Tree of Love

It's Saturday!! Yeah!! Do you have a routine for the weekends? Or do you just go with the flow, relax and enjoy? I look forward to Saturdays, not only because I am away from my workday job, but I have time to stamp at my leisure. No rushing like on weekday nights and I find my MoJo works better when I am relaxed and have no pressure to cook, clean, grocery shop....You know the routine!! One of my favorite Saturday activities is to do the SCS Inspiration Challenge. Steph is always coming up with awesome web sites for us to gain inspiration from. It is fun to see how others view their inspiration piece and what they create from that view. Today's SCS Inspiration Challenge is~ Groovy Inclinations. WOW, did Steph ever pick a great site for Inspiration! Lots of prints with trees! I chose this Small Sweets print for my inspiration.

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In looking at the print, I knew that I would use Basic Grey Bittersweet papers as the combination matched the print perfectly. I wanted to use the MFT set, Grow Love Plant a Tree, as it has been sitting in my "new but never used" stack. There is a MFT Wednesday Stamp Club challenge this week, and decided to go with the sketch for my layout. Not an easy feat with the star! We had the option to change out the star for another shape but I just kept staring at the layout until my mind found a balance point. I printed the layout full size (5x5 approx.) and cut out the star and traced around it for the star on my card. The edges were sponged with brown ink. The background circle is cut using a Coluzzle template and the scalloped circle using a Spellbinders scalloped circle. I was going to get the sewing machine out but decided to hand draw the dot/dash motif instead. Gives it a little whimsy! The final touches were MFT Glittered Garnishes and BG half pearls. Have a Great Weekend! Enjoy!