Happy Father's Day...

I think the Birch Land stamp set is probably used more for Fall cards, but I thought the tree and deer from Modern Deer would make a nice Father's Day card.

On white cardstock, I created the sky and grassy area by lightly rubbing Aqua Mist ink and Spring Moss ink with a make up brush. Next, I stamped the tree trunk in brown ink; the leaves were made by randomly stamping 3 different leaf stamps using Spring Moss, Pistachio and Pear Tart inks.

I colored the tree trunk with colored pencils and applied mineral spirits with a blending paper stump to help blend the pencil. You can see in the picture the three steps I did: 1) stamping the tree in Cocoa Bean ink, 2) coloring it with brown pencils and 3) applying and blending the mineral spirits. It really makes a big difference!

The deer is die-cut in white cardstock, stamped with Desert Sand and Cocoa Bean inks and placed on foam tape for dimension. I added a few grass blades in Pistachio ink and stamped the sentiment in Cocoa Bean ink.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Altenew Birch Land, Modern Deer; PTI Masculine Motifs; WPlus9 Unforgettable
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Cocoa Bean, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist; Memento Pistachio, Desert Sand, Pear Tart
• Dies:  Altenew Modern Deer
• Other: Prismacolor Pencils PC1010 [Beige Sienna], PC945 [Sienna Brown]; Mineral Spirits; Paper Stump; Foam Tape
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"