Want to make an easy and fun card with the Sheltering Tree Stamp Set? Make a lovely pastoral scene with the Sheltering Tree. This stamp set, which is photopolymer, has a lot of little pieces that make it fun to play with! Since it is photopolymer you can see through the stamp and know that you are placing your stamp where you want it. But you don’t need to use all the pieces if you want to make a simpler card.
The card base is Baked Brown Sugar, layered with Pistachio Pudding and then Whisper White for the stamped layer. I stamped the tree trunk in Early Espresso and the leaves with Pistachio Pudding ink plus other greens markered on with the Stampin’ Write Markers. That didn’t show up that well so probably not worth the trouble, but you could try doing it with a little more contrast. Next I stamped the swaths of grass in Pistachio Pudding and Old Olive for some contrast, you could do just one color easily. Several good greetings come in the stamp set so you can choose the one you like. I stamped mine in Early Espresso. The rake is also stamped in Early Espresso. I put the rake in the scene because I raked up some leaves and broken twigs this morning on our sidewalk. Not one of my usual activities! But I was in the mood!
The little blades of grass are also a stamp in the set. Kinda fun to stamp those around. And for a final touch, I sponged some Soft Sky ink around the background for some sky and additional color.
Lots you can do with this set, including making some framed pictures for home decor!
Here are the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals if you missed them on Tuesday. These are good until Monday, April 20.
