Finally! I am back to posting! It has been an “all hands to the pump” few weeks for work and I simply haven’t had time to stamp or post! But I hope that has ended for a while and I can get my nights back! I did do 2 swap cards over the Labor Day weekend for a mail in Christmas Card swap that had to get done. Today’s card is one of those. I used my hands down favorite stamp set, Christmas Pines, from the Holiday Occasions catalog.
I knew I wanted to use a paper from the Presents and Pinecones Suite. But I was a bit stymied as to what paper in the Presents & Pinecones DSP that wouldn’t compete with the die cut pieces. Finally I eyed the Delightful Dijon Paper with the stars and I had a winner! I also chose a Mint Macaron with a subtle design. All that was layered on Cherry Cobbler and I had an unusual but unmistakably Christmas card!
I high recommend both the Christmas Pines stamp set and the Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies. The pinecones in this set have texture and you have 3 choices, which create more interest in a card. I can see endless possibilities using this for holiday decor, tags, bag decoration and of course Christmas cards!
In fact, I die cut lots of extra pieces when making my swap cards so I could sit down and create when an idea came to mind. Its one of my best tips for using these types of die sets. If you have plenty of pieces on hand, it is easy to create!
Recipe
Papers: Presents & Pinecones DSP, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Emerald Envy, Mint Macaron
Stamps: Christmas Pines
Tools: Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies, Big Shot
This is beautiful! I love the use of non-traditional colors for the holidays and best of allI know I’ll be getting one of these from our swap!
BTW, glad you’re posting again. I’ve missed you!