For Father (Fur Vater)

Animals, Birthday, Border Die, Stencil

MemoryBox has some great new stencils.  I spent summers in Canada and I always loved the white Birch Trees so I jumped at the chance to use the background stencil for a birthday card perfect for a Father.

 

Supplies used:

Birch Trees Stencil [885270]

Trotting Pony Die [992]

Grassland Border Die [825]

ColorBox Ink in Ice

Ink in shade of brown

Ink in shade of blue 

Cardstock in various colors

Adhesives

Greeting stickers

Embellishments (to affix greeting inside card)

Sponge (to buff out any ink)

 

The greeting used for the banner is a German sticker – Fur Vater.  I sponged the color blue (same color ink used to top the stencil background) around the banner edges.  I ran the Grassland Border die in two colors of green and then ran the Trotting Pony twice in a dark brown and a light brown.  

For the inside (photo below), I cut two circles one blue and one white.  Then I added the birthday greeting sticker to the white inner circle.  Then I used to circle brads to affix it to the white background inside the card.

I hope you are enjoying our blog blitz and we inspire you to get creative with the new Poppystamps dies and MemoryBox stencils.

If you comment on my post between now and January 24th, 2014 you have a chance to win the Birch Trees Stencil for your collection.  Check back on January 27th when all the winners for the blog blitz will be posted.  

Best of luck!

 

 

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52 Comments

  7. What a FANTASTIC card!! I LOVE the birch tree stencils, and those ponies are to die for!! Your card is STUNNING!

  11. The birch trees stencil is absolutely gorgeous! I can see me using this stencil often for all sorts of occasions.

  13. The birch stencil would look beautiful on Christmas cards. I love your interpretation, it’s full of ideas

  14. The birch trees are terrific and make the horses really stand out. I agree with Claire, above, that the birch stencil would make lovely Christmas cards.

  18. Great card – love the background you created for it !!! THese new stencils are super !!!

  22. I love the birch tree stencil – we have lots of them here in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and using this stencil makes the card feel “homey”. Any Dad would be thrilled to get this card! Thanks for sharon.

  25. This scene card is beautiful. White birch trees are one of my favourite trees. The stencil background is perfect for the ponies. Now I know I need the birch background stencil. The pony die is on the top of my wishlist. Thank you for sharing this inspiring card.
    Jacquelene L
    Canada

  26. Gorgeous card! I love birch trees and NEED this Birch Trees Stencil to add to my stash. Thank you for sharing. =^..^=

  27. I am so excited to see all the new stencils. They look so easy to use & produce such great results. Love your card!!!

  31. What a beautiful scene..love the birch stencil, reminds me so much of my grandmother! .. and how clever to flip the pony like that! Love your card!

  33. The birch tree stencil is Fabulous…And I Love the pony die. I would love to have both.

  34. This is a lovely card and the birch trees are so serene. I can think of many, many ways to use this…

  38. Beautiful card, I really love it. My wish list just grow longer and longer, the never ending list!

  40. The combination of German sentiment and ponies inspires a card for a German family member. Thank you!

  41. Love this stencil! It can be used in so many ways for different backgrounds or as main foci.

  43. Okay – the horse AND the grass dies will definitely be on my next purchase list! I’ve got to do this card for my daughter!!

  44. Love the birch trees stencil. It works nicely with the horses. Thanks for sharing it with us. 😀

  47. This is such a nice card! The background is wonderful and creates such a nice scene. Love the horse die! Thanks for sharing.
    Katie B.

  50. By using the birch stencil as the background & the grass in the foreground you achieve real dimension. Fabulous

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