Oh Christmas Tree

WWPA2013-12-12 Oh Christmas Tree PPA183

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Are your Christmas cards in the mail? No? You say they aren’t even made? Well, you’re not alone. All you need is a card that can be quickly, mass produced like Oh Christmas Tree shown here. And the colors for this week’s Pals Paper Arts challenge are perfect. You can get your cards done and still have time to play with the Pals this week. Sweet!

It took me a few tries to come up with the large tree. Originally it was going to be a folded tree but It just didn’t come together as well as I envisioned. Here’s a look at the creative process.

The Creative Process PPA183

As you can see I originally had different stamps in mind. The largest snowflake in the Festive Flurry Stamp Set finally won the battle.

Festive Flurry Clear Mount Stamp Set #131781

To give the center tree a little dimension without bulk I scored it down the center and propped it up with dimensionals placed under the scoreline. It was then topped off with a Silver Glimmer star tinted by using a Sponge Dauber and Rose Red ink.

The little trees were created with the Petite Pennants Builder Punch then embossed with the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The tree toppers were kept simple to keep the large tree the main focus.

Stylish Stripes TIEF #132174

Petite Pennant Builder Punch #122361

The cute sentiment stamp was part of the November Paper Pumpkin Kit.

Better get going to finish up those cards! Don’t forget to visit Pals Paper Arts for more inspiration and some fun.

Today’s Featured Items:

Stamp Set – Festive Flurry (#131781)
Tool – Petite Pennants Builder Punch (#133774);Stylish Strips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#132174)

Oh Christmas Tree…

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Nuts & Bolts: Stamp Set (Festive Flurry); Ink & Color (Rose Red); Paper (Silver Glimmer Paper, Rose Red, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi); Tools (1/2″ Circle Punch, Big Shot & Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Sponge Dauber, Star Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Trimmer); Adhesives (Glue Dots, SNAIL, Stampin’ Dimensionals).