Take to the Sky

This week I was playing around with a new stamp set, Take to the Sky.  I bought it to make some masculine cards.  Here is my first attempt at using it.  

For this card, I started with Copper Clay cardstock.  I seriously love this color.  I added a navy blue banner that I embossed with a folder, a piece of the sky designer paper and then a stitched square.  On the square I stamped some clouds and some splatter.  I colored in the plane with Blends and cut it out.  I added a small paper strip to the bottom of the clouds with some twine and then 2 cute little banners from Nested Essentials dies.  I got the idea from Carole Parsons on Pinterest.  

The next card is made with Navy blue cardstock.  I like how Susie Wood cut the paper and added a strip to the top and to the bottom of the card.  I tied a a twine around the middle to give the card a more masculine look.  I stamped the plane directly onto the white rectangle and colored in the plane using some watercolor pencils.  It's hard to see in this photo.

I stamped a couple of clouds and added them with dimensionals to give the card more interest.  I had an extra banner cut out on my desk and I thought that it looked great on the bottom of the focal point.  I trimmed it a bit and like how it looks.  It gives the card an additional contrasting color.

My third card has a side fold.  I like this fold - it's easy to do and it highlights the designer papers.  Add a focal image and a saying and you're all set!  For my card, I stamped the plane and cut it out and added it to some cut outs from Stitched So Sweetly.  They're a few years old, but one of my favs.  I added Happy Birthday, some twine and a few sequin embellishments.  Even though it is simple, I kind of like this card!

I would like to try making some more plane cards, but didn't get a chance this week.