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Thursday 22 September 2011

Autumnal Tree


Good Evening.  Hope you had a nice day today.  It wasn't so cold here today in fact at some points it was quite warm.  Makes it much easier to enjoy this time of year.

My card today follows the sketch on Freshly Made Sketches -


This was a lovely sketch to follow and my card came together really easily.  

I started off with a Crumb cake base which I rounded the corners on.  My tree is from the beautiful stamp set Lovely as a Tree.  I stamped the trunk of the tree with my Early Espresso  stamp pad wiping away any excess from the leaves.  I then tapped Poppy Parade and Peach Parfait using my Stampin' Write Markers onto the leaves.  Isn't it great how everything with Stampin' Up! co-ordinates so you know the markers will match the ink pads and card stock?  It makes it all so easy!  

The tree panel was popped up on dimensionals and attached to Poppy Parade card.  I don't know if you can see in the photo but I added a frame of leaves using Poppy Parade ink.  This was then mounted onto Chocolate Chip card.  

The border is a Chocolate Chip base with Poppy Parade punched out using a punch out of the New catalogue available in October - Lace Ribbon Punch.  Isn't it fab?  I think this will be fantastic for scrapbooking and 3d projects too. 

The little sentiment is from the Hostess Set SiIhouette Sentiments.  A beautiful stamp set that has become a favourite of mine.  You only have till the end of the month to earn this set. It was punched out using the Oval Large Punch and mounted onto a Chocolate Chip Scallop Oval

A big welcome to Kelly, thanks for choosing to follow.  Hope you come back often. 

I'm also going to pop this card into Paper Players where the theme is animal or plants.

Thanks for stopping by.  We have a local holiday tomorrow and Monday, great to have a long weekend.  Hope you enjoy your weekend too. x

Supplies Used
All Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated

Card - Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Poppy Parade, Whisper White
Ink - Poppy Parade, Early Espresso 
Stamp - Lovely as a Tree, Silhouette Sentiments
Punch - Lace Ribbon, Ovel Large, Scallop Oval
Stampin' Write Markers - Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait




19 comments:

Rita W said...

Great minds think alike! I just used a different tree from that set today and "thumped" it with my markers. :) I love the rounded edges, the leaf border, and that gorgeous strip of lace card stock. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.

Linda Callahan said...

Simple and lovely! Love the rounded edges - great detail!

Ann Schach said...

Gorgeous, Aileen! I love these warm colors...perfect for a fall card! Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!

Valerie-Jael said...

Another lovely card! Vakerie

Jenny said...

Love the rich colours Aileen and gorgeous lacey border too :)
Jenny x

Suze Bain said...

Love the leaf frame and that border punch has real impact. Fab. xx

Vicky Hayes said...

Just gorgeous Aileen! Enjoy your holiday weekend! Vx

Jenni's Jems said...

love the colours (very autumnal)and gorgeous card x

Sue said...

Gorgeous colours Aileen and what a beautiful tree stamp. Sue.x

Keep It Sweet and Simple said...

Really beautiful autumn tree and it looks fab against that rich, red card.
Caroline xxx

Tara Bilbao said...

This is such a serene, beautiful card. I love the color combo and layout. Terrific card! Thank you for playing with The Paper Players!

Bonnie said...

What a beautiful Fall Tree! Great layout too.

Vicky said...

Such a beautiful card Aileen...and I so love the colours hun...

big hugs Vicky xx

Lesley said...

Lovely creation for both challenges, love the autumn colours and the lace border punch looks really nice on the side panel. Thanks for joining us at the Paper Players and at Freshly Made Sketches.

Jen Mitchell said...

This is a lovely card Aileen. I have GOT to get that stamp set! Every time I see a card made with it, I love it! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

Julie Marshall said...

Love this CAS layout and the gorgeous colors! The lace ribbon punch is the perfect finishing touch. Thanks so much for joining us this week at the Paper Players!

Tui Nathan said...

A very lovely card Aileen ... that tree has come up beautifully in those pretty colours ...love the lace ribbon border!
Thank you for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!!!

Nance Leedy said...

Oh I love this treeand don't use it enough! Love how you've featured it here and the leaf border is such a great detail! Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches!

None None said...

What a lovely card, Aileen! The rounded edges add such a nice soft detail and I love how you stamped/colored the tree. I will have to try that soon. Thanks for the inspiration!

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