Inspired Green Tree

Today’s challenge on Splitcoaststampers is Inspiration Challenge IC341 ~ Polli.  This was an interesting site with lots of cool stuff, but I was immediately drawn to the tree from this garland.  I love the look of this bold green tree!  For my card, I embossed the PSX Black Walnut Tree in green on Stampin’ Up! Naturals Ivory cardstock.  I cut the image and mat in Stampin’ Up! Garden Green with Nestabilities Circle dies.  I used Naturals Ivory for the background and Garden Green for the card base, I wanted to keep it clean and simple to preserve the graphic nature of the inspiration piece.

Grassy Turtle, Another Personal Favorite

Here is another one of my personal favorite cards that I made last summer for a masculine card challenge, using the sketch from Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge SC344.  I used  one of my favorite Stampin’ Up! sets, Inspired by Nature, as well as the turtle from Nature’s Walk and sentiment from Great Friend.  I stamped the turtle on Stampin’ Up! Naturals Ivory in Close to Cocoa and colored with Stampin’ Up! markers and a water brush.  When it was completely dry, I used Crystal Effects on the shell.  I masked the turtle, stamped the Grass in Old Olive and mounted the image panel on Wild Wasabi.  I added the horizontal panel and wrapped the twine around the panel.  I tied the knot with a separate piece of twine, ends trimmed short, with a dot of Crystal Effects on the ends.  I stamped the sentiment on Naturals Ivory and cut the layers with Stampin’ Up! punches.  I sponged around the edges before matting.  I used a border punch on the Close to Cocoa Panel and mounted on a Kraft card base.  This is a versatile design, suitable for any occasion.