Christmas Pines

Check out these pine cones?  Aren’t they great?  They’re so festive and dimensional with the two separate pieces.  Of course that bow is pretty darn cute too!

Are you wondering how I lined up the pine boughs on the card front and the white card stock?  It’s pretty easy.  Using just a little bit of TEMPORARY adhesive, adhere the white card stock where you want it lined up on the card front.  Now stamp your pine boughs.  Part of the pine bough will be on the card front and part on the white card stock.  There may be a little strip right around the edge of the white card stock that doesn’t get stamped but when you add your border of Cherry Cobbler it covers up the space!  My border is a little narrow so it doesn’t cover quite as well as a wider border would but it still is a neat technique.

This was a very popular card in my classes and workshops.  It’s funny because it’s not necessarily my favorite.  It just goes to show that not everyone likes the same type of cards.  I need to remember that when I design.  Just because I don’t love it doesn’t mean that my customers won’t.

Right now I’m working on designing cards for my Love & Friendship class that I’m having in January.  It’s pretty fun playing with new products.  I can’t wait for you to see the new Occasions Catalog and the 2017 Sale-a-bration Brochure!  Fun stuff!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

It’s time for another easy Christmas card in case you haven’t completed yours.  This one is made with the Christmas Pines stamp set.

If you have this stamp set did you notice that there are two sets of pine boughs?  One is a little thicker than the other.  When you use them together (it’s easy to do because they’re photopolymer) you get more of a 3D look.  You can see the double stamping more on the ends of my boughs.

I just stamped the boughs a few times in the corner, added my sentiment, bow and some dimensionals and my card was done!  Simple yet elegant.  My favorite!

I was a bit under the weather yesterday and spent most of it reading and messing around.  I did get the out-of-town gifts wrapped and ready for the post office though.  Now today I get the pleasure of standing in line at the post office.  I figured that today should be a little better than yesterday would have been but who knows.  I don’t have any other big plans other than shopping for stocking stuffers and a quick trip to the grocery store.  The big thing is that I need to remember to purchase Christmas stamps at the post office so I can mail my Christmas cards.  I did get the majority of them written out on Sunday so I’m pretty pleased.  Usually I’m pounding through them the weekend right before Christmas so I’m ahead of the game this year!  🙂

I hope you’re on top of all of your Christmas preparations.  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!