Branch Out Thank You!

I was able to find some time to play with the Stampin' Up! "Branch Out" set again. The first time I played with it I struggled a bit but this time it was much easier. Maybe because I had a purpose and a need for the card and last time I just wanted to make a card!! It really does make a difference in how the card can look when you are done!!! Well, it does for me!

I stamped the tree in Chocolate Chip ink. And the tire swing too. But for the tire I took a marker and just added a bit of black color to it after it was stamped. Now had I been thinking of coloring the tire before I stamped it I would have taken the marker and colored the tire right on the rubber. But I didn't think about coloring the tire until after I had stamped it and saw it on the card stock! For the color in the tree I used some fun stuff called "Flower Soft." Isn't it cool?? And PSSSSSST Sandy, the Flower Soft arrived today!!! We're splitting some and I just had to use my half of the "Sweet Pea" color!!! That color was Sandy's suggestion and a great one at that!!!

The "thank you" is from the "Oval All" set. I hadn't had a chance to use that set and when I saw the "thank you" I knew it was going on this card. And that little butterfly on it cinched the deal!!! It's SO cute!

I also used the "Lots of Tags" die cut. The new oval punch fits nicely on that die cut! I sponged the edges of the die and the oval in Chocolate Chip. I also sponged the vanilla in Chocolate Chip as well. I layered the tree on top of a piece of Chocolate Chip and then layered that on top of a piece of Certainly Celery. The pink layer is Pretty in Pink and I ran that through the Dotted Swiss Cuttlebug folder. I think that is my favorite folder of all the ones I have!!! I seem to use it a lot, don't I? LOL

This was a pretty simple card to do. The Flower Soft helped with that! I was able to add a lot of color to the card using that stuff. I have wanted to buy this stuff since it first came out!! Now I have some and you may see it more on my cards!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda