Here are some more details on two of the note cards that make up my Thoughtful Branches Gift set!
They're the same card just oriented differently. The first step is to stamp the "swish" from Work of Art using Soft Sky. On this card I staggered them so that there would be color all the way across the card front. Next I stamped the greeting as close as I could get it to the lower left corner using Early Espresso ink. The tree trunk was stamped on a scrap of Whisper White using Versamark ink and embossed with Copper Embossing Powder then die-cut with the framelits that come in the Thoughtful Branches Bundle. The leaves of the tree are stamped in Blushing Bride then die-cut; the second layer of the tree is die-cut from Blushing Bride cardstock without stamping. The two birds are stamped with Flirty Flamingo. Layering the tree with a darker color like this gives it a deeper, fuller look. Another tip is to attach the two tree tops together opposite of each other, like this:
I attached the tree to the card front using Snail, but Tombow liquid glue would work equally as well. The birds are attached with glue dots.
This card is made the same way, only the swishes are stacked instead of staggered.
Stop back tomorrow to take a closer look at two more of the cards that make up my Thoughtful Branches Gift set!
Happy stamping,
Pat
