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Stamp Review Crew -- Whimsical Trees

11/28/2021

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Hello!  Welcome to the Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop featuring the Whimsical Trees stamp set.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

The Stamp Review Crew is an international group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who gather for a blog hop the first, third, and (sometimes the fifth) Mondays of the month to review a single stamp set.  The number of participants varies from hop to hop, but the ideas are plentiful as we take a stamp set through its paces.  By the time you've traveled through the hop, you are sure to find a number of innovative ways to use the featured stamp set.  So sit back, relax, and get ready to start pinning ideas to your Pinterest board!

To see the line up of artists for this week's hop, click here.  If you've already joined the hop and are traveling forward, you've arrived from Nikki's blog where you were presented with an amazing project to inspire your creativity.  If you're traveling backwards through the hop, you are probably still shaking your head at the simple beauty of Lou's project.

One of the things that drew me toward purchasing the Whimsical Trees stamp set and coordinating Christmas Trees dies was the fun shapes of the tree stamp images and the tree dies.  I could immediately see so many ideas for using this fun bundle.  When you live in Florida, you see groups of pine trees and palm trees but not the tall trees and firs of the North and especially the magnificent trees of the great Northwest forests and mountains.  In my mind, I can still see the snow covered trees surrounding Lake Tahoe and hear the boughs creak from the weight of the snow and ice.    

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This card begins with a piece of Vellum cardstock embossed using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder.  Versamark ink was lightly tapped over the embossed vellum and sprinkled with Gold Stampin' Emboss powder.  The embossing powder was melted with the Heat Tool and the vellum adhered to a panel of Basic White cardstock the same size as the vellum.  The vellum and cardstock was then adhered at the center of a slightly larger panel of Evening Evergreen cardstock and adhered at the center of the Soft Succulent card front.  A strip of Evening Evergreen patterned paper from the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper was adhered across the embossed vellum with the bottom edge of the strip 1/2" above the bottom edge of the vellum.  

Now it's time to make some trees:

  • The triangular shaped tree image was stamped on two pieces of Basic White cardstock using Evening Evergreen ink.  Once the ink dried, the dotted image was stamped over the trees using Versamark ink.  Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder was sprinkled over the trees and melted with the Heat Tool.  The trees were die cut using the corresponding triangular tree die
  • A piece of Soft Succulent patterned paper from the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper was die cut with the tall tree die.  The bottom of the tree was die cut with the bottom of the tall tree die to achieve a tree that's 3-3/8" tall
  • A piece of Soft Succulent cardstock was die cut with the tall tree die and then embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder
  • A second piece of Soft Succulent cardstock was die cut with the tall tree die.  The bottom of the tree was die cut with the bottom of the tall tree die to achieve a tree that's 3-1/2" tall.  The tree was then embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder
  • A piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock was die cut with the tall tree die.  The bottom of the tree was die cut with the bottom of the tall tree die to achieve a tree that's 3" tall.  The tree was then embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder
  • A piece of Basic White cardstock was die cut with the tall tree die.  A piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock was die cut with the open bough tree die.  The Evening Evergreen tree was adhered over the Basic White tree using teeny tiny dots of Multipurpose Liquid adhesive -- sliding the Evening Evergreen tree down the Basic White tree until the openings in the Evening Evergreen tree are filled with white.  Once the adhesive has dried, use Paper Snips to trim away the excess Basic White cardstock that extends beyond the outside edges of the Evening Evergreen tree

Four (4) trees were adhered to the card front: 

  • The tallest Soft Succulent tall tree was adhered to the left side of the card front with the bottom edge of the tree 1/8" above the bottom edge of the Vellum and the widest point of the left side of the tree 3/16" from the left side of the vellum
  • The Evening Evergreen/Basic White tree was adhered to the right of Soft Succulent tree, slightly overlapping the Soft Succulent tree.  The tip of the tree is 3/4" below the top edge of the vellum and 1-5/8" from the left edge of the vellum
  • The triangular tree with gold dots was adhered over the Soft Succulent tall tree and Evening Evergreen/Basic White tree with the bottom edge of the tree 1/8" above the bottom edge of the vellum and the widest point of the left side of the tree 3/8" from the left side of the vellum
  • The Soft Succulent patterned paper tree was adhered to the right of the Evening Evergreen/Basic White tree using Stampin' Dimensionals, slightly overlapping the Evening Evergreen/Basic White tree and triangular tree with gold dots.  The bottom edge of the tree is 1/16" above the bottom edge of the vellum and the widest point of the right side of the tree is 7/8" from the right side of the vellum

The "Joy" greeting was stamped on a piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock using Versamark ink.  The ink was covered with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and the powder melted with the Heat Tool.  The cardstock was die cut with the banner die from the Tasteful Labels dies.  A piece of Basic White cardstock was die cut using the banner label die.  The banner label die was adhered behind the banner die so that the inverted point of the Basic White banner tail extends 1/4" beyond the inverted point of the Evening Evergreen banner.  The remainder of the Basic White banner (extending above the top of the Evening Evergreen banner) was cut off with Paper Snips using the top of the banner as a guide.  The banner was adhered at the upper right corner of the vellum with the right edge of the banner 1/2" from the right edge of the banner and the top edge of the banner flush with the top edge of the vellum.  A bow made of Gold Cord from the Simply Elegant Trim was adhered below "Joy" using a rolled up Mini Glue Dot.

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The "Wishing You Christmas Cheer & Magical Moments That Last All Year" sentiment was stamped at the upper center of a Basic White panel.  The remaining three trees were adhered at the lower left corner of the panel:

  • The Soft Succulent tall tree was adhered at the lower right corner with the bottom edge of the tree flush with the bottom edge of the panel and the widest part of the left side of the tree extending slightly beyond the left edge of the panel
  • The Evening Evergreen tall tree was adhered to the right of the Soft Succulent tall tree with the bottom edge of the tree flush with the bottom edge of the panel.  The trees will overlap slightly at the bottom center
  • The triangular tree with gold dots was adhered centered over the Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen trees with the bottom edge of the tree flush with the bottom edge of the panel

WhimsicalTrees_Joy_Envelope

A piece of Soft Succulent patterned paper from the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper was adhered to the envelope flap of the Medium Basic White Envelope.  Paper Snips were used to trim the excess paper using the edge of the envelope flap as a guide.

I hope you've been inspired by the project I made using the Whimsical Trees stamp set.  Card Measurements and Supplies I used to make this card are provided below.  You can see another project I made using the Whimsical Trees stamp set and Christmas Trees dies by clicking here.

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Card Measurements

Basic White:  2-1/2" x 5", 2 @ 2-1/4" x 4-1/4", 3-7/8" x 5-1/8", 3/4" x 2", 4" x 5-1/4"; Evening Evergreen:  2-1/2" x 3-1/2", 1-1/2" x 2", 2" x 4"; Soft Succulent:  4-1/4" x 11" scored at 5-1/2" along the 11" length, 2-1/2" x 5", 2-1/2" x 4"; Vellum:  3-7/8" x 5-1/8"; Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper:  3/4" x 3-7/8", 1-3/4" x 4", 2-1/4" x 6"; Simply Elegant Trim (Gold Cord):  8"

Supplies I used to make this card

Stamps:  Whimsical Trees; Inks:  Evening Evergreen, Versamark; Cardstock:  Basic White, Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Vellum; Designer Series Paper:  Tidings of Christmas; Embellishments:  Simply Elegant Trim; Tools:  Metallics Stampin' Emboss Powder (Gold), Heat Tool, Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder, Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, Christmas Trees dies, Tasteful Labels dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Adhesives:  Stampin' Seal, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid; Other:  Medium Basic White Envelope

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Peaceful Prints -- Gift Bag

11/17/2021

Hello!

Once I am done making my Christmas cards, I have strips of Designer Series Paper left over.  For my Christmas Card classes, I used these left over strips to decorate gift totes.  Inside the gift totes were the class kits, photos of the projects and supplies lists, and a few surprises for the class attendees.  The tote also served as a way for the attendees to carry their completed projects from table to table as they made their projects.  In addition, the attendees now have a gift tote that they can use for the holidays. 

I use a somewhat "kitchen sink" approach to decorating gift totes.  This means that I look at what I have for left overs and scraps in paper and embellishments and see how they combine with some handy punches or simple dies.  The key is to make the process quick and simple.  Keep in mind that folks are not interested in the gift packaging other than to note whether it's attractive.  Beyond that, it's all about the gift inside the packaging.

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This project begins with three strips of Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration -- Retired):  4" x 8", 2-1/2" x 7", and 1-1/2 x 7".  Banner tails were cut into the bottom end of the strips with Paper Snips and the top edges of the strips adhered in a grouping 5-1/2" wide along the center of the top edge of the gift tote using Tear & Tape Adhesive placed along the top edge of the tote just below the tote handles.  A piece of Real Red cardstock was die cut with the "v" edge die from the Basic Borders dies and then embossed with the Snowflake die from the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders.  The cardstock was adhered over the paper strips using Tear & Tape Adhesive.  

A snowflake from the Wonderful Snowflakes was adhered to the embossed Real Red cardstock with the center of the snowflake 1-1/4" from the left edge of the cardstock.  A piece of Basic Black cardstock was punched with the scalloped edge oval from the Double Oval punch and adhered at the center of the Real Red embossed cardstock.  The Deer Builder punch was used to punch a deer from the Buffalo Check pattern from the Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper and adhered at the center of the punched oval using Stampin' Dimensionals behind the body of the deer and Mini Stampin' Dimensionals behind the head and neck of the deer.  

A tag for the gift tote was made by punching a piece of Basic White cardstock with the Essential Punch tag.  The handheld 1/8" circle punch (Retired) was used to punch a hole for the twine.  A narrow strip of Buffalo Check pattern paper was adhered just above the bottom edge of the tag.  A piece of Real Red Braided Linen Trim (Retired) was threaded through the punched hole and the the tag tied to the tote handle adjacent to the paper strips.

Robertssiggy

Project Measurements

Basic Black:  2" x 3"; Basic White:  2" x 3"; Real Red:  2-1/2" x 5-1/2"; Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration -- Retired):  4" x 8", 2-1/2" x 7", 1-1/2 x 7", 2" x 3", 3/8" x 1-5/8"; Real Red Braided Linen Trim (Retired):  8"

Supplies I used to make this project

Cardstock:  Basic Black, Basic White, Real Red; Designer Series Paper:  Peaceful Prints (Sale-A-Bration -- Retired); Embellishments:  Wonderful Snowflakes, Real Red Braided Linen Trim (Retired); Tools:  Deer Builder punch, Double Oval punch, Essential Tag punch, Handheld 1/8" circle punch (Retired), Basic Borders dies, Wintry 3D Embossing Folders, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Adhesives:  Stampin' Seal, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Tear & Tape; Non-Stampin' Up!:  White Gift Tote (10-1/4" x 4-1/8" x 7-7/8")

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Peaceful Deer -- It's The Best Time Of Year

11/10/2021

Hi There!

I finished up my Annual Christmas Card classes this past weekend and it was so wonderful to see everyone!  I've been sharing the cards with you and you can see four of the other cards for the class by clicking here, here, here, and here.  Participants in the classes made 3 cards each of 5 different designs.  The card you see below is the final card design.  I've made a couple of other cards using the Peaceful Deer Bundle using very similar designs.  You can see those cards here and here.

PeacefulDeer_BestTimeOfTheYear

This card begins with a panel of Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper matted with a slightly larger panel of Real Red cardstock.  The panels were adhered at the center of the Garden Green card front.  A strip of Be Dazzled 6" x 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper was matted with a slightly wider strip of Real Red cardstock (the right and left ends of the two strips of paper are flush).  The strips were adhered across the Designer Series Paper panel with the bottom edge of the Real Red cardstock strip 1" above the bottom edge of the Designer Series Paper panel and the right and left edges of the narrow strips flush with the right and left edges of the Designer Series Paper panel.

A piece of Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper was die cut with the 2-5/8" circle die, from the Layering Circles dies, and matted with a piece of Basic Black cardstock die cut with the 2-7/8" scallop circle die, also from the Layering Circles dies.  The die cut circles were adhered over the right side of the horizontal strips using Stampin' Dimensionals.  The right edge of the scallop circle is 1/8" from the right edge of the Designer Series Paper panel and the bottom edge of the scallop circle is 1/2" above the bottom edge of the Designer Series Paper panel.

The "It's The Best Time Of Year" greeting was stamped on a narrow strip of Basic White cardstock using Garden Green ink.  The greeting was matted with a slightly larger piece of Garden Green cardstock and adhered at the bottom of the die cut circles with the right end of the greeting extending beyond the edge of the circles and flush with the right edge of the Designer Series Paper panel.

The "Oh What Fun" deer image was stamped on a piece of Basic White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The deer was punched with the Deer Builder punch and adhered to the die cut circles using Stampin' Dimensionals (behind the body of the deer) and Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (behind the head and neck of the deer).

The 1/4" and 3/4" star dies from the Stitched Stars dies were used to die cut stars (one large and two small) from the Be Dazzled 6" x 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper.  The stars were adhered to the Designer Series Paper panel using Mini Glue Dots.

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The "Wishing You A Wonderful Year And Friendships Dear" sentiment was stamped at the upper center of a Basic White panel using Garden Green ink.  A narrow strip of Basic Black cardstock was adhered behind the top edge of a strip of Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper.  The paper was adhered along the bottom edge of the panel.  The panel was adhered at the center of the inside sentiment area of the card base.

PeacefulDeer_BestTimeOfTheYear_Envelope

The deer image was stamped at the center of the envelope flap of the Medium Basic White Envelope using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  

I realize that the Designer Series Papers that I used for this card were only available during Sale-A-Bration; however, many of you still have the paper.  For those of you who don't have the paper, don't despair.  The simple design of this card lends itself well to a variety of Christmas Designer Series Papers.  Just let the colors in the background panel of paper help you determine the colors you will use to frame the deer in the circle, the color of the deer, and the cardstock colors.  That's the great thing about Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers -- all the colors coordinate!

Robertssiggy

Card Measurements

Basic Black:  3" x 3", 3/8" x 4"; Basic White:  2-1/4" x 3", 1/2" x 2-3/8", 4" x 5-1/4"; Garden Green:  5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" along the 8-1/2" length, 9/16" x 2-7/16"; Real Red:  4" x 5-1/4", 1" x 3-7/8"; Be Dazzled 6" x 6" Specialty Paper (Sale-A-Bration Retired):  3/4" x 3-7/8", 1" x 1-1/2"; Peaceful Prints Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration Retired):  3-7/8" x 5-1/8", 3" x 3", 3/4" x 4"

Supplies I used to make this card

Stamps:  Peaceful Deer; Inks:  Garden Green, Memento Tuxedo Black; Cardstock:  Basic Black, Basic White, Garden Green, Real Red; Designer Series Paper:  Peaceful Prints (Sale-A-Bration Retired), Be Dazzled 6" x 6" Specialty (Sale-A-Bration Retired); Tools:  Deer Builder punch, Stitched Stars dies, Layering Circles dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Adhesives:  Stampin' Seal, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots; Other:  Medium Basic White Envelope

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Merry Snowflakes -- It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

11/03/2021

Hello!

Here's another card designed for my Annual Christmas Card classes.  I'll be finishing up the classes this weekend and it's been so fun to see everyone and to spend time creating!  You can see three of the other cards for the class by clicking here, here, and here.

We don't get cold enough for snow in this part of Florida but I have a few customers in my Christmas Card Classes who have come to expect at least one Christmas card that features snowflakes as they grew up in areas where snow was a major factor in their Winter memories.  The colors for this card come from the colors in the layers of ice I saw in the glaciers in Alaska.  

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This card begins with a card base of Coastal Cabana with the card front embossed with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder.  A panel of Basic White cardstock was embossed with the snowflake 3D embossing folder from the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders.  Narrow strips of Gold Foil Sheets were adhered along the top and bottom edges of the embossed snowflake panel with the right and left edges of the strips flush with the right and left edges of the embossed snowflake panel.  The snowflake panel was adhered at the center of a slightly larger panel of Bermuda Bay cardstock with the right and left edges of the snowflake panel flush with the right and left edges of the Bermuda Bay panel.  The panels were then adhered to the card front with the right and left edges of the panels flush with the right and left edges of the card front, the top edge of the Bermuda Bay panel 5/16" below the top edge of the card front, and the bottom edge of the Bermuda Bay panel 7/16" above the bottom edge of the card front.

The "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" greeting, from the Holly Jolly Wishes stamp set, was stamped on a piece of Pool Party cardstock using Bermuda Bay ink.  The 1-3/16" x 2-3/4" tag, from the Tailor Made Tags dies, was used to die cut the greeting with the hole for the ribbon positioned to the left of the greeting.  Gold Shimmer Ribbon was threaded through the ribbon hole and tied into place with a piece of White Baker's Twine from the Baker's Twine Essentials Pack.  The tag was adhered near the lower right corner of the snowflake embossed panel using Stampin' Dimensionals with the right end of the tag 1/4" from the right side of the card front and the bottom edge of the tag 1" above the bottom edge of the card front.

The three snowflakes from the Merry Snowflakes stamp set were stamped on Basic White cardstock:  the largest snowflake with Pool Party ink, the medium sized snowflake with Coastal Cabana ink, and the smallest snowflake with Bermuda Bay ink.  The snowflakes were die cut using the corresponding dies from the Stitched Snowflakes dies and adhered to the embossed snowflake panel using Stampin' Dimensionals:  the largest snowflake at the upper left corner, the medium snowflake just above the right end of the greeting tag, and the small snowflake just to the left of the ribbon end of the tag.

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The Stitched Snowflakes dies includes a really awesome embossing die that I used on a strip of Bermuda Bay cardstock.  A narrow strip of Pool Party cardstock was adhered behind the top edge of the Bermuda Bay strip and the strips were adhered along the bottom edge of a Basic White panel.  The "Snowflake Wishes for a Merry Christmas" sentiment, from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set, was stamped at the upper center of the panel using Bermuda Bay ink.  The panel was adhered at the center of the inside sentiment area of the card base.

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The snowflake 3D embossing folder was used to emboss the envelope flap of the Medium Basic White Envelope.  (I'm sorry for the funky background colors, but it was the only way I could get the embossing to show up...)

I'll be back soon with the final card from my Christmas Card classes.

Robertssiggy

Card Measurments

Basic White:  3" x 5-1/2", 2-1/4" x 6", 4" x 5-1/4"; Bermuda Bay:  3-1/2" x 5-1/2", 1" x 5-1/4"; Coastal Cabana:  5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" along the 8-1/2" length; Gold Foil Sheets:  2 @ 3/8" x 5-1/2"; Pool Party:  2" x 3", 3/8" x 5-1/4"; Gold Shimmer Ribbon:  4"; Baker's Twine Essentials Pack (White):  4"

Supplies I used to make this card

Stamps:  Merry Snowflakes, Holly Jolly Wishes, Snowflake Wishes; Inks:  Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party; Cardstock:  Basic White, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Gold Foil Sheets; Embellishments:  Gold Shimmer Ribbon, Baker's Twine Essentials Pack (White); Tools:  Stitched Snowflakes dies, Tailor Made Tags dies, Wintry 3D Embossing Folders, Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Adhesives:  Stampin' Seal, Stampin' Dimensionals; Other:  Medium Basic White Envelope

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Whimsical Trees -- Let Your Heart Be Light

10/27/2021

Hello!

It's been a month since I last posted and I'm sorry I haven't been able to post but it has all been for a good cause.  The last two months I've been cutting paper, die cutting, embossing, and packing card kits for my annual Christmas card classes.  I had the first two classes this past weekend and I'm thrilled to report that things went really well.  The folks who attended made 15 cards -- 3 cards each of 5 different designs.  Two of the designs have already been featured in previous blog posts and you can see them by clicking here and here.  I'll be sharing the remaining designs with you in the next week or so.

The concensus from the first two classes is that this card is the fan favorite.  When you have a set of papers like the Peaceful Place Specialty Designer Series Paper, you don't need to do much to enhance the beautiful images with their silver accents.  So, for this card, I let the paper do the talking.

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This card begins with a panel of Peaceful Prints Specialty Designer Series Paper matted with a slightly larger panel of Basic Gray cardstock.  The panels were adhered to the Smoky Slate card front. 

A piece of Shimmery White cardstock was die cut using the 2-5/8" circle die, from the Layering Circles dies.  The two solid tree with long trunks dies, from the Christmas Trees dies were used to die cut 3 pieces of foil from the Silver Foil Specialty Pack:  the thin trees for the darker shades of foil and the wider tree for the lightest shade of foil.  The trees were adhered to the die cut circle using Mini Glue Dots and the trunks of the trees that overhang the bottom edge of the circle were trimmed with Paper Snips.  The circle was adhered to the Designer Series Paper panel with the bottom edge of the circle 7/8" above the bottom edge of the Designer Series Paper and the right edge of the circle flush with the right edge of the Designer Series Paper.

The "Let Your Heart Be Light" greeting, from the Whimsical Trees stamp set, was stamped on Basic White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The greeting was adhered to a Basic Gray banner created with the Banners Pick A Punch with the right edges of the greeting and banner flush and the banner tails pointing to the left.  The banner was adhered to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals with the right edge of the banner flush with the right edge of the Designer Series Paper and the bottom edge of the banner 7/8" above the bottom edge of the Designer Series Paper.

Three Rhinestone Basic Jewels were scattered among the die cut trees on the Shimmery White circle and a bow tied from the Silver cord in the Simply Elegant Trim was adhered to one of the trees using a rolled up Mini Glue Dot.

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The "May The Love Of The Season Warm Your Home & Fill Your Heart" sentiment was stamped at the upper center of a panel of Basic White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The tall ornamented tree was stamped at the lower left corner of the panel using Basic Gray ink and the short ornamented tree was stamped to the right of the taller tree using Smoky Slate ink.  The panel was adhered at the inside sentiment area of the card base.

WhimsicalTrees_LetYourHeartBeLight_Envelope

A piece of Peaceful Place Specialty Designer Series Paper was adhered to the envelope flap of a Medium Basic White Envelope.  Paper Snips were used to trim the excess paper away using the edge of the envelope flap as a guide.

With 30 people making 3 each of this card, I would have had to purchase quite a lot of the Designer Series Paper if I could only get 12 cards out of each pack of paper.  To solve this problem, I chose two other pieces of this beautiful paper for the card fronts -- and each person made one of each of the three different pieces of Designer Series Paper.  The only difference was the color of the mat behind the Designer Series Paper and the banner for the greeting.

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WhimsicalTrees3_LetYourHeartBeLight

I wish that the photographs could have picked up how the silver accents in the papers make these cards so special.  In any case, you can see that the same basic card design is used for all three cards.  Isn't it amazing how the mood of the card changes with the different paper used for the background?  

I'll be back soon with another card from the Christmas card classes.  

Robertssiggy

Card Measurements (Trees Background Paper)

Basic Gray:  4" x 5-1/4", 1/2" x 2-3/4"; Basic White:  4" x 5-1/4", 3/8" x 2-1/8"; Shimmery White:  3" x 3"; Smoky Slate:  5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" along the 8-1/2" length; Peaceful Place Specialty Designer Series Paper:  3-7/8" x 5-1/8"; Silver Foil Specialty Pack:  3 @ 1" x 3"; Simply Elegant Trim (Silver Cord):  8"

Card Measurements (Snowflake Background Papers)

Basic White:  2 @ 4" x 5-1/4", 3/8" x 2-1/8"; Shimmery White:  3" x 3"; Smoky Slate:  5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" along the 8-1/2" length, 1/2" x 2-3/4"; Peaceful Place Specialty Designer Series Paper:  3-7/8" x 5-1/8"; Silver Foil Specialty Pack:  3 @ 1" x 3"; Simply Elegant Trim (Silver Cord):  8"

Supplies I used to make this card

Stamps:  Whimsical Trees; Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate; Cardstock:  Basic Gray, Basic White, Shimmery White, Smoky Slate; Designer Series Paper:  Peaceful Place Specialty, Silver Foil Specialty; Embellishements:  Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Simply Elegant Trim; Tools:  Banners Pick A Punch, Christmas Trees dies, Layering Circles dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Adhesives:  Stampin' Seal, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots; Other:  Medium Basic White Envelope

 

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