Looking for a card for a man’s birthday or for Father’s Day? The ‘Heartland‘ and ‘Rooted in Nature’ stamp sets are the perfect combination to create a card he’ll really appreciate.
Cut Cardstock:
- Card Base:
- Early Espresso – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
- ‘In-between’ layer:
- Early Espresso – 4″ x 3″ (to cut oval)
- Strip for Greeting: Early Espresso – 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- Top Layer:
- Very Vanilla – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ (to emboss)
- Image Layer:
- Very Vanilla – 4″ x 3″ (to stamp tractor)
- Very Vanilla – 5″ x 3 1/2″ (to stamp trees)
- Very Vanilla – small strip for greeting
- Inside Layer:
- Very Vanilla – 5 1/4″ x 4″
Assembly:
Using Early Espresso ink, stamp the tractor image from the ‘Heartland’ stamp set onto the 4″ x 3″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and set aside.
With the Woodland Embossing Folder, emboss the 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. Using the 6th largest oval from the Layering Ovals framelits, cut an oval in the embossed cardstock approximately 3/4″ from the right side and 1 1/2″ from the top.
Using the 5th largest oval from the Layering Oval framelits, cut an oval in the 4″ x 3″ piece of Early Espresso cardstock. Snail this to the back of the Very Vanilla embossed piece so that it ‘frames’ the oval.
Snail the tractor stamped image onto the card front, making sure you place it where it will show through the cut ovals when you place that piece over it.
Using dimensionals, adhere the embossed piece to the card front, making sure that the tractor shows through the oval as well as it being centered onto the card front.
Stamp two trees from the ‘Rooted in Nature’ stamp set onto the 5″ x 3 1/2″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. To get both the Mossy Meadow ink and Early Espresso ink onto the stamp, first ink up the stamp with the Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Pad. Quickly use a Blender Pen to remove the ink from the ‘trunk’ areas of the tree, then use an Early Espresso marker to apply color to the tree trunk. ‘Huff’ on the ink-covered stamp to make sure all of the ink is still moist, then stamp onto the cardstock. If you’re not familiar with the term ‘huffing’, it means to exhale, not blow, on the ink covered stamp. Blowing on it will dry the ink; huffing will keep the ink moist. Cut out both trees using the coordinating tree die from the ‘Nature’s Roots’ framelits.
Snail one of the trees to the card front near the lest side. Use dimensionals to attach the second tree to the card front closer to the oval with some of the branches extending slightly over the oval. Refer to the finished card photo for placement.
Using Early Espresso ink, stamp the ‘Happy Birthday’ greeting from the ‘Itty Bitty Greetings’ stamp set onto the strip of Very Vanilla cardstock, then punch it out with the Classic Label punch. Snail this piece onto 1/2″ strip of Early Espresso cardstock and use your paper snips to trim the ends to match the design of the punched out greeting. Use dimensionals to adhere the greeting to the card front above the oval. Refer to the finished card photo for placement.
INSIDE:
Stamp one tree onto the lower left corner of the 5 3/8′ x 4 1/8″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, using the same two-color technique as on the trees for the card front. Stamp the sentiment of your choice using Early Espresso ink. The sentiment I used for this card is from the ‘Golden Afternoon’ stamp set. Snail the stamped piece to the inside of the card.
ENVELOPE:
Decorating the envelope is a nice way to complete your project and give it your extra-special touch. I stamped a tree from the ‘Rooted in Nature’ stamp set on the lower left corner of the envelope using the same technique as for the trees on the card front.
Please note that purchasing the ‘Rooted In Nature’ stamp set and ‘Nature’s Roots’ framelits as a ‘bundle’ will automatically give you a 10% discount on those items. Also, if you are purchasing the stamp sets as wood mount sets, you do not need acrylic blocks.
I hope you enjoy making this card. It’s a perfect ‘masculine’ card for a man’s birthday – just switch up the greeting to make it a Father’s Day card.
Thank you for choosing me as your Stampin’Up demonstrator!
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