I have always had a love for trees - in fact when I was in school it was my favorite thing to draw and paint and I won Best of Show at my high school art festival with one such painting. They seem to be a masculine type of image to use on male cards - and this happens to be my favorite TAC tree image. It is called Good Timber. The Alphabet is on the retiring list - so you can get it from now til the end of june at 25% off! CLICK HERE to see all the retiring stamps in on one page(they are all on my featured products page on my secure site) - with pics!
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Stamps: Good Timber, Script Background, Friendship Strips and Distressed Typewriter Bet Stamp Sets from The Angel Company
Ink: Burnt Umber Palette Ink, Noir Palette Ink
Papers: Kraft, Brown and Ivory Cardstock
Accessories: Reece Ribbon, Hydra Sponges, Prisma Colored Pencils, Pop Dots, Scor-Pal
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Do you not LOVE that plaid???? What an unexpected stamp set to get a masculine effect from. I took the pain strip and created the plaid on the front of an ivory car by inking it up and stamping it off onto scratch paper first then onto the card. The stamp is not wide enough to cover the whole front - but if you strategically place the end of the strip to be under a layer of the card no one ever has to know! Something like this:
I stamped the script Background onto an ivory piece and then stamped the tree on top and colored. I edged the piece with a hydra sponge and Burnt Umber and then I edged it directly with the pad too to rough it up a bit. I colored with regular colore pencils and basically just scribbled a little color here and there.
And you also may be wondering what the heck I used the Scor-pal for? :-) I call it "structured tearing" and it basically controls your tearing so that you end up with a nice torn edge without going off in the weeds! I did that on the brown layer.
This card also used the sketch from Monday - flipped again to the other side. I think I just like it better on that side!
I jumped onto a Father's Day Card Blog Hop - check out all the others creations!
Participants:
Jamie
Carol
Bridget
Christina
Rita
Seleise
Laurie
Heather
KellyRae
Stacy
Yesterday the kiddos cleaned out my car - whoo hoo!!! I had to help a little but they did most of the work. Laney actually said afterwards that they were going to do it once a month. I think she like the $2 I paid each of them! I actually have them earing the money to go swimming this summer because if they had their way we would be at the pool everyday - and Mama just can't do that!
I did actually get those 12 cards done yesterday. It however took me 12 hours and not 2! I also cleaned the bathroom, the car out with the kids, made dinner - oh and I took a shower too! Today it is computer time! To put those cards onto idea sheets! Ought to be a fun day - you think I can finish them up by lunch? That is the goal!
I love how you colored the tree...so realistic. Great card!
Posted by: Chris Franco | June 11, 2009 at 09:42 AM
this is soooo amazing! we're doing a father's day blog hop tonight on PW so you should include this post on that list. :) And, I used this same set on a Father's Day card but yours is soooo much more awesome! still - same stamp set... one mind... :)
Posted by: Seleise | June 11, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Wow! The tree is so realistic with the varying shades of green! Love how you used the Scor-Pal to control your tearing! Great card!
Posted by: Carol N | June 11, 2009 at 07:11 PM
Heather this is a FANTASTIC card! I love the plaid, the colors, the coloring! I am going to have to case it, if that's ok! :) Thanks for joining in!
Posted by: Laurie W. | June 11, 2009 at 07:17 PM
I love it all! The GOOD TIMBER stamp set is one of my favorites. I love what you've done. Sounds like you're as busy as ever! LOL Glad you could blog hop with us!
Hugs,
Bridgett
Posted by: Bridgett Owens | June 11, 2009 at 08:02 PM
LOVE the coloring you did on the tree. And how clever to create your own plaid.
Posted by: KellyRae - Coolidge, AZ | June 11, 2009 at 09:31 PM
Wow this is BRILLIANT!!! Great use of stamps & your coloring is beautiful!
Posted by: Stacy | June 12, 2009 at 06:28 AM
Gorgeous coloring! Love the background you created! All the elements go together so beautifully!
Christina
Posted by: Christina | June 12, 2009 at 07:05 AM
Awesome Father's Day card!
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