Many Thanks

Sherry Hester here! I hope you all had a blessed Christmas and you’re ready to ring in the New Year!

I thought it would be fun to do a non-holiday card using the An Apple a Day die.

My card base is a standard A2 size cut from cream paper, on top of which I adhered a light green piece cut slightly smaller.  I cut the Massa Leaf Frame from a darker green card stock and adhered it to a piece of cream card stock measuring 4-5/8” x 3-1/2”, so that the leaves would extend beyond the edges.  I sponged some Peeled Paint Distress Ink onto the leaves, and shaped them for dimension.   I cut the Nestled Bird from cream card stock and used Fired Brick Distress Ink to sponge and shade it, adding a small dot for its eye.  It’s amazing how that little dot brings the bird to life. 

I cut one set of apples from a peach colored card stock and another set from the same green card stock as the backdrop.  I then shaded the peach colored ones with Fired Brick, going darker on the right sides and fading it to the left. I sponged Shabby Shutters Distress Ink on the green apples in the same manner.  I used a white gel pen to add the curved lines to make them "shine".  I shaped the apples to give them a slightly rounded look, and then adhered the leaves to the stems of the apples and mounted them to the Massa Leaf frame as shown. 

I tied a bow from lime green sheer ribbon, added a small apple to the center, and then adhered that to the corner as shown.

Here's another view of the card.

Hope you enjoy!  Happy celebrating and here’s to a wonderful 2015!

An Apple a Day

[1021] Massa Leaf Frame

View the [817] DIES- Nestled Bird at http://www.poppystamps.com