Nov 05 2007
“Sparkle, Sparkle Trees of Three!”
Hi everyone! I’m back, and I’m among the walking & talking! Last week I spent a day with 2 of my grandsons, Eli & Zeke, and their mommy, my daughter Jessica. They were pretty sick … and it gave me an opportunity to spend some .. uhhhhh .. “quality” nurturing time with them. *wink* Naturally … my needy turn came shortly afterwards …. oh yeah. I didn’t stamp, I didn’t touch my computer, I did not even leave the confines of my little circle zone of comfort while the time seemed to stand still for just a little while. Thankfully, all bad things do eventually come to an end. So now it’s time to get back into the “real” world, play some “catch up”, and tell you about my newest creation for Hanna Stamps!
There’s something about the tree image in “Tis the Season” that I just love. Maybe it’s simply the fact that I was raised in the plains, and still live in the plains … even though here it’s Texas and years ago it was Oklahoma. Now, I adore those beautiful areas that are so unlike the plains. I love pine trees, evergreen trees, fir trees, etc. Well … simply put … I love lush, green areas filled with trees of all sorts.
It just takes a little bit of masking to create a setting of close trees with this image. The image is simple enough to easily cut your mask, and is actually excellent for those to try who might not have tried to mask before. MASKING: To create your mask, stamp the image on paper, such as printer paper, large post-it note, or even lightweight cardstock (my choice). I chose lightweight cardstock because I’ve recently been masking quite a bit, and wanted a mask to be reusable several times. Cut out your mask carefully, trying to stay just on the outside of the inked lines. Now, you will stamp your primary image on your cardstock in the location that you want to appear to be “closest” to the viewer. Once stamped, you will “mask” this image with your cut out “mask”. I use temporary adhesive in a couple of places on the back of the mask to hold it precisely in place over the newly stamped image. You’re ready now to stamp another image, close to the primary image. Let part of it go over the mask itself. These areas will “seem” to be behind the main image later. I set my trees down farther on the cardstock to add to the illusion that they are “behind” and farther away than the central tree. Repeat as often as necessary to create your scene. I’m looking forward to my order from eclectic Paperie later this week, because I’ve ordered some Eclipse Tape, which is designed for making masks that gently stick to the images. Oooooh, I love new “toys”! Sometimes, you may need 2 or 3 masks to preserve the image lines of your already stamped images. Experiment a little, and you’ll discover how easy it is to add dimension with masking!
I’ve created a snowy scene with Liquid Applique from eclectic Paperie. And of course, if you want “sparkle”, you need some glitz! I always seem to break out the glitter during the holiday card season. *grin* The tree image was repeatedly stamped side-by-side to create the background on the card base.
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Card Recipe: STAMPS==> “Tis the Season” by Hanna Stamps; INKS==> Palette Noir Black Hybrid Ink, Always Artichoke, Bashful Blue, Copic Markers; Cardstock/Paper==> Always Artichoke, Ruby Red, Basic Grey Figgy; ACCESSORIES==> Liquid Applique, Vintage Brads, Dimensionals
17 responses so far
ahhh, glad you’re feeling better Tex!!
LOVE this card, tree’s, tree’s everywhere, so cool!
OOOhhh! Very pretty trees!
Sigh…you’re the coolest grandma I know…would you adopt me? GOJUS card!
I love the snow and the sparkle! This card is fantastic. 🙂
I really LOVE your Hanna trees! The snow, sparkle, the way they are nestled in together…so sweet! I love the patterned paper too!
Glad you were there to comfort your little sweeties when they weren’t feeling so well! Sorry you caught the bug, and I’m glad you are feeling better now!
Amazing card!!! Love all the glitter and liquid applique!!!
Glad you recovered from caregiving/sharing quickly. This cards is goreous! Keep well!
Wow, I’m with you Bev, I love anything with trees on it. I live in Los Angeles near the ocean so we don’t get to see trees much either. I love visiting my best friend in Canada, more trees there than any place I’ve ever been! Excellent card, great masking job.
Very pretty.
love your card and glad to hear you got to spend some quality time with the little ones. Ü
Hi Bev!! I am FINALLY getting to blog again and just got all caught up on yours!! You rock, girl and you are one AWESOME granny – I bet they just loved having you there!!! This card is absolutely amazing – I am in awe!!! Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!!*STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Hi and welcome back. I love your card and I should thak you for the inspitration as I should really start making some Christmas cards.
What fun for your itty bitty wittys to have grandma there! Love the sparkle and shine on your trees-adorable!
Oh, no! I’m so sorry you were sick but glad you’re back among the living now. This card is so utterly adorable and fantastic! I just love it to pieces!!
Glad to see you back in action. This is beautiful! I love that tree image, as well! Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!
great trees! love the glitz!
LOVE these snowy trees, Bev — and they go so well with the Figgy tree paper . . . great colors, too!