This was my swap card for my two October Stamp Clubs. I saw the layout in the recent edition of PaperCrafts Magazine,and knew I had to recreate it using my own twist. I especially like that I was able to recycle some items around the house. The branch is Salt-cedar or Tamarisk. Several years ago, my husband and I made shutters for the two big windows in our living and dining rooms using Salt-cedar branches. Salt-cedar is considered a “weed” in the southwest. It grows along river and ditch banks and drinks up a lot of our precious water. The branches are such a pretty color, and it adds a lot of interest to a project. We spent several outings collecting the branches for our shutter project, and we had some left over.
I also cut down an old Stampin’ Up! box (I seem to have lots of them!) to mat the Autumn Vine Designer Paper.
Supplies used:
Paper: Sahara Sand, Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip card stock, Autumn Vine Designer Paper
Accessories: Salt Cedar branch, scrap cardboard, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Linen Thread
Stamps: none- No stamping with this card!
For those of you who are interested, here is a photo of one side of the shutters my husband and I made. Each window has 4 panels.
