Lovely as a Tree – Best Day Ever

A few days off and I feel energized.  Welcome back!

Today I am combining a few challenges with similar themes: Stampin’ Up! Only (#373) with a Neutral Palette in their inspiration photo; Inspire Create (#190) looking for a Monochrome Color Scheme; Festive Friday (#182) celebrating Earth Day; and Time Out (#286) with a list of complimentary options.

Bringing it all together, I selected the Retro Rubber (#252) Sketch and a few of my favorite retired stamp sets.

Here is the result:

Steps:

• Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic Beige cardstock.
• Card Front: (4¼” x 5½”) Dark Wood patterned piece of paper from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper pack.
  • For the Splatters and Spots elements, the Ink Spot Splatter image from the retired Gorgeous Grunge stamp set (circa 2013) was stamped with Versamark ink and heat-set with White Embossing Powder.
• Accent Mat: (3⅜” x 4⅝”) Basic Beige cardstock.
  • The sentiment, Here’s to the best day ever, from the retired Flirty Flowers stamp set (circa 2017) was stamped with Pecan Pie ink and die-cut with the (1¼”) Stitched Circle die from the Stylish Shapes Dies set.
• Rectangle Panel: (3¼” x 4½”) Pecan Pie cardstock.
  • Using a Sponge Dauber and the Square Grid Stencils from the retired Artistic Mix Decorative Masks set, Pecan Pie ink was added.
• Banner Flag: (2½” x 3¾”) Linen patterned piece of paper from Woven Textures Designer Series Paper pack, an On-Line Exclusive product, flagged at (¾”) with Paper Snips.
  • A section of the Trees image from the retired Lovely as a Tree stamp set (circa 2001) was stamped with Pecan Pie ink.
• Diagonal Element: (2½” x ¾”) Burlap patterned piece of paper, also from the Woven Textures Designer Series Paper pack, trimmed on the diagonal.

All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  Both the Panel and the Sentiment were popped up with Dimensionals.

What fun to celebrate Earth Day with one of Stampin’ Up!’s iconic stamp sets, Lovely as a Tree.  This stamp set debuted in 2001 and retired in 2019.  It is still a classic!

Thanks for spending some of your time with me today.  Cheers,  Jolanda!

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