Branch Out – Summer

I am making a set of cards for a friend, which I will first show at a workshop, using the designer paper from the Sale-a-bration catalog.  This blue paper is so bright and pretty, like a summer sky, that I decided to make it the background for this summertime scene.  I didn’t emboss this time just started with a chocolate chip tree, added lots of celery leaves, a swing and a few butterflies.

To make the little friend to friend tab I stamped the sentiment and then punched it out with one side of  a square punch (and the matte with a larger sqaure punch), which was much easier than trying to cut it evenly with my big cutter.

This is such a cute stamp set, but I need to play around a bit so I can come up with some different layouts and ways of using the tree.

Supplies:

Stamps: Branch Out, Pocket Silhouettes
Inks:  Ballet Blue, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black
Cardstock: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Delicate Dots d.p.