Stampin’ Up! Grassy Grove Card for the Pals Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

Hi, Stampers!

This month’s theme is “Male Room.” The Pals hope to inspire you with their masculine card ideas and paper craft creations using Stampin’ Up! products. Links to the participant’s blogs can be found at the end of each post to help you “hop” along! For my card, I pulled out a few masculine stamp sets, In the Grove, Delicate Forest, and Grassy Grove to make this fantastic fun fold card to give to my nature-loving son. I found this video tutorial by Gillian, which you should watch if you like visual instructions. I changed a couple of little things but it is quite close to her finished card.

So, I am sad to say that all of these beautiful nature-inspired stamp sets and coordinating dies are retiring and only available while supplies last. I, for one, am so happy that they will be in my forever stash since they are absolutely perfect for masculine cards or anyone who loves the outdoors.

Left: the card in the open position; right: inside of the card spread completely open so you can see the layers better.

My Secrets!

Let’s start with the card base…

• Firstly, I started with cardstock, cut to 11 x 4-1/4 and scored at 5-1/2.
• Then, I cut white cardstock, cut to 11 x 4-1/8 and scored at 2-3/4, 5-1/2 and 2-3/4 on the other end. Once that was done, I trimmed a small amount (maybe 1/16″ or so) from the long ends to give a border on the card base.
• Next, I placed the large tree die from the Grove die set and cut it out, making sure there was a decent border all the way around on the two middle panels.
• Panel behind the focal image is 5-1/2 x 4-1/8 and scored at 2-3/4. I applied glue one side at a time and made sure to line up the scorelines on each one. This part is very important to get right (ask me how I know) or your card won’t close well.

And now, the fun part!

• After that, I masked the score lines on each side of the die-cut image and lightly sponged Old Olive ink around the entire area. Then, I took the leaves image in the Delicate Forest stamp set and randomly stamped across the trees with Lemon Lime Twist and Garden Green ink. I used the large “grass” stamp to cover the area below the trees as well as the small plant stamp in Mossy Meadow ink.
• Once I was finished, I colored the tree branches and trunks with the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends.
• Then, I glued the panel to the card base, making sure that each side was aligned with the center panel.
• I inked up the sentiment from Hooray for Surprises in Garden Green ink, then cropped it out with the die from the Something Fancy die collection. Once that was done, I layered it onto Garden Green cardstock.
• On the right side, I stamped the sentiment from Unbounded Love in Garden Green ink.

Then, on the card front…

• I couldn’t resist using the In the Grove dies, so I cut the large tree die with two layers of white cardstock and a third one in Pebbled Path cardstock (sure will miss this In Color!) to make a bit of a shadow effect.
• Then, I glued all three layers to a beautiful patterned paper from the Thoughtful Journey paper. They were all adhered to the card front.
• I added the “Happy Birthday” sentiment from Unbounded Love stamp set, inked up with Garden Green and layered onto cardstock after cutting it with the Something Fancy die.
• Finally, I added the pretty evergreen trees, inked in Garden Green ink and cut out with the coordinating die.

We have more inspiration to share, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Don’t miss out next month as we create for the “Flowers in Bloom” theme.

Until then, have fun in your craft space!

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop Lineup

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
3. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
4. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
5. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
6. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
7. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
8. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
9. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping <<< You’re HERE!
10. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
11. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
12. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
13. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping

I hope to share my project with these challenges:

1. 613 Avenue Create
2. Inkspirational 
3. A Place To Start
4. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges
5. A Perfect Time to Craft
6. Stamping Sensations
7. We Love Stamping

So, what do you think of my card today? I love hearing from you!

Please leave a comment if you have any questions or comments about my project today.

If you enjoyed my project today, please be sure to…

• Firstly, visit my Gallery and Fun Fold Gallery for lots of ideas, and…
• Enter the Creative Creases Challenge HERE with any fun fold card!
• Then, complete this contact information to receive a birthday card from me!
• Also, follow me on Pinterest
• You can see My Secret Sale HERE
• Finally, you find out what’s new with SU HERE

My project supply list.

Want to place an order through me? Use the Demonstrator Locator to find me under “Debbie Mageed, Illinois” to place an order if you don’t already have a demonstrator. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Grassy Grove Cling Stamp Set (English) [157836] $24.00	In The Grove Cling Stamp Set [164459] $22.00	Delicate Forest Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162675] $20.00	Hooray For Surprises Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162851] $20.00	Unbounded Love Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163378] $25.00	Meandering Meadows 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162735] $12.50
Thoughtful Journey 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163303] $12.50	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584] $11.50	Pebbled Path 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161722] $11.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $9.00	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145] $9.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $9.00
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $11.00	In The Grove Cling Stamp Set [164459] $22.00	Grove Dies [157844] $39.00	Something Fancy Dies [160424] $28.00

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Musa, 2 weeks old, and a whole pound heavier than his birth weight!