There is Beauty in the World

The inspiration challenge on Split Coast this week was a web site called Groovy Inclinations - a shop full of digital images and altered photos.

I just love birch trees and was totally inspired by this image called Manches which you can see in the center of this pic (the rectangle one) along with 3 of my attempts to recreate it!

First I clear embossed this lovely Birch Forest stamp on white card stock - then I sponged with blue and purple inks masking a circle for the sun. I removed the mask and added a smaller circle mask and then sponged with appricot and a little purple leaving a white spot uninked in the center.

I used a Fantastix coloring tool to ink in the smaller circle so that I could control the size of the little white circle I left uninked (the first time I did it I used a sponge and suddenly no white spot was left! LOL!!)

I used a long rectangle nestability to cut the sentiment and sponged it with the same 3 colors before taking it out of the die.

And here's my final card - it came out just the way I had envisioned it - and that doesn't always happen!!

My stamps today are from Rubbernecker Stamps .

Thanks for stopping by today! I always appreciate your comments.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps - Trees/Birch Forest, Petite Word Set
Paper: white - PTI, Apricot appeal, vintage violet - SU
Ink: Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black, Apricot Appeal, Bordering Blue, Lavender Lace - SU
Accessories: hot gun, clear EP, Eclipse tape, Fantastix coloring tool, tall rectangle and circle nestabilities, sponge, gems - Amuse, Swiss Dott cuttlebug folder, ribbon - Summer Sunrise - PTI, corner rounder