Christmas Pines for Christmas in July

I am sure you are thinking that I dropped off the face of the internet! Just a little explanation…I have Fibromyalgia and occasionally (thankfully not often) I have a flare-up that keeps me from doing business as usual! Not fun:( But, thankfully, I am back and will try to fit a couple of extra posts in next week to make up for the ones I missed. I want you to have lots of fun inspiration for your Holiday cards!

Are you starting to think about Christmas? As Crafters we need to start early because all of our projects take time and energy to produce. Our card today is using a personal favorite stamp set of mine called Christmas Pines with the coordinating Pretty Pines Thinlits. I saw a card done by Mary Deatheridge on Pinterest and was planning to copy it but when I got started I made some fun changes as so often happens. We call this CASEing (Copy And Selectively Edit). Thanks Mary for the great idea!

I started by embossing a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock with the Cable Knit 3-D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder…now THAT is a mouthful!!! Then I used the Sheet Music background stamp to stamp the notes on Very Vanilla cardstock.

I made a little corsage of sorts with the pinecones, boughs and mistletoe and was overjoyed with how that turned out! Just that little bit of Gold Glimmer Paper really added some pizzazz! I really like the added touch the Stitched Shapes Framelits give to a project! LOVE THEM!

No card is complete without the inside…

Check out that adorable pinecone in the corner with a cutout bow from the Pretty Pines Thinlits! Can you see why I love this set! So, now for the Supply List so you can make your own Christmas Pines card. Remember all of the supplies used to make this card are available in my Online Store. Just click Shop Now in the sidebar on the right!

CARD RECIPE:

• Paper: Basic Black cardstock cut at 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″; Cherry Cobbler cut at 5 1/4″ x 4″, scraps for die cut bows; Very Vanilla cardstock cut at 5 1/4″ x 4″ (inside), 3 3/4″ x 4″ (music notes) and scraps for die cut sentiment and pinecones; Garden Green cardstock scrap for pine boughs; scrap of Gold Glimmer Paper for mistletoe
• Stamp Sets: Christmas Pines and Sheet Music
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad; Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pads
• Other: Pretty Pines Thinlits; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Garden Green 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon; Cable Knit 3-D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder; Snail Adhesive; Glue Dots; Dimensionals; Basic Jewels Rhinestone

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