Benzi Stampz: Trees in Mountain Mist

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Trees in Mountain Mist

I'm hostess this week for the Stampin' B's Design Team. For challenge #105, we are to use navy and green and must include stripes, dots, or plaids. Would you believe there are plaids on my card? After I ran it through the herringbone embossing folder, the plaid disappeared. If you look closely, you will see some stripes on top of the navy strips. I did that to try to make up for losing my plaid. No dots.
I sponged to get a look of mountain mist behind the trees. Cut my strips, sanded and distressed my card a bit. Added some twine and brads and that was it.

Welcome to the Stampin' B's two new Design Team members: Pam Lawver (Pam124) and Anne Harmon (jdmommy)!! Great to be working with these talented ladies. Be watching for some fabulous cards/projects from them.

Challenge entered:
Craft Your Passion #52-Anything Goes

Recipe:
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers-Our Family Tree
Paper-Stampin'Up! Night of Navy, PTI white cardstock, Mirabelle Paper Pack by The Paper Studio
Ink: Stampin'Up! Always Artichoke, Memento Summer Sky
Accessories: Making Memories brads, twine, sanding file

8 comments:

Marisa said...: GREAT card!! Love the button and twine at the bottom and herringbone BG. Fabulous masculine card. We had better keep tight tabs on Ms Pamzi now that she's on a DT...could be trouble LOL!; April 7, 2011 at 12:33 AM
jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...: Thanks for a fun challenge, Benzi.......altho it may have been more than that for you!!! LOL! I love your herringbone bg and those wonderful trees!; April 7, 2011 at 6:42 AM
Emily Keaton said...: What a gorgeous masculine card, Benzi! Good thing you explained what happened to your plaid; I was starting to wonder LOL!! Thanks for a fun challenge this week. :); April 7, 2011 at 10:29 AM
Joanne (jojot) said...: fab masculine creation...love the sponging around the trees, the texture in the bkgd, and that wonderful stripe effect....fabulous; April 7, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Bonnie said...: Great challenge Benzi! This is a wonderful CAS card! I always love trees and your misty sky behind them is beautiful!; April 8, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Lynnes old blog said...: Wonderful male card! Lovin those trees and soft sky and the little buttons and twine too!; April 9, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Julie said...: Fabulous masculine card Brenda! Love the background paper and the color combo! Great effect with the brads and twine too!; April 9, 2011 at 9:43 PM
Carol L said...: Gees, I forgot to leave you a comment for this pretty card in a timely manner! I seem to be playing catch-up too often these days!
I love how you stamped these trees with the great blue sky background! It's so subtle and yet so eye-catching! The embossed background just makes this a fabulous masculine card! I made a card for your challenge and then realized I didn't follow the directions and use navy blue on my card, so I'll just quietly back out the door and try again next week :) Great challenge and a great card!
PS - it was 85 here yesterday!!! Fabulous!!!; April 12, 2011 at 6:10 AM