2011-12-28 SC365 Nature is the art of God
The whole point of this card was to play with a new sizzix die that I acquired this past weekend. It is a scallop flower. I’ve seen samples where the flower, if cut in brown and tightly wrapped can be used for a pine cone. Yep, I had to try that. I was so in a hurry this morning to get it done. The final result in my opinion, doesn’t look quite finished.
I used quite a few items while making this card and I have an awful lot of clean up when I get home from work tonight. I pulled all the things out to make this and then left in a rush to make it to work.
Some of the items are…Stamps: Linen background stamp; Flourish by I think TPC Studios and Nature is the art of God by TAC (The Angel Company). The punches/dies used are Sizzix flower die (pine cone), tag by Stampin Up and pine branch by Martha Stewart. I also used a Tim Holtz/Sizzix embossing folder and some twine.
I took a couple of pictures and the ones I’m showing now are the only ones that turned out. This close up shows (I hope) the pine cone.
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Your card is lovely Bonnie, it looks very rustic and quite masculine to me. I can see the pinecone it’s very cool looking. Love the colors on this card and the embossing is always a nice added touch. TFS!!! 😀
That’s a lot of work before leaving for work! If anyone is interested in making pine cones, check Tim Holtz’s blog for the 12 Days of Christmas Tags. He has a lengthy video on making the pine cones. I have 11 months to learn how to do this!!!!!!!!
Pretty card, pretty pine cones! All your other new cards are great, too, Bonnie! Hope you had a very merry Christmas and have a great 2012.
Just a thought…. Maybe the card wouldn’t look “unfinished” as you stated if the pinecone was more predominant. It is kind of hidden under the beautiful greenery. Either put the pinecone more in front of the greenery or have 2 pinecones in at least one of the corners.
chrissy