Tree Swing in the Garden

Happy Saturday morning. I love creating scene cards and I have fallen in love with the Impression Obsession Tree and Fence dies and Solid Tree Set. For my scene project today I combined these elements with My Favorite Things Fresh Cut Grass dies and Memory Box Flower Mound and Butterfly Delights dies and framed using Memory Box Splendor Frame die.

I started by sponging in a cloud sky background on a piece of white card stock. Then I lightly stamped in the solid tree image over the clouds with light brown ink to use as a guide for stamping in the leaf background.

I die cut three tree out of kraft cardstock and sponged with brown ink.  I die cut green flowers using the Flower Mound die, shaped them using a stylus and mat and attached them all around the tree limbs.  I thought the green flowers would definitely represent leaves, especially when they were layered in front of the stamped leaf background. You can see them more clearly in the closer view.

I cut white fence sections and attached them to the base scene layer with thin strips of  mounting tape.   I mounted the tree directly over the stamped tree and leaves and in front of the fence.

I attached several fresh cut grass layers in front of the fence line.  Speaking of grass, did you know that negative side left over from the MFT grass die cut is equally as lovely and useful as the original cut die? If you look closely at the photo below you can see how using both both cuts shows the grass in different directions and look more natural.

I cut the frame and attached it over top of the scene front with mounting tape. I added several sprigs of Punch Bunch Fern in behind the grass and used them like flower stems for the larger flowers in the scene. I added several smaller flowers in the grass for added color against all that green.

I thought several pink butterflies and the little rope swing would be a perfect finish for this card.

If you would like to see other projects made using the Impression Obsession dies and stamps check out my category listing here.  Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Stamps: Impression Obsession Solid Tree Set    Paper:  Kiwi Kiss, White, Regal Rose, Kraft    Ink:  Distress Ink  Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo    Accessories:  Impression Obsession Tree and Fence Dies, My Favorite Things Fresh Cut Grass Die, Memory Box Splendor Frame, Butterfly Delights, Flower Mound Dies, Punch Bunch Medium Fern, Glossy Accents, Mounting Tape, QuickStik, Glue Dots, Stylus, Mat, Handmade Cloud Template, Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool