I’m completely sorry this post is a bit late today. I had technical difficulties last night that completely deleted today’s post. Anyway, now on to why you came The Creative Way – Rooted In Nature
The Creative Way – A Product Feature, Rooted In Nature
Nature has a way of helping you know that life is constantly changing. The seasons are ever-changing. As is the, day-to-day weather. Nature is the beauty of the world speaking to us every day. We don’t really notice all beauty Nature tries to show us. How often do we as people stop to just enjoy how magnificent a trees really are. How they start from little seeds and grow into mighty trees. They stand tall and proud over us. Watching as the years pass by. (I know you see my point, so I want to go on and on about the beauty of the years passing by. Seeing the happy, the sad, the new, and the contentment….) inspiration comes from all sorts of places in nature. Nature’s way of helping us see beauty….
One of the very first thing’s I told you about the Rooted In Nature stamp set was that it was a companion set to Lovely as A Tree. And, I promised a card that combined the two sets.
Lovely As A Tree Stamp Set
Lovely As A Tree is a beautiful stamp set that celebrates the beauty in the Natural World around us! Just like Rooted In Nature, this set lends itself very well to different styles and techniques of card making.
Rooted In Nature Stamp Set
You can see how the sentiments will work amazing with either set. And the leaves also coordinate very well together. Today, I’m using the leaves from Lovely as A Tree and combining them with a tree from Rooted In Nature. This combination was picked to hopefully reflect the beauty that exist in a simple tree.
The two leaves from Lovely As A Tree (127793) are stamped in the new Gray Granite (Available June 1, 147118) on Shimmery White Paper (101910)
Then using a blender pen (102845) the ink was moved around to softly color in the leaves
The large tree from Rooted In Nature (Available June 1, 146479) is stamped in the returning color, Mossy Meadow(Available June 1, 147111)
Fabulous at any age, Itty Bitty Greetings (Available June 1, 146664), was also stamped with Mossy Meadow
The final touch was to die cut the greeting with the new label in Stitched Labels Framelits (available June 1, 146828)
The first post in The Creative Way series shares a lot of my thoughts about the Rooted In Nature Stamp Set and the Nature’s Poem Suite that Rooted In Nature is apart of! You can find that post here
The Share What You Love bundle is jammed packed of stamping wonderfulness for every card maker or paper craftier out there!!! This bundle is only available for a limited time
Bundles are exclusive to the suite early release and will no longer be available after May 31, 2018. Individual items from the Share What You Love suite will be available when the 2018–2019 annual catalog is released on June 1, 2018.
If you would like to see Cards with this bundle click here and here
Lots of awesome products are retiring from the Occasions and Annual Catalogs .You defiantly don’t want to miss out on these fabulous items!!
I hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day. This day holds a lot of meaning to most. So, I hope you are celebrating in style. I will be working just a bit today. Then home to chill and enjoy. This day always reminds me of when I was a teen and would go to our City’s, Alabama Jubilee, Hot Air Balloon activities. It was the one time a year my Dad could get me up early on the weekend. I hope you got some creative time in. I squeezed in a little painting on Saturday Night which was super fun. Then Sunday afternoon a little card making. Go and live creatively my friends.
I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill……I talk a lot about what inspires me to make different cards. I really enjoy sharing my process with you guys. That’s one of the reasons that The Creative Way is named what it is! Cause, I wanted to share the creative process of using a stamp set several different ways with you!
Blueberry Hill
Two things I need to tell you before I start this story. My dad is a music person…Band Director, trumpet player, and from the generation just before rock. I guess that’s actually 3…He’s always asking me why I like the music I do…He is very talented and loves “real music” whatever that is….
You should also know that he still to this day ask me who was that playing in your car (and that was 20 years ago)…. He means Pink Floyd. I had acedently left the music turned way up. It was really quit then all of a sudden it was blaring…like Pink Floyd music does….I have always suspected from that day he was a secret Pink Floyd fan….?
One day this week I was having a conversation with my dad about songs. We were talking about an album that I have been listening to a lot lately. Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs and Englishman live at the Fillmore East. We had been discussing it all day. Everything from how fast Joe Cocker sings Cry Me A River to how awesome Rita Coolidge sings Superstar (check it out!!!) Anyway, late in the day I said there’s a song on now that you would probably like. He said what??? I said “Blueberry Hill” (not on the album we had been talking about) ….his exact words were “that stupid song” I was kind of surprised… So of course I had to probe….I asked him why???…is it to simple???….he said no…he said it’s just stupid and started singing the basic rhythm of the song. And then again just said stupid…I said yea, you think it’s to simple.
So, yesterday I was relaying this story to one of his fellow music friends (also a band director) and he was like ugh that song…he felt the same way…What was it about this song was so affisive to musicians…do they not like playing it??? Do they think it’s boring??? More of the same???
I find it quite interesting that when we know an art form we expect everything to be awesome hard or very intricate. Lot’s of details. But, as some one who appreciates an art form we just think its nice, or pretty, or sounds good, or looks beautiful! As a admirer we do not know that this song is to simple or that song is brilliant cause of how complicated it is. We just know we like it…. I love the song Blueberry Hill, I think it’s simplicity is its genius. And the mood that the simple rhythm and Fats Domino’s voice creates tells a perfect story. I love seeing how happy Fats Domino looks sing this song so many years after it first hit the music world!! It is like he is remembering his own Blueberry Hill….
The Creative Way – A Product Feature
Card making can be much the same as the story above. I often think that to make an awesome card it need lots of layers, a cool technique, or a certain style. But, is this really true??? Does every card have to be over the top??? I think not!! Today’s card takes a very easy watercolor style and a simple card design and shows the beauty in simplicity.
Rooted In Nature Stamp Set
Rooted In Nature truly is perfect for all styles of card making! Everything from layered to simple and elegant! I love this set so much! You can even create your very own Blueberry Hill!
The tree was stamped with soft suede and. Shaded Spruce on cold press watercolor paper
Using a aqua painter the tree was softened
Then I added sky and grass using the aqua painter.
I’m leaving you today with a fun version of Blueberry Hill, preformed by Chris Isaak and Johnny Holiday. And you guesses it tomorrow I will torturing everybody at work with Chris Isaak’s Baja Sessions.. Though my Dad will not be In town. So, maybe I will save it for when he gets back home…He will love that ???
The first post in The Creative Way series shares a lot of my thoughts about the Rooted In Nature Stamp Set and the Nature’s Poem Suite that Rooted In Nature is apart of! You can find that post here
The Share What You Love bundle is jammed packed of stamping wonderfulness for every card maker or paper craftier out there!!! This bundle is only available for a limited time
Bundles are exclusive to the suite early release and will no longer be available after May 31, 2018. Individual items from the Share What You Love suite will be available when the 2018–2019 annual catalog is released on June 1, 2018.
If you would like to see Cards with this bundle click here and here
Lots of awesome products are retiring from the Occasions and Annual Catalogs .You defiantly don’t want to miss out on these fabulous items!!
Enjoy your Friday! Wow! What a week, I have had a very unique week that left me a little on the weary side. I’m happy to be sharing with y’all today finally!!! Anyway, I will do better next week sharing with y’all! So, we get through today and it is the Weekend!!! Yeppie! What are you guys doing for Memorial Day??? Me??? I plan on celebrating with painting and making cards… Have some much-needed coffee and go live creatively my friends
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