I made this card a while back but never got around to posting it. It’s probably one of the simplest cards I’ve made in a very long time. One stamp set, two pieces of paper, two ink pads, and glue.

The Sheltering Tree stamp set from the Annual catalog, is very versatile, which is something I really like in a stamp set. Of course, you can make a tree with out without leaves: with grass, fallen leaves, or flowers scattered around; maybe on a small hill; with a bike, rake, or swing. But for this card I wanted something a little different.

I wanted to create the effect of lying under the trees and looking up at the sky, like some photographs I’ve seen.

I stamped the tree branches in Early Espresso around the perimeter of the Soft Sky card stock layer, with the tops of the trees toward the center of the paper. Then I stamped the leaves over them in Mossy Meadow. I used darker colors, because looking up, you would mostly see the silhouettes of the trees against the bright sky.

I wanted to use this sentiment, but it’s a long, thin one that wouldn’t fit the way I wanted. So I inked a different part of the stamp each time with an Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker. Then I cleaned it and inked up the next part.  It was easy to line up because you can see right through the photopolymer stamps.

NOTE: When using this technique, make sure you clean and dry the stamp well between stamping the different parts.

I glued this layer to the front of a Mossy Meadow card base. To write inside the card, you could glue a piece of Whisper White or Soft Sky CS to the inside of the card, but I like to use a White Uniball Signo Gel Pen to write directly onto the dark CS.

Here’s what I used. Click on the images below to get what you need to make your own version of today’s card!

SALE-A-BRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON!

Sale-a-bration 2016 is in full swing! There are three items in the back of the brochure that are only available through February 15: two stamp sets and one Designer Series Paper pack. If you want these, be sure to place your orders soon!

Those three items will be replaced with three brand new items on February 16: two new stamp sets and some Metallic Glitter Tape!

Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!