The Curtain Call- December 15 {Pines}

Hi Friends!

Woohoo! Today I am the Guest Designer for the12/15 Curtain Call “Pines” Inspiration Challenge!   I am so honored to have won their recent Acorn Challenge and part of winning, you are invited to Guest Design.  

Also, this is the final challenge at The Curtain Challenge- I hope you will be able to join in on the fun!

I decided to create a Clean and Simple (CAS) Mixed Media Christmas card- I love Christmas and did not have a chance to create a card this season with the retired Ornamental Pine stamp set (Stampin’ Up!).  

The Ornamental Pines stamp set is one of my favorite sets and I paired it with the retired Greetings of the Season stamp set (also SU!).

I am also participating with the CAS Mix-Up “Stamping+ 2 Other Choices” December Challenge and the Simon Says Monday “Christmas/Winter Holiday" Challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday "Stitch It” Challenge.

 If you have not had a chance to check out the Curtain Call or other challenge sites yet, I hope you will take the time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from the Design Teams as well as their galleries!

To create this card:

1). Ink the Ornamental Pine image using distress inks- Walnut Stain for the branch, Peeled Paint and Forest Moss for the pine needles, spritz lightly with water before stamping onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Repeat the process for the pine needles on the corner and sprinkle a bit of water over the image. 

2). Once the stamped image has dried, die cut with the MFT Jumbo Stitched Fishtail STAX Dies.  Add additional pine needles using the edge of a bone folder using Peeled Paint Distress Ink along with a few branches using watercolor pencils.

3). De-static the die cut focal image with an embossing powder tool, stamp the sentiment from the Greetings of the Season stamp set with archival black ink (I had this ink on my desk, you could use Versamark™), apply gold embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

3). Die cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock using the largest die from the MFT Stitched A2 Rectangle STAX Set 1 Dies, mount onto a white card base.

4). Die cut a piece of designer paper with the MFT Horizontal Strip Dies, cut the die in half before mounting onto the card base.

5). Add the looped gold cord to the card front before mounting the die cut focal image panel with dimensional foam.

6). Finish off the card by adding “snow” with an extra fine white paint pen, a few clear sequins (with a hint of pink) and a few drops of white gloss Nuvo™ Crystal Drops.

Stamp Sets: Ornamental Pine, Greetings of the Season (both retired Stampin’ Up!)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim Holtz® Distress Ink- Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss; Dark Green Watercolor Pencils, Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen, Nuvo™ White Gloss Crystal Drops

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, This and That Epic Day DSP (retired SU!)

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Dies- Jumbo Stitched Fishtail STAX, Stitched A2 Rectangle STAX Set 1, Horizontal Strip Dies; Gold Cord, Clear Sequins

Thanks again for visiting- I hope all of you have a very blessed week and Merry Christmas!