Mar 19 2008
Versatility In the Treetop
I thought I’d challenge myself to get a few very different looks from In the Treetop by Lizzie Anne Designs. To help a bit, I used LAD’s Celebrations Sayings instead of the two sentiments in the stamp set.
A Warm Hello
For this first card, I pretty much stuck with the obvious…a nice little tree, the little bird. If you look closely, you can see a thin red line around the treetop, matching one of the trees on the patterned paper. To do this, I inked the treetop stamp then lightly dragged the brush end of a Ruby Red marker around the edges. It worked great!
Cardstock: SU Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Mellow Paper Pad Stamps: Lizzie Anne Designs “In the Treetop” and “Celebrations Sayings” Ink: SU Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke Accessories: SU Ruby Red marker, American Crafts Chestnut mini-brads, pop dots. Card size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.
Celebrate
This one is *really* different (hopefully in a good way). I used one of the treetops for the balloons. I stamped onto the back side of the paper, cut out the shape, then carefully traced around the edges with a black marker. The balloons are adhered to the background using pop dots.
The “package” is from the “Celebration Frames” set (also raised on pop dots) and the paisley background is from “Jolies Fleurs.”
I used a Copic marker to color the white string.
Once everything was assembled, I carried over the lined dots from the background paper, adding dotted borders with a Chocolate marker.
Cardstock: SU Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla Patterned Paper: Doodlebug “Cherry Blossoms,” “Chocolate Paisley,” “Very Cherry Paisley” and “Neopolitan Stripe” Stamps: Lizzie Anne Designs “In the Treetop,” “Celebrations Sayings,” “Celebration Frames,” “Jolies Fleurs” Ink: SU Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa Accessories: Chocolate Chip marker, Lt. Walnut Copic marker, white string, pop dots. Card size: 3 ¼” x 6 ½”.
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Merry Christmas
And lastly, I made a very simple, little Christmas card. (Pretty self-explanatory.)
Cardstock: SU Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Figgy Paper Pad Stamps: Lizzie Anne Designs “In the Treetop” Ink: SU Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue Accessories: Slit punch, grosgrain. Card size: 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”.
It’s a fun set with LOTS of possibilities!
Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great springy day!!
The balloons remind me of those twisty lollipops! Very cute cards!
Holy cow!!! I LOVE them!!! Fabulous Michele!!!!!! You are SO creative! I need to look beyond the obvious more often in seems! All three of them rock!
These are FABULOUS!! I love all three!
Fantastic cards. Love those different looks.
All three cards are fantastic! I really like your second card…I’m into those funky cards lately! So fun!
these cards are fantstic, each one is so different and creative.
These are beautiful! My favorite is the christmas one, stunning:)
Laura
These are great! I love the balloon idea…you are so clever! The red outline on the first tree too was a great idea!
Oh my gosh, Michelle!! These are all so fabulous. I love that delicate little red line you added to the first tree. It’s subtle but really helps define the tree. Very cool. And the balloons are just so creative. The last card is beautiful. Love the ribbon treatment.
What wonderful cards, Michele! I love the coordination of papers and stamps in the first one, as well as the way you used the strips of paper. The second one is amazing! I love the vibrant colors! What funky balloons!!! And the third one - I love those colors for a Christmas card!!
Totally awesome!!! Love all 3 of them!
Hi Michele!!! I’m glad I stopped by to see your goodies today, love them!! Miss you!!
These cards are wonderful! Love the retro feel of the bird and tree. And the balloons are great! And a very pretty winter card.
Wow, each of these are wonderful! I especially love the blue Christmas card- the dots, color scheme and design are so sharp looking. Very clean and simple!
Oh my goodness…all three of these are just fabulous!! Love them, Michele!!
What a delight these cards are! Deb
Wow! My first visit here leaves me decidedly impressed by your lovely cards! I’ll be back! Thanks for Sharing!
uuuuuuuuuughghghgghgh you beat me to it, I was totally gonna make balloons, too!! (I have them sitting right on my desk…LMAO!!!) these cards are fabulous, M! I really love the balloon one!! AWESOME!
Wow these are really creative! Love them!!
OMG these are absolutely DARLING M! I Love all of them…you rock…that’s all there is to it! I LOVE your tree balloons..incredible!
These are all fabulous cards, Michele! I do especially love the very imaginative one with the balloons. That paper is awesome, too!
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