Forest Palms

 

Such a great card by Christy Gridley that I knew I had to try my hand at making something similar with the supplies I had. Thanks Christy for your inspiration.

I used the Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper (DSP) instead of making my own with watercolors.

I used 'Mossy Meadow' and Memento for the trees in the background.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Stamp sets - Paradise Palms, Forever Forest

Ink - Memento, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Darling Duckling

Paper - Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Softly Stippled DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Tasteful Labels dies, Forever Forest dies, Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder

Evergreen Christmas

 

One of the Christmas cards I designed this year. I wanted simple yet elegant and I think I succeeded. lol

I used the 'Forever Forest' stamp set with its coordinating dies. I used the 'Star of Light' stamp set for the sentiment. I used the 'Evergreen Forest' embossing folder for the background. The Designer Series Paper is from the 'Peaceful Prints' DSP.

I added a Wink of Stella' to the trees to make them shine.

I used Rectangle Stitched dies for most of the pieces (except for the mat of the Evergreen Forest background).

Thanks for looking!

Stamp set - Forever Forest, Star of Light

Ink - Garden Green 

Paper - Basic White, Garden Green, Peaceful Prints DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing folder, Rectangle Stitched dies, Square Stitched dies (non-SU), Wink of Stella, dimensionals

Forest Greetings

 

January masculine birthday cards are troublesome for me. Gratefully, with the 'Forever Forest' stamp set I've been able to create great masculine cards for the men in my family. My nephew is now 18... an adult! Wow! How did that happen! Now we only have 5 (out of 20) nieces and nephews under 18!

I used the 'Evergreen Forest 3D' embossing folder on the background and die-cut the piece with the 'Rectangle Stitched' dies. 

Thanks for taking a look!

Stamp sets - Forever Forest, Go To Greetings

Ink - Mossy Meadow

Paper - Mossy Meadow, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Forever Forest dies, Evergreen Forest 3D embossing Folder, Rectangle Stitched dies

Wishing Forest

 

I really liked Rosina Carrasco's card (found on Pinterest). I changed a few things to make it my own. Thanks Rosina for your lovely inspiration!

I used my brayer with Craft White ink to make the background piece to 'pop' with the snowflakes. I used the stylus to make the sentiment piece 'pop' stand out. The "moon" is gently inked with 'Wink of Stella' to make it shine.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Stamp set - Wishes All Around

Ink - Smoky Slate, Craft White

Paper - Smoky Slate, Basic White, Glimmer Paper (Silver)

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Forever Forest dies, Wintry 3D embossing folder, Wink of Stella, Brayer, dimensionals, Circles Collection dies, Seasonal Labels dies