Special Christmas Card using Ornamental Pine by Stampin' Up!

Happy Sunday!

I have the second card from my Special Christmas Cards class last week for you today. I have made cards (at Christmas usually) like this before, where you usually cover the card in Heat and Stick powder then top with Dazzling Diamonds glitter for an all over sparkle which works wonderfully and looks fab. This year I discovered Iridescent Ice embossing powder does the same job with one step less!! Bonus! 

OK, so I knew I wanted to make this style of card and knew it would need a quite solid image like Lovely as a Tree (which I don't actually own, *gasp*) or Ornamental Pine, which I do have ;-) You see what I did there? So I started playing and made this card which I realised after I made it that it was very similar to a lot I have seen around on the web! I went looking again and found Dawn's video HERE, mine is actually a bit different with less inking and more Cherry Cobbler but thanks for the inspiration to everyone who has made this card before me ;-)

 I obviously loved it and this is my own version here...

 We stamped and embossed a couple of extra pine cones to add on with dimensionals for extra texture.

 OK, I know it's kind of blurry picture but it does show the sparkle ;-)

 I adore this Cherry Cobbler Linen ribbon, the bows it ties are just lush! 

Top Tip: If you have trouble getting your top fold card to stay standing up your first move should be to re-enforce your crease line with a bone folder, this usually works. If you still have trouble and have ribbon around the top (like this card) slide the ribbon down a couple of millimetres so it's not sitting right up to the crease line (like this one is here) and it *should* stay up perfectly. 

You probably know this already and I'm slow off the mark (again!) - well it's obvious really when you think about it, (Doh! me) - but my class ladies all appreciated this tip so I thought I'd share it with you anyway ;-)

and a side view of today's card

 Inside we stamped the sentiment from the set and a few more pine cones

and made another matching tag 

 and here they are both together to finish today!

Right, thanks again for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed the card and my ramblings ;-)

I have to get ready today for my last class of this year, we're making THIS FRAME :-D and I have designed 9 more squares for inspiration which I will share with you later this week too :-)

Remember: You need to book your place to come along to my classes when they re-start this January including the first one which is FREE!

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Products Used to create this project:

Ornamental Pine Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Ornamental Pine Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock	Cherry Cobbler 1" Sheer Linen Ribbon	Versamark Pad
Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss Powder	Heat Tool - Uk Plug	Heat Tool - Eu Plug	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad	Angled Tag Topper Punch
Cheerful Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Sooo, I know I promised a special Christmas card today but I have unfortunately not had a chance to get the pictures off my camera and edit them as of yet so today I have a more standard card you could make in multiples easily using the  very lovely Ornamental Pine stamp set, The card base is Old |Olive but I stamped the branch in Mossy Meadow as it makes for a lovely dark pine green!

This is a stamp-a-stack card so we made two of these in a class. 

Why not pop along and give card classes a try in the new year?? The first class of 2015 is FREE too! Yep, come along and have a go at a card class on Monday 5th or Tuesday 6th January 10-12. Please remember that you still need to book your place.

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OK, so lets take a look at todays card...

These pretty, intricate baubles are stamped in Hello Honey, still loving this mustard-y colour ;-)

I stapled this seam binding to the card then tied it into a bow, it's much more secure this way although glue dots are a good alternative

and a side view to finish today.

 OK, I have loads to do again today but I'll try to *ahem* will definitely get those photos edited ready for you tomorrow ;-)

Thanks for looking today!

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Products Used to create this project:

Ornamental Pine Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Ornamental Pine Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad	Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock
Old Olive A4 Card Stock	Cherry Cobbler 1/2 Inch Seam Binding Ribbon	Handheld Stapler	Silver Mini Staples

Gorgeous Grunge and Ornamental Pine by Stampin' up! with Bleanabilities and New Stamp Club Starting in November

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I have a card today that I simply adore!! I know, I probably shouldn't say that but in my defence I can say it was totally cased from a card I found on Pinterest with an explanation on how to achieve it from THIS lady, thanks Billie :-)

I loved the idea of heat embossing and colouring with Blendabilities (Blendies) anyway but when I saw it done with the Ornamental Pine stamp set I just knew had to have a go for myself!! So I made this version which is a Smoky Slate base and top layer with white heat embossed Ornamental Pine and Gorgeous Grunge for the snow...

 I used Old Olive and Skin Tone Blendies to colour the needles and twig

 I stapled some sheer linen ribbon onto the card and tied it into a bow. Love this ribbon as it makes a very decadent looking bow ;-)

 and I finished by heat embossing the sentiment from the set in silver onto vellum

and if you would like to have a go at this card then all the supplies needed are listed below ;-)

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Thanks for looking today, I'll be back tomorrow with more :-)

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Products Used to create this project:

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad	Versamark Pad	Embossing Buddy	Heat Tool - Uk Plug	Heat Tool - Eu Plug	White Stampin' Emboss Powder	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder
Gorgeous Grunge	Gorgeous Grunge	Ornamental Pine Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Ornamental Pine Clear-Mount Stamp Set	White Vellum A4 Card Stock	Stampin' Blendabilitiesâ„¢ Markers Skin Tone Assortment	Stampin' Blendabilitiesâ„¢ Markers Old Olive Assortment
Cherry Cobbler 1" Sheer Linen Ribbon	Handheld Stapler	Silver Mini Staples