right?!! Thanks for watching. 🙂
Love the stamp set. Where did you get it?
It’s Lovely as a Tree by Stampin’ Up! It’s a great set. 🙂
What colors did you use for the front trees? Thanks!
Hi Sheri – I colored them in Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Soft Suede. I actually have a video on this project in my free initial series on the Creative Tips e-letter List – it’s the second video if you’re interested. You can sign up for that here – it’s free: http://bit.ly/TCGCTips 🙂
Just send this card on Pinterest – it’s absolutely gorgeous. I haven’t inked this stamp set for years so I must dig it out again. Great job!
So glad you love it Helen! It’s a great stamp set, I still can’t believe I waited 11 years to buy it! 🙂
Thanks Amy! That was the mood and look I was going for. Third time is a charm. I first did the background in multi-colors, but it needed to be all one so the front would shine through. I’m glad you like it! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Ingrid, I love the colors you used on this card. This stamp set is really a must for anyone. There are so many uses for it. It really does remind me of the fall.