Blogger Challenge: Week 114

This week’s blogger challenge is a sketch, provided by our leader, Lisa. I’ve been playing with my DoodleFactory Into the Woods stamp set from Starving Artistamps and thought that the trio of trees would be a perfect fit for this sketch.

I stamped the trees on a light blue cardstock panel. The treetops are paper pieced using scraps of cardstock that has been embossed with different embossing folders. I really like the look of the mixed and matched textures on the treetops. I added the grass using a sponge and some green ink.

I was going for a masculine look for the card, so I kept the rest of the design fairly simple. I covered most of the cardfront with some grid patterned paper in a light green and added a matching solid panel of green at the bottom of the card. A piece of green stitched grosgrain ribbon, embellished with a single button, divides the two different panels. Using a solid panel gave me a good place to stamp the “you’re tree-mendous” sentiment in coordinating green ink. I added three white brads as an embellishment

For more ideas using this sketch, you can visit the rest of the challenge players. Links to their blogs are in the sidebar on the right.

Materials Used:
DoodleFactory Into the Woods stamp set and Woods Sentiments set (Starving Artistamps); Rich Cocoa ink (Memento); Kiwi Kiss Classic ink, Soft Sky and Close to Cocoa cardstock, sponge, dimensionals (Stampin’ Up!); Ripe Avocado Palette ink, Ripe Avocado and Spring Moss cardstock, Ripe Avocado stitched grosgrain ribbon, Spring Moss button, twine (Papertrey Ink); Herringbone and Swiss Dot embossing folders (Cuttlebug); white brads (Making Memories)