Nature Cards-Page 10

1. This is an easy, quick card
2. Cut wallpaper and layer to complimentary colored card stock
3. That's it!

Leaving (N37S)

1. Cut white card stock to 5" square card and dry emboss 4 squares (see comments below)
2. On separate white card scrap, stamp or Computer generate leaves - 2 of each
3. Sponge with ink, blending colors, and cut out each leaf (you should have 8)
4. Glue one of each leaf to a square; then attach same leaf on top with foam dots
5. Add a little glitter to top of each leaf
6. Handwrite words with red gel pen

   Stamps: None.

   I couldn't find a brass stencil that would make the four sections, so I cut one from acetate. Leaves Dingbat font from House of Lime printed them at size 90. Email me for stencil design

   This card didn't scan well. The layered leaves looks so much better in person, and the glitter didn't show up on the scan.

1. Make a Wax resist background on glossy paper and sponge four colors of ink as shown. (The wax that's left on your paper will form a design)
2. Stamp sun and stars with black Memories ink.
3. Layer to black, then turquoise, then purple card
4. Sponge ink on three pieces of white shrink plastic and stamp sun image with black Memories ink. Cut out and shrink.
5. Attach to card with E6000 glue

   Stamps: All Night Media Celestial Set - sun, star

1. Dab 3" shadow stamp with 5 complimentary pigment ink colors. (I used the Paintbox Rainbow Pad and used the width of each little ink pad for each color)
2. Stamp in center of size H white card on angle
3. Reink shadow stamp and stamp as shown on card, turning the stamp so colors are not all running the same direction, until you have 8 squares (or portions)
4. Stamp pear outline with black ink in all squares
5. Dab 3 ink colors on inside of pear duet and stamp on separate piece of white card stock.
6. Stamp black outline over pear and cut out, leaving small white border
7. Attach to center square of card using foam dots

   Stamps: Posh Impressions Pear Duet; Hand Carved Eraser Shadow Stamp (This was so easy to do - just cut a 3" square from eraser material, draw a line 1/2" in from edges, and use #2 carving tool to dig "trench.")

1. Stamp background using Homemade foam background stamp (Heated fun foam and pressed into a pile of rock salt). Ink colors - blue, pink and purple, with touches of green, yellow and orange
2. Layer background to a size H purple card
3. Tap three colors of ink on leaf stamp and stamp on white card stock. Stamp outline leaf in black ink and cut out, leaving small white border - make three leaves
4. Attach to card using foam dots
5. Press a small piece of metallic mauve clay flat and stamp small dragonfly, pressing hard to leave an impression
6. Wipe with pearl color Pearl-Ex to bring out details and bake according to directions.
7. Glue to card using E6000 glue

   Stamps: Posh Impressions Large Leaf Duet; Inkadinkado 8422-L Sm. Dragonfly; Homemade foam background stamp

1. Brayer yellow, green and blue ink on white card stock and cut five 1 1/2" squares
2. Cut celestial symbols from the squares (draw symbol on the blank side and cut with exacto knife or small scissors
3. Rub each piece with clear embossing ink and clear emboss 2-3 times
4. Outline each with silver Krylon pen
5. Layer white card to holographic card to medium blue card
6. Attach celestial pieces with foam tape

1. Brayer rainbow dye ink on glossy paper
2. Computer generate tree onto rainbow paper and cut into 4 pieces
3. Attach to black card in uneven fashion as shown
4. Stamp solid leaf in clear embossing ink on size H purple card. Clear emboss.
5. Overstamp outline leaf in black ink and clear emboss
6. Mask leaf, and stamp Italian Poetry in purple in bottom left and top right corners
7. Attach black panel to purple card.

   Stamps: Hero Arts Italian Poetry; Posh Impressions Small Leaf Duet; Email me for tree clip art.