Swirly silhouette tree

What a busy bank holiday! Get three days off work and only manage to do one card. On the up side though, I have blitzed my craft area and it looks pretty good, however, not sure how long it is going to last but my intentions are good!

Any hows, on with the card........

This is what I've come up with tonight, been quite fun to do as I've managed to combine (play) with a few of my favourite techniques.

I've used the masking  technique to create the cloud and hills. The masks I've used are just ones I've cut from plain copier paper and I've applied ink using my Ink Dusters.I've stamped the tree in black, as it's such an in intricate design, it would be crazy to see if I over complicated it.

The 'Happy Birthday' and the birds on the wire sections of the card, are made using embossing folders on Core'dinations card and sanded back to expose the green core, as is the dotty background card.

Just to make it a little bit different, the ribbon strip at the side, has been mounted onthe inside of the card on the insert, rather than on the front.

Recipe:

8x8 white card base - Papermania

Black matting card - Core'dinations Black Magic

Embossing folders - Birds on a Wire - Darice

                              - Happy Birthday - Docrafts

                              - Dotty background - Darice

Green Layering card - Adorable Scorable Swirly pastel green

Tree stamp - Words Like Honey

Inks - Adirondack Meadow & Cloudy

Green ribbon - from my crafty stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges;

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - Bingo

http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything goes

http://nutcrafters.blogspot.nl/ - Spots/Stripes

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything goes

http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/just-because-linky-party.html - Anything goes

http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Embossing

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - birthday

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything goes

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything goes

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.co.uk/ - Layers

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ - Anything goes

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.no/ - Square Card

Happy Crafting.xx