HEART OF CHRISTMAS WEEK 7: TREES FOR SALE & BOUGHS OF HOLLY CARDS

 

Monday nights, until late November, are Heart of Christmas blog hop nights.  A group of us, all Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around Australia, is sharing Christmas projects using Stampin' Up! products, in the hope that we'll inspire your Christmas crafting.

The Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper pack contains so many beautiful designs.  I've used two of the patterned papers on my card(s) this week.  The gorgeous tree-filled paper inspired me to ink up some Christmas trees from the Trees For Sale stamp set.  I have cut them out using the co-ordinating Tree Lot Dies, which are FREE until the end of August, if you order $180+ of Stampin' Up! catalogue product.

I stamped one each of the three different-sized trees on Basic White card.  The solid tree images were stamped in Soft Succulent ink, and the darker layer was stamped over the top in Evening Evergreen ink.  I tucked a Stylish Shapes circle, die-cut from vellum, behind the trees, and added a gold metallic paper star, cut using a die from the Tree Lot Die set.

One of my favourite parts of this card is the bow, made from Soft Succulent Satin Shimmer Ribbon.  It's beautiful ribbon, don't you think?

The sentiment, from Trees For Sale, was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink on a strip of Basic White card cut to the width of the DSP panels on my card front.  A couple of gold festive pearls were added to finish off.  To complement the gold star, I added a thin strip of the same gold metallic paper at the bottom of the striped DSP layer.

In keeping with my 2022 resolve to make two cards each time I create a Christmas card, I made a second card, with a few small changes.  Instead of a Thick Basic White card base, I used Soft Succulent card for the base, and added an Evening Evergreen layer under the Boughs of Holly Designer Series Paper.

Inside this card, I added a Basic White card panel, on which I stamped the largest of the three trees:

Next up on this week's blog hop is Caroline Manwaring.  If you click on the button below, you'll be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of who's taking part in this week's blog hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog.  Sharon does a great job every week of co-ordinating our Heart of Christmas blog hops.

Listed below are all the products I used to make the cards I'm sharing with you tonight.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Trees For Sale Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159785] $39.00	Clear Block C [118486] $13.25	Clear Block D [118485] $15.75	Clear Block H [118490] $15.75	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25
Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] $16.25	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Gold & Rose Gold 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Metallic Specialty Paper [156844] $8.75
Boughs Of Holly 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159600] $21.00	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $14.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $14.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Tree Lot Dies [159938] $0.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	Festive Pearls [159963] $12.25	Soft Succulent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Satin Shimmer Ribbon [158133] $13.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25