Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - Trees and Wood

Hi Crafters,

The Global Stamping Friends are hopping again and this month's theme is Trees and Wood.  This is right in my comfort zone!  My dad is a wood aficionado!  He makes wooden bowls, spurtles and more.

There are so many great trees and wood products available from Stampin' Up!  I chose to use the Silhouette Scenes bundle and the Pinewood Planks 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  

I started with a piece of Shimmery White cardstock and used Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie and Mango Melody inks applied with a Stampin Sponge Brayer.  The sponge brayers are really easy to use and give great ink coverage.  I added some drops of water by spraying a Stampin' Spritzer into the palm of my hand and flicking the water onto the cardstock.  I patted the excess away with some kitchen roll.  I cut two trees - one in Whisper White and one in Crumb Cake.  I embossed the Crumb Cake die cut with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder.  It hasn't shown up well in the photo but this is a 3D folder so the impression really stands out in real life.  I offset the trees to make them pop.  Finally I heat embossed my image and sentiment in Copper Stampin' Embossing Powder using Versamark ink and a heat tool.  I will never get bored of heat embossing!  

I hope you'll keep hopping with us on our journey with Trees and Wood.  I can't wait to see everyone else's take on this theme.  Click the next image below to keep hopping to June's wonderful creation.  

Until next time, happy crafting
Rachel x

Blog Hop Roll Call

1. Jenn Curtis Charles

2. Amanda Farlinger

3. Rachel Macleod ***You are here***

4. June Olsen

5. Tricia Butts

6. Lisa Henderson

7. Jan Musselman

8. Kimberley Anne Morris

9. Anastasia Radloff

10. Angélique Stempelkeuken

11. Marieke Bart



Product List

Silhouette Scenes Bundle [151058]	Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143708]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093]	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086]	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091]	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]	Sponge Brayers [141714]	Stampin' Spritzer [126185]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]