Merry Christmas Tall tree, #PaperPlayers challenge #460

For the past several years I've been holding onto 2 packs of red #10 envelopes, and I think I've only used one. I bought them after Christmas one year because they had them marked down to 50cents a pack, but I just never could decide on a design for that size.
So, go over here to see what the team has done with this challenge.

 

So, this week the Paper Players has a tall card  challenge, so did I make this sized for those envelopes? Nope, I thought about it then ended up using a 4x6 envelope size, so this is just a tad under that to fit inside.

I made my tree by simply embossing the retired poinsettia folder onto Whisper White then I colored in a few of them just because I love color.  The first layer is one of the new DSP's.  The side of this paper is the really popular one with all the gorgeous frosty scenes, but the back side is fabulous on it's own. Several different designs using silver.

After embossing I used my trimmer to cut the large triangle, then used a tiny piece of copper I had laying around for my trunk.  I stamped and fussy cut the tiny poinsettia for the top and that was about it.

You could easily do this on a standard A2 card, just cut your tree smaller.  The die I used for the sentiment came from the Beautiful Boughs bundle set.

Feels Like Frost Specialty 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$14.50

Beautiful Boughs Dies

$35.00

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Tis the Season Christmas card, Freshly Made sketches#403

I love what the team did at FMS for clean and simple, but I never really like my own. I usually prefer to put color all over the place using watercolor and?   But here it is.  For some reason, for someone who doesn't do can well, I do love the challenge over at FMS.

Check it out for yourself.   

 I do love the contrast with the Night of Navy and the white, I also added just a touch of glimmer paper for fun.   And of course, an embossing folder.  If I had to pick just one tool, the embossing folders would be that tool.   So much bang for your buck and they are under $10.

Right now I'm on a mission to get my Christmas cards done inbetween Machine embroider/quilting projects for my gifts.  Then I slipped in a couple of Fall ME/quilting items.    The only thing I've managed to complete are cards, but I'm working on it.

I do hope I've given you an idea or two, this weeks card is a combo of new and retired product.  I just decided this year, I had to use some of those wonderful retired sets I love so much. 
Happy Stamping.

Poinsettia Christmas card, Freshly Made Sketches#402

Inspiration for this card came from this weeks sketch at fms#402.  Lately I've been using a lot of different colors for my Christmas cards, that's always fun. But today I've used Merry Merlot and Shaded Spruce for a more traditional look.

The plaid is from Wrapped In Plaid DSP, and the holly is from the Detailed Skate dies.

The team cards are really special this week, be sure to check them out.  

I've actually gotten quite a few cards completed for Christmas, that's a good thing because I've decided to make embroidered  wall hangings for my family for Christmas and that's taking a lot of time.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Quick and easy Christmas card

Just a quick upload today to show you how easy a Christmas card  can be.  This is a piece of the new Holiday DSP Feels Like frost.  I added the deer, santa and sleigh and the sentiment. Done. 
There are so many different designs to this DSP, and so many sets with things you can add and ways to add them. 

I hope you enjoyed and it gave you some inspiration. Thanks for stopping.

Dove of Peace Christmas, Just Add Ink #473

I know, I haven't been posting much lately.  I am working on Christmas cards, but otherwise I am having a great time making embroidered, quilted wall hangings for my family for Christmas. 
This stamp is retired, but I didn't get to use it much way back when I bought it and it just seemed perfect for this card. 

The DSP is Brightly Gleaming.  So many beautiful, metallic patterns! Then there is the other side.  Also beautiful patterns, but not metallic, so a very nice and usable pack. 
So, my inspiration this week was from Just Add Ink. Check them out here.

As you can see, I chose Metallics and twine.  My bird is also embossed in Copper, which of course makes is super easy to color.  I didn't take a lot of time with the coloring this time. I just used my Aqua Painter and ink pads put lightly put down just 2 colors, Soft Seafoam and Pretty Peacock.  The leaves are from the Lovely Flowers Edgelits, it just seemed to fit in.

I also added some Frost Shimmer paint, if you look close I think you can see it on the leaves.  It's hard in a photo, but beautiful in person.  Sorry to say, the gold twine is also retired, couple of years ago I think, but I'd love more metallic twine.

As an alternative you could stamp the dove on vellum, color the back side and have a whole different look. 
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