Trees a Crowd Challenge at Caardvarks

THE CARD:
I love this whimsical tree from the Branching Out set from Taylored Expressions. For this card, I stamped the trunk and branches onto Vanilla cardstock and, using a sponge, smudged Olive ink over the branches. Next, I stamped the "leaves on the tree" stamp onto vellum using VersaMark. Turning the vellum over on a piercing mat, I carefully traced over the image with a stylus. Once the images were traced, I used my Copic markers to color in the leaves. I stamped and cut individual leaves and encased them between the cardstock and vellum paper -- a type of shaker card, I guess . Then I sewed the vellum and Vanilla cardstock together, added the birds, label, ribbon and leaf charms.

THE CHALLENGE:Create a *NEW* tree-themed card and post it by Midnight on April 30th, PST. Check out the Caardvarks site for all the details and make sure you visit the other designers' fantastic inspiration cards on their blogs (their links are on the right side bar). Don't forget to link your card to the Caardvarks Challenge Site so we can see your creation!

THE PRIZE: The winner of this Tree Challenge will win Taylor's Branching Out stamp set. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Stamp: Branching Out (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Vanilla, Old Olive, Brilliant Blue, Vellum
Ink: Espresso (Adirondack), Copic Markers, Old Olive Classic Ink (SU!)
Acc: 1/4" Old Olive Twill Ribbon, Shapeabilities (Spellbinders), Leaf Charms. Sewing Machine