Lovely as a Tree - Polished Stone

This is almost a duplicate of a card that I made back in 2002-2003.   Glossy card stock is back, so it was a perfect time to show my customers yesterday at the club workshop how to do the Polished Stone technique using the Glossy card stock. Even the Lovely as a Tree set was available back then.  It's been around ever since I've been a demo.  The card stock back then was Glorious Green which is a close match to the Emerald Envy. 

1.     The base of the card is Emerald Envy cardstock cut at 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” and scored at 4-1/4” in the middle.

2.    The Glossy cardstock is cut at 2-1/2” x 4-3/4”.

3.    To do the Polished Stone onto the Glossy Cardstock:

Saturate a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol and set on the E clear block.  Add 3 drops each of the reinkers (Emerald Envy, Soft Sky and if you wish Lemon Lime Twist) to the cotton ball that is saturated with alcohol.  Now, dab the Glossy cardstock with it until you like the desired look.  You may take another dry cotton ball to dab off the excess and/or use the Heat Tool to dry the ink.

4.    Once it is dry, ink up the Lovely as a Tree stamp with Black Memento ink. Let dry or use Heat Tool again before adhering to the 2-3/4” x 5” Basic Black cardstock with Adhesive. 

5.    Attach to the top of the Emerald Envy base card leaving room for the “Happy Birthday” message from Happy Birthday Gorgeous or Milestone Moments stamp set at the bottom that will be stamped with Black Memento ink.

Products I used:

Lovely As A Tree Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$28.00

Lovely As A Tree Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$20.00

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set
$21.00

Milestone Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set
$21.00

Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.00

8-1/2" X 11" Glossy White Cardstock
$7.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
$6.00

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Ink Refill
$3.75

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Ink Refill
$3.75

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Ink Refill
$3.75

Multipurpose Liquid Glue
$4.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)
$30.00

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Lovely as a Tree with Reindeer

This card uses an old favorite stamp set, Lovely as a Tree which has been around since before I started stamping over 15 years ago. The base of my card is Real Red cardstock cut at 4-1/4" x 11.   I stamped the trees with Garden Green ink but first layered the Whisper White cardstock, one measured at 4" x 5-1/4" and the smaller one at 3" x 4".  Then I cut Real Red cardstock at 3-1/8" x 4-1/8" to layer.  I stamped the label stamp "Christmas" from the hostess set Time of Year and cut it out with the Bunch of Banners Die.  The reindeer are from the Santa's Sleigh Thinlet dies and I cut one from Red Glimmer as well as the bow and the other reindeer from Thick Whisper White cardstock.

Lovely As A Tree Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$28.00

Lovely As A Tree Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$20.00

Time Of Year Photopolymer Stamp Set
$10.00

Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies
$27.00

Big Shot
$110.00

Santa's Sleigh Dies Thinlits
$30.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$9.00

Red Glimmer Paper
$5.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Snail Adhesive
$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals
$4.00

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In the Meadow and Lovely as a Tree

I created this card yesterday with In the Meadow stamp set (2016 Occasions) and Lovely as a Tree sets.  I was inspired by a similar card that Michelle Zindorf created.  The sky colors are Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie.   I stamped the mountains with Versamark and embossed them with Rich Razzleberry.  Then I masked the mountains and sponged with Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss.  The trees were stamped with the Archival Basic Black. 

Lovely as a Tree - Reflection card

This is a card we did last month at my workshop to demonstrate how to do a reflection card. Lovely as a Tree stamp is perfect for this technique and here are my instructions:

Stamp Set:  Lovely as a Tree

Cardstock:  Old Olive, Marina Mist, Whisper White

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Marina Mist

Other:  Window Sheets, Stamping Sponges, 1¼” Circle Punch, Recollections Repositionable tape (non-SU!), Adhesive Remover, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Brayer, Snail Adhesive

 

1.     Ink up Lovely as a Tree stamp with Chocolate Chip ink and stamp on upper layer of 3¾” x 5”Whisper White cardstock.

2.     Ink up Lovely as a Tree stamp with Chocolate Chip ink again and stamp on the Window Sheet. Turn Window Sheet over and upside down and align with the image on the Whisper White cardstock.  Press and rub with your fingers to transfer the reflection to the cardstock.

3.     Punch out two 1¼” Circle Punches for the moons to mask over the stamped images.  Use the Recollections Repositionable tape (non SU!) to hold them in place.

4.     Stamp the trees on a scrap of paper to make a mask for the bottom of the card so you can do the sky.  Cut it out and use repositionable tape to align at the bottom.

5.     Ink up the brayer with Marina Mist by taking the brayer and rolling it across the ink pad and then lift it up and reink again; repeat several times but not rolling brayer back and forth to ink it up. 

6.     Now, start rolling on the place mat back and forth before starting on your Whisper White cardstock for the sky (so that it doesn’t leave lines by starting on the cardstock first). Keep re-inking if you need to until you have the desired look for the sky.

7.     Use the sponge in Marina Mist to ink up the reflection in the water of the trees and the moon.

8.     Use a sponge in Old Olive to color in the grass area.

9.     Remove circles and remove residue with the Adhesive Remover.

10.   Layer stamped image on 4” x 5¼” Marina Mist cardstock and then again on the Old Olive card base with Snail Adhesive.