HOC WEEK 16: STAMPIN' UP! MERRIEST TREES CHRISTMAS CARD

 

After a break last week, for a trip to New Zealand, I'm back to share a card for this week's Heart of Christmas blog hop.

The Merriest Trees stamp set and co-ordinating dies have been a bit neglected by me, in favour of new products, so I decided to show them a bit of love.  I have teamed them with the beautiful Season of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Usually I photograph my cards with a camera, but decided to use my phone this time.  I'm not really happy with the way the colours translate to my blog, so I'll be reverting to the usual method for future blog posts!

To a Thick Basic White card base, I adhered a layer of Lost Lagoon card.  The main panel is a piece of Pretty Peacock DSP, from the Season of Elegance pack.  I stamped little stars all over it, using white craft ink (and a soft touch, to give a subtle impression).  Another strip of Season of Elegance DSP, with both Pretty Peacock and Lost Lagoon colouring, was adhered to the bottom of this piece.  I sponged the edges with Pretty Peacock ink, then layered it onto the Lost Lagoon mat.

I stamped the tree detail directly onto a piece of gold foiled Lost Lagoon DSP, using Versamark ink.  I then gold heat-embossed the foliage detail, and die cut the tree.

The sentiment was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink on Lost Lagoon card.  I used a Peaceful Season Die to cut it out.  I love the details in this label die.

Using Mini Glue Dots, I added a bow made from Pretty Peacock & Gold Metallic Ribbon.

The gifts at the base of the tree were die-cut from Festive Glimmer Paper and Season of Elegance Specialty DSP.  I gold heat-embossed a couple of bows on Basic White card, and cut them out with the co-ordinating dies.  The tiny bows were cut (one from Cherry Cobbler card, and two from Gold Foil Sheet) using a Decorative Trees Die.

I was tempted to add some red gems to my card, but decided to leave the pop of contrasting colour just at the bottom of the card.  I do love to use embellishments, so this was a bit of a challenge for me!  LOL.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Catherine Proctor:

If the link is broken, or if you would like to see a list of all participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog.  Sharon does a wonderful job of co-ordinating our Heart of Christmas blog hops.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my card.  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

Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162043] $44.00	Merriest Trees Dies [162047] $65.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock [133686] $20.25	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $20.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Festive 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Paper [164106] $21.00	Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [164144] $29.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $15.75
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678] $37.00	Heat Tool [129056] $56.00	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $18.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00
Decorative Trees Dies [164084] $67.00	Peaceful Season Dies (English) [164020] $60.00	Pretty Peacock & Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic Ribbon [162588] $15.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75