I have mixed a couple of Christmas sets and a very simple technique for a cute Christmas card. Trees are always a good option for Christmas cards and so simple to create.
Stamps and Dies
The main stamp set used is a Bundle available from the Online Exclusives. It is the Frosted Forest Bundle. And the trees from my card are from this Bundled set. The trees are stamped using Mossy Meadow Ink and then Die cut using matching Dies. The smaller tree was stamped twice with the second one “stamped Off” first. And the adorable little bird flying above is also from the set with a matching Die. There are actually two of the bird dies to make things a bit quicker for you.
The sentiment layer is a separate Stamp and Die Bundle. It is from the Peaceful Season Bundle. This one is a sentiment stamp set with great shapes for layering the sentiments. I love the one I have used here. The ribbon slots are handy but the little perforated design next to the slots is really pretty and a touch of fancy.
Papers
The brown shades I used here are not my normal Christmas colors. My thought was for a little more rustic than usual. I had the trees in the forest sort of idea and needed a DSP that would work with that. This piece from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper is what I decided on. And the touch of Pecan Pie in the wood grain led to the card base being Pecan Pie. The other color option was going to be Crumb Cake. They both look good against the DSP. So I decided to use both colors and made the Crumb Cake the layer.
These layers are a little smaller than usual to allow the Pecan Pie to help the colors of the DSP to stand out more. The Crumb Cake layer is 3 3/4 X 5 and the DSP is 3 5/8 X 4 7/8.
Technique
The technique may not really be a technique. However it gave the trees the finished look I wanted. I used Blending Brushes to add Mossy Meadow Ink to the stamped trees. They are stamped on Basic White using Mossy Meadow. So I made sure to keep the ink on the Blending Brush light. This could be accomplished using sponges or sponge daubers if you prefer. Those are definitely older techniques.
Finishes
There are not a lot of extras really added to this card. The sentiment layer, with having the ribbon slots, had to have some ribbon. I chose the Pecan Pie Center Stripe Ribbon. It does not show very much, but it is noticeable. Of course there must be Bling! I added the Pecan PIe from the Pecan Pie & Clear Ribbon Dots. They are not very shiny, but fit my theme perfectly.
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