A dusky tree card

Today I played with all sorts of projects, I have various things drying and half-baked, but the thing I actually finished was this card. I have been trying to think of things to do with some of my leafy background papers. This one was done on pink card, sponged with Watermelon and then stippled with Currant Adirondack dye ink. I wanted a design that still showed the background and also reflected the nature theme.

The design uses the Elusive Images Arboretum tree set. I sponged and stippled the background in Watermelon and Cranberry Adirondack dye inks, stamped the bare tree in Rhubarb Stalk Memento dye ink and added the blossoms in white and pink chalk and brilliance inks and added a little heat embossing in pink pearl. The Summertime sentiment is from the EI Poppy Tile plate cut out with Nestabilities ovals. The flowers are cut from a Graphicus Guild Artylicious paper with a Woodware punch, with purple pearls added in the centres.

I love the Arboretum stamps, with the mix and match options of tree shapes, leaves and blossoms, it really feels like playing when you work with this set! I was pleased with the dusky, slightly moody feeling of the finished card.