I remember being fascinated by this tree. While the leaves of the other trees around it turned into colours of red, yellow, and orange in the fall, the leaves of this tree turned from a dull green to a golden yellow. One day I took a leaf to my science teacher hoping he would be able to identify the tree, but to my disappointment he could not .
One day, when I was researching trees for a school project, I found a picture of "my tree". I was thrilled to discover that it was a Ginkigo tree, native to China. I also discovered that an investigation is being done on the memory properties found in the yellowish plum 'fruit' of this tree with the hope that it might become a future treatment for Alzheimer's Disease.
Fascinating what one learns.
For the card I made with this stamp, I turned the image upside down because in my mind the tree branch was hanging down, not facing up.
A brayer was used to apply several shades of blue to a 3 3/4 by 5" piece of Whisper White card stock, after which the central portion was die cut using the rectangle die from the Nature's Thoughts die collection. Before matting it with Basic Black card stock it was embossed with the Scripty embossing folder and then adhered to the cut out frame. This was also matted with Basic Black card stock before being adhered to the Thick Whisper White card base.
The ginkigo branch was stamped on a separate piece of Whisper White, and coloured with Stampin' Blends in shades of yellow and green. I remember that the branches were dark in colour, almost black.
This was fussy cut and added to the die cut section.
The punched out sentiment, from the same stamp set, is added to the card front with dimensionals.
Supplies Used:
Stamp: Beautifully Braided
Inks: Black Memento, Balmy Blue, Pacific Point, Stampin' Blends (Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green,) Early Espresso marker
Papers: Whisper White, Thick Whisper White , Basic Black
Accessories: Scripty Embossing Folder, Nature's Thoughts Die, Label Me Pretty Punch, Dimensionals.
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