A trio of Tree Punch projects....

As I shared the Perfectly Plaid stamps and Tree punch on Sunday... I was reminded of a number of projects I made using the Festival of Trees and that Pine Tree Punch...

But before I start... 2 quick announcements...
(1) The really beautiful Everything is Rosy product bundle is available in the Clearance Rack (with 15% off) while supplies last...

You know the one... pinks, navy blues and a touch of rose gold! Click here to go to see...

(2) The "technical glitch" for ordering the Farmhouse Christmas tutorials yesterday morning is sorted!! So they are now ready to order!! Sorry for any inconvenience...  And thank you for the afternoon orders... all of which have been emailed out already...

Right back to today!

So I thought it may be interesting for some of you if I did a quick re-run and share...

Just click on the photo to go to the original post...

I have found this fascinating... as these have been some of my own personal favourite projects  - and my most visited card tutorial - over the last 4 years or so... and indeed many of these still come out every christmas!

Hope that this post may inspire some of you... Enjoy...

And I do have to laugh... as I have lots of this year's christmas projects sitting ready to share with you... but it just seemed to make more sense to take a bit of time and share some golden oldies this week! 

Waterfront Wednesday... Tall Trees

Oh look what I found... one of the first Waterfront cards I made... but one I wasn't 100% happy with... so one that resulted in another 2 quick makes at the time...

It was all a bit too ...well... green!!

So extended/double stamped trees to add height... with marker thumped trees... ie trees inked up in Tranquil Tide.. stamped off a couple of times... then Tranquil Tide added randomly using the marker pen to form the texture/leaves... not forgetting the trunks in Early Espresso... using the marker direct onto the stamp...

Though now ... happy dance... I would be able to ink up the trees initially in Mint Macaron as it is returning!

Then Tranquil Tide "single line" land mass ( x 2 without re-inking in between) and stamped off Pool Party sky (x3) with Pool Party "sprinkles/blobs" added at the top too...

So the "extended trees concept" was quickly re-used... and became the Delphinium card... click here for more details on that one...

And this was the second re-make... making it even simpler... with paler sky... neutral land mass... and the trees at the designed height...

And now for something different... Waterfront Delphiniums...

Yes it is Waterfront... 

And delphiniums... well why not... you have to love that tree stamp... 

Original card using Dapper Denim with Elegant Eggplant marker thumping on the leaves part of the trees trio stamp... 

About 3 times one above the other... 

I then used Wild Wasabi on the tree trunk part and stamped the long slender stalks (though truth be told a quick add of a hand-drawn line using a Wild Wasabi marker would have been a MUCH better idea!)

And then Wild Wasabi on the palm trees upside down to add some leaves finished off the look...

But then I got out my "hardly ever used" Pacific Point ink pad out, inked up and and marker thumped that with Elegant Eggplant too... and I think that is even better!! As just that bit brighter... and more-well-delphinium like!

Though I didn't have the minutes to repeat on an actual card... but thought I should share in any case... I am sure you will get the idea...

Though ignore the leaves on this little frolic of fancy... didn't get those right this time... better on the original...

Greeting from Rose Wonder... still love a lot of the greetings in that set... a real work horse of a stamp set... 

Super Simple Misty Waterfront Trees...

So back to the wonderful Waterfront stamp set...

This card was the ice breaker in classes... a few simple inks and "strokes" of the stamps... and a simple little square card was born! In less than a minute...

So just Memento Black and Soft Sky ink pads...

And a very quick step by step!

(1) Ink up "single line" stamp with Memento Black... stamp just below half way down at the right hand side...and just over half way across from the right hand side...

(2) Clean your stamp!!!! Re-ink in Soft Sky...

(3) Stamp in from left hand side.. so that you fill in the horizon...

(4) Re-ink and stamp 2-3 more single lines under your land mass... to the right hand side... decreasing the amount stamped in from the right hand side each time...

(5) Ink up your "sea squiggle" stamp in Soft Sky... stamp off onto scrap paper... and stamp your sky up from the horizon... straight edge to the bottom...

(6) Ink up your "sea squiggle" stamp again... stamp off.. and stamp over your tree trio... and so raise the sky line...

Finished off with a Memento Black greeting from the Sale A Bration free and exclusive Heartfelt Blooms set... though in class everyone could add whatever greeting they wished to use...

10.5cm Square card blank... 7.5 cm square Whisper White stamping panel... 8cm square Basic Black mat... OR US Letter 4 1/4" card blank... with 3" square White panel... and 3 1/4" Black mat...

Love this one... even with my inky mistake!!
Spot the somewhat more greyish Soft Sky sea line to the left of the land mass... oops! Had to quickly clean my Memento Black off my Soft Sky pad with a baby wipe quickly after this!