I am still trying out different stamps and dies for more Christmas cards . This is the last one for the week. It is simple and beautiful all at the same time. The Painted Tree Embossing Folder is fabulous.
THE STAR
The star of this card is the background design. That is unusual for me to say. But the trees are very detailed and really stand out. The background is created by using the Painted Trees 3D Embossing Folder. Once swipe through the Cut & Emboss Machine and you have a great card. And not just a layer. I could have added the sentiment directly to the embossed layer and it would have been great.
STAMPS
This beautiful tree shaped sentiment is from the Merriest Trees stamp set. The set carried over into the Annual Catalog from last year. And I am so happy. If I could have only one Christmas set, this would be it. Plus there are matching Dies that can cut a couple different size trees. But for me, the beautiful sentiment is great and the fun tree shape just puts it over into perfect.
The sentiment on the inside of the card is from the fabulous Greetings of the Season Bundle. Which is also the Die cut shape on the card front sentiment. This bundle is all sentiments and then a good number of different shapes to cut them out with. Most of the Die shapes are large enough for images as well as sentiments. The stitching around the edge of the shape is a wonderful bonus. I also stamped one of the trees from the Merriest Trees set in Soft Sea Foam to highlight the inside. Here is a photo of the inside.
PAPERS
The card base as well as the embossed layer are Mossy Meadow card stock. To match the DSP I added a layer of Real Red to separate the two Mossy Meadows and to also highlight the DSP. This fun banner of DSP is from the Take A Bow Designer Series Paper. This package of papers is a 6X6 pack and the banner is 2X4. So you can actually get 4 banners from one sheet since it is not a directional pattern. Cut the 6X6 to 6X4 and then cut three banners. Then use the 2X6 you cut off and make it the 4th one. This is one reason I love non directional papers.
EXTRAS
To give the banner an added touch, I used the Real Red and White Baker’s Twine to tie a little bow. This serves two purposes. It covers the hole in the tag, and it appears to tie the two pieces together. For the bling, and there must be bling, I have scattered a few of the Iridescent Pearls around the embossed trees. They mimic the polka dots, or snow, on the DSP.
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Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
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