I heard on the news earlier this week that 50% of America's land is farm land, so I don't suppose it is surprising that this paper made me think of fields and farmland and forests and the harvest. I love looking down over the "patchwork quilt" of the earth when we fly...it never ceases to amaze me and overwhelm me with gratitude for the beauty and the bounty that surrounds us. I don't ever want to take that for granted.
Our farmhouse sentiment series is on sale this week, so it was obviously the perfect opportunity to put these papers and sentiments together for a paper-pieced landscape.
I have made several similar cards in the past using colored card stock, white card stock with distress/oxide inks, or designer paper. Some were torn or cut freehand, others (as this one) cut with dies. It is fun to see how different they are even though the "anatomy" and layout of the card is essentially the same.
I had fun shuffling die-cut scraps of this two-sided designer paper, arranging them to maximize the contrast between the various greens, yellows and blues to create the illusion of hills and valleys on a sunny day. I included a bit of distressing along the edges to add emphasis. It shows up better in person than through the camera lens...I may have to try it again on a stair step card just to achieve a more 3D effect.
This is kinda what I was seeing in my mind's eye as I was creating my card, although this is in Scotland rather than here in America. This photo was taken at Ardalanish (a working farm and mill shop on the Isle of Mull) when we were there in 2024. If you look really closely you can see the black sheep grazing way down in the valley!
Here's the inside of the card, which with a little tweaking really would also entirely work as a card front if so desired!
Supplies:
- Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Farmhouse Sentiments QUAD Bundle
- Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Farmhouse Signage (tiny heart)
- Craft Consortium Ink Drops Organic 6x6
- Stamp Simply Steel Dies - Country Church (trees, clouds)
- Seam Binding Sampler - Rich Pastels - 40 yards
- May Arts Baker's Twine - 110 Yard Spool - Orange
- Sizzix Thinlits Dies by Tim Holtz - Holiday Greens Mini
- Original Bow Easy
- distress oxide inks
- white acrylic paint for spatters
- button from stash
- Spellbinders standard circles small
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