A Trio of Trees-Beauty of Friendship!

I know, I know, it is still summer, but I am looking forward to some cooler fall weather, so of course I created a trio of some summer and fall trees with the new Beauty of Friendship bundle.

If you look closely at this set in the catalog on page 11, you will see that it is part of a the Beauty of the Earth Suite. A suite is perfectly coordinated products designed by Stampin’ Up! so you can create beautiful things!

Don’t forget the Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper pack is on sale 15% off the regular price! And we all love those savings! Right?

Cutting Measurements

All Measurement=inches CS=Cardstock DSP=Designer Series Paper Landscape Position=Long side Portrait Position=short side

Supplies

Cajun Craze Cardstock -5½ x 8½ (card base)
Old Olive Cardstock- 4x 5¼, 1 x 3
Very Vanilla Cardstock- 3¾ x 5, ¾ x 2¾
Beauty of Friendship Bundle
Soft Suede Ink
Crumb Cake Ink
Bumblebee Ink
Cajun Craze Ink
Old Olive Ink
Early Espresso Ink
Crumb Cake Ink
Stampin’ Seal Adhesive /Liquid Glue

Directions

Score Cajun Craze cardstock in landscape position at 4¼. Fold & burnish to create card.
Attach Old Olive panel to card front.
Use Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine, Old Olive cardstock and the bird dies to crop 2 birds.
Stamp three trees in Early Espresso on Very Vanilla cardstock. TIP: It is easier to stamp trees evenly if you first stamp the tree in the middle.
Stamp leaves in Bumblebee ink on all three trees. Add the accent leaves in Cajun Craze to the trees on the end and Old Olive to the middle tree.
Stamp the shadow around each tree in Crumb Cake ink.
Stamp the greeting in Cajun Craze on strip of Very Vanilla and crop with coordinating die.
Add the two Old Olive birds.
Decorate the inside as desired.