Working on my Christmas cards this year I notice I am drawn to more traditional colors....reds, greens, silver, gold. I was really drawn to Lil' Inker Design's selection of Christmas stamps and dies. The "Jolly" word die, the little jingle bells the ornament die and that adorable little stitched Christmas tree die made it on to my first set of cards. I also did some stamping with that fabulous diagonal striped background stamp by My Favorite Things. It gives a great festive, candy cane kind of feel to my cards. Starting out I just hung the ornament from the top of the card. Then I remembered I had purchased that lovely little Inkadinkado Branches stamp set.
The Branches were so fun to stamp. I am able to make each card look different, even if I'm making multiple cards. I stamped on the green pine image, then I took a brown marker and added some little branches to connect the pine needle sections. To add a little sparkle and dimension I added some Crystal Stickles to half of each branch to look like snow.
After I did a few of these cards I thought it would be fun to add some little ornaments. I just used the Holly Berries from another great LID die set. I really love how festive this makes the branch look.
And for something just a bit different I added the diagonal stamped background at an angle for this card. It adds a little unexpected element and makes this cute little LID tree look even more fun. I used the holly berry dies once again only this time they were ornaments for this little tree. Instead of a star I tied it up with a big bow which I think really adds to the retro look.
Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my cards. Have a great week everyone!
~Lisa~
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