Merriest Copper Tree

This week I am featuring the Merriest Trees Stamp Set and Dies.

Today's card was initially made for my Christmas in July Stamp Camp, but since it was popular, I decided I would share it with you.

The color, Copper Clay, is definitely a bit unusual for a Christmas Card, but the combination of Mossy Meadow and Copper clay is very rich.  I added some Copper Foil "bling" which adds a touch of elegance.

I debated if I should share this card because some of the Designer Series Paper that was used is no longer available.  But this card layout is quick and simple and comes together very quickly with the Merriest Trees Dies, so it could be easily mass-produced for Christmas.  As a result, I decided to share the card.  You can easily exchange the designer series paper with something you already have.  

There is also minimal stamping on this card which makes it quick to put together.  Only the sentiments and the ornaments on the inside were stamped.

Use this link to download a free tutorial with all the cutting dimensions.  The tutorial includes a list of the products I used, but remember, you can always substitute with things that you already own.

Below is a list of the Stmapin' Up! products that are currently available.

Product List

Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162043]	Merriest Trees Dies [162047]	Copper Clay 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161721]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]	Tartan Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [162332]	Copper Foil Sheets [142020]	Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad [161647]
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]	Exposed Brick 3 D Embossing Folder [161600]	Adhesive Sheets [152334]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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WHITE POINSETTIAS FOR CHRISTMAS

What are your favorite color Poinsettias?  I think when it comes to Poinsettias, I am a bit of a traditionalist so red is still probably my favorite.  But I also gravitate to the white ones.  The red ones may be more traditional, but the white ones are so elegant!

So for my card today, I opted to go with the white ones.  The Season of Elegance Specialty Paper is also, as its name states, very elegant.  I chose to use the Basic Beige version of the Specialty Paper for my card's background, but since it was a Christmas card, I couldn't resist adding a little strip of the Cherry Cobbler version of the Season of Elegance.

This paper is so beautiful that it really was difficult to choose which ones to use.  There are also other color variations.  Click on the image in the Product List below to see them all.

I decided to put my White Poinsetties in a white crate trimmed with gold.  Can you every have too much gold?.  Well, OK, you probably can, but I really like how the little gold brackets dress up my "rustic" crate.

The Poinsettia image was heat embossed with Gold Embossing Power and then only the leaves were colored with Stampin' Blends.  A gold Pastel Sequin was added to the center of each flower.

The sentiment is from the new Peaceful Season stamp set.  This sentiment stamp set is designed so that you can mix and match many of the sentiments to create the message you want.  Check it out in the Product List below.  It's awesome!

I used another sentiment from Peaceful Season for the inside of the card.  A strip of the Season of Elegance Specialty Paper carries the "elegance" from the front into the inside.

Use this link to download a tutorial with all the details.  By using designer series paper and keeping coloring to a minimum (just the leaves), this becomes a quick and easy card.

Reference the Product List below for more details on any item of interest.

Product List

Rustic Crate Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162265]	Peaceful Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [164145]	Rustic Crate Dies [162267]	Unbounded Love Dies [163383]
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [164511]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685]
Season Of Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [164144]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083]
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892]	Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins [160387]	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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INK FLOATING PUMPKINS

No, the pumpkins aren't floating in ink, but I did float some ink on the heat embossed pumpkins to color them.

The image of the pumpkins and sunflowers, from Rustic Crate were colored using the Floating Ink Technique.  I showed how to do this a few weeks ago in a Learning with Friends video.  If you missed it you can watch the replay below.

The "bling" on today's card comes from the Oxidized Copper and Naturally Gilded Designer Series Paper (DSP).  And the "rustic" on the card comes from the Country Woods DSP.

Here is a close-up of the colored image.

This ink-floating technique provides nice shading of images.  It's great for those of us who aren't really artists and don't necessarily know how or where to put shading.   The floating ink does it for us -- but just remember -- the ink is floating on water, so you also don't have a lot of control over where the shading goes.

To create the hello sentiment I die cut the hello 4 times using an adhesive sheet on each die cut.  This made it super simple to adhere the pieces together as well as to adhere the sentiment assembly to the card front.

I like to pop-up my sentiments but doing that with a die cut script sentiment like this is difficult and impractical.  Creating multiple layers provides the thickness and appearance that you want without using dimensionals and is a much better solution.

No additional decoration is required for the inside of the card because the Naturally Gilded Specialty Paper, whose main purpose is to highlight the front of the card, does double duty when the card is opened.

Use this link to download a free tutorial for today's card.  The tutorial includes all cutting and scoring dimensions and simple step-by-step directions.

A list of products used is shown below.  Click on any image to learn more about that product or to purchase your favorites.

Product List

Rustic Crate Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162265]	Rustic Crate Dies [162267]	Nested Essentials Dies [161597]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]
Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163393]	Oxidized Copper 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [162190]	Naturally Gilded 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [161639]	Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [164511]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Adhesive Sheets [152334]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [105229]
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119672]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [100531]	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots [156506]

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