Do you live in deer country? Or visit? When we moved from the city to the country, my parents would go for rides on the back roads hoping for a glimpse of one of these majestic animals.
My elegant, yet simple, scrapbook pages capture the beauty and grace of deer using the Stampin' Up! Nature Silhouettes stamp set. To recreate these pages, all the supplies you will need are listed at the bottom of my post.
With the tree and grass stamp, I tried something different to color the stamp. I started with my Old Olive Classic Ink Pad and a Sponge Dauber and filled in the grass and leaves. I liked the softer color from the ink pad compared to the deeper color I would have achieved with the marker.
I then used the Close to Cocoa Marker to color the tree trunk and branches. This approach was a lot quicker than using just the markers.
Speaking of markers, I used a variety to color the saying stamp from Nature Silhouettes. Doesn't it give it so much more character? I love the all the earth tones.
The accents of my Sizzix Leaves #2 die-cut leaves were the perfect fill-in. Usually you see the leaves in fall colors. Not that I don't love fall colors, but I wanted my pages to be appropriate for a summer day.
The tone on tone of the Old Olive leaves on the Old Olive card stock contributed to the elegant look of my pages. What made my leaves go from nice to oh, yeah! was the added texture I have them when I ran them through my Big Shot with the Distressed plate from the Sizzix Texturz Plates Kit #4 (just one of the six textures for only $9.95!).
Since we love texture (do you have a hard time stopping yourself from feeling it too?), I used the Cutter Kit to distress the edges of the Chocolate Chip card stock around my majestic deer and nature saying.
The elegant striped Designer Series Paper used to along the bottom of my scrapbook pages is the Old Olive Patterns. Instead of leaving a blunt edge, I added a strip of Chocolate Chip card stock. It is interesting how a bit of accent color can add so much to a project.
The card stock dimensions are as follows:
Old Olive - (2) 12" x 12", scrap pieces for die-cut leaves
Chocolate Chip - (2) 1" x 12", (4) 4-1/4" x 6-1/4", 3-1/4" x 3-1/2" and 1-1/2" x 3-1/4"
Very Vanilla - 3" x 3-1/4" and 1-1/4" x 3"
Old Olive Patterns Designer Series Paper - (2) 3" x 12"
Order the supplies you need to stamp these pages by placing your online order now on www.stampinsmiles.stampinup.net!
Place your order by March 31, 2010 and receive a bonus Sale-a-bration product for free with each $50 you order! I know the pages were incentive enough, but a fabulous free product sure sweetens the pot!
Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.
Stampin' Smiles,
Comments