Grassy Grove

 

Check out this pretty card.

I love the way it turned out.

It is a great guy card that could be used for many different occasions.

 

This scene is what it looks like when I look out the window on our farm.

I just love seeing nature's beauty!

I made this into a fun z fold card.

This is what it looks like when standing up!

Do you notice the embossed trees along the left edge of the card?

You don't see it as much as I thought you would- but it is still

some added texture that adds to the card.

I used the Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder for this.

 

There is a little omitting of the ink on the sky & grass?

I did this on purpose.......

That is because I wanted this to have a water color look to it.

 

NOTE:  With these solid image photopolymer stamps you WILL want

to have a piercing mat underneath your paper when you stamp the image,

so that you get a good stamped image.

 

How did I do it?

1.  Ink stamp in the Balmy Blue Ink. 

2. Lightly spray water onto the stamp & 

press it down onto the Watercolor Paper.  

3.  Ink the middle section stamp into the Pear Pizzazz Ink.

4.  Lightly spray water onto the stamp

& press it down onto the Watercolor Paper.

5.  Ink the ground/grass & trees in Old Olive Ink & stamp them.

*I DID NOT spray water onto these when stamping them.

6.  Stamp the deer onto Very Vanilla card stock, 

using Soft Suede Ink & then die cut it out.

Here are the supplies & measurements.

stamp sets:  'Ocean Front' (sky, meadow & hill), 'Grassy Grove'(deer, tall grass, trees), 'Let's Set Sail' (birds) & 'Expressions of Friendship' (hostess set for the words)

card stock:

• Old Olive- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 2 1/8"(emboss this) & 4 1/4"- fold for z fold card base
  
• Early Espresso-3 1/2 x 5 1/4"
  
• Balmy Blue-3 1/4 x 4 1/4"
  
• Balmy Blue- 1/4 x 3 1/4"
  
• Old Olive- 1/2 x 2 1/2"
• Watercolor Paper- 3 x 4"
• Very Vanilla- 2" strip- stamp deer onto & die cut out
  
• Very Vanilla- 4 x 5 1/4"- for inside of card
  

inks:  Balmy Blue, Pear Pizzazz; Old Olive, Soft Suede

other:  Stampin' Cut & Embossing Machine; Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder; Grove Dies; Tailored Tag Punch (to flag the ends of the word banner); Linen Thread; dimensionals; glue dots

 

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!

Happy Stamping!

Hugs-

SUSIE