Roughing It Camping Scene

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Good Saturday morning. I don’t know when I have looked forward to a weekend more than I did this one.  Whew!  Work just gets in the way of all my creative plans.  I keep telling my husband I need to retire on my 63rd birthday (in just few weeks) but he doesn’t see it as a possibility.  LOL! 

I had a big package full of new dies come in the mail this week.  I couldn’t wait to get my hands on them.  I had been contemplating whether I needed to spend the money on the new My Favorite Things Roughing It, Campy Tree Lines and Tall Grassy Edge but in the end I had to get them all.  I love creating outdoor scenes so much and these sets are all perfect for creating masculine cards. Here’s what I came up with.

I started by applying brown ink to the Woodgrain Embossed Cardstock with an ink blending tool. I thought the wood background was perfect for a masculine camping scene. I attached it to the kraft card base with ATG adhesive.

I cut the tree lines three times and cut a couple of them apart so I could mix and match them top create my background layers.  I crimped them along with several sections of the tall grasses to add dimension. I attached two of the layers of trees to the card base with ATG adhesive.  I attached the one right behind and in front of the tent with mounting tape

I cut the tent sections and assembled them by layering them with mounting tape for depth.  I tucked it in behind the grass and attached with ATG adhesive. I cut the grill, brushed rust colored ink on it to age, attached the two pieces together and attached it in the scene with mounting tape. I cut the tiny fire logs and flames, attached them together and attached with glossy accents.  I added yellow stickles to create the appearance of fire.  I added Liquid Applique dots the to the two sticks to represent marshmallows and attached to the ground with glossy accents.

I had to add a fewtiny flowers and stems to add interest and bring additional color up into all the green.  I attached the sun to the wood background with mounting tape and applied yellow stickles for sparkle.  I added a few flying birds the same color as the tent for the finishing touch.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend celebrating Mother’s Day.

Card size:  5.50” x 4.25”

12 thoughts on “Roughing It Camping Scene”

  1. Good Afternoon, Kittie, Have a wonderful Mother’s Day and a blessed week-end.
    Well, this is a good camping scene ready and waiting for good times. Think you did well getting all the dies. Your like me I love dies an hard to choose, budget gets heavy at times. I love the wood background, and that gorgeous tent, the sun an birds to accent the scene, and a bar-b-que asking for good food. Just a terrific scene, Love it…..have a good week-end.

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  2. I didn’t recognize that woodgrain cardstock – what a fabulous idea to color it. You’ve created a fabulous scene – my kind of camping!

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  3. Kittie, this is so cute and I know the perfect mom for this card as she and my grandson love to go camping….lol. Again, you amaze me…. thank you for sharing your wonderful creativity

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  4. What a wonderful masculine card. Camping….wonderful scene looks very peaceful. Have a wonderful Mothers Day!!

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  5. Great camping card Kittie! My daughter in love, would love this card! My son also. The woodgrain background is a grat idea! I have a woodgrain embossing folder I could use for a similar effect, or a stamping and embossing powder. Thank you for the creative inspiration! I hope you have a lovely, restfull Mother’s Day!
    Jacquelene L
    Canada

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