Woodsy Christmas

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #ChristmasInAugust   I have a rustic Christmas card to share with you today. It's inspired by a card made by Stampin' Up Artisan Stesha Bloodhart which is truly fabulous in every single way. Mine is a little simpler--but not simple enough for my Christmas card stamp-a-stack, so this card might be a "one and done" kind of card! I like how it turned out. What do you think?

I started by embossing a 3-3/4" by 5" Crumb Cake Card Stock panel with the Woodland Embossing Folder. I adhered this to a 3-3/8" by 5-1/8" Early Espresso Card Stock mat. Next, I stamped the "Buffalo Check" Background stamp in Early Espresso Ink onto a 1-1/2" by 3-3/4" Real Red Card Stock strip. I adhered this to the bottom of the Crumb Cake panel. I wrapped a length of Braided Linen Trim around the checked background, tied on a little bow, and adhered everything to a Crumb Cake Card Stock card base.

See the two trees poking out behind the panel on the card base? Well, I accidentally got my card base into the open Early Espresso Ink and it left a smudge. So, since there are no stampin' mistakes, only stampin' opportunities, I inked up the double tree stamp from the "Rooted in Nature" stamp set and stamped over my smudge...and then I added a second, on purpose, tree to the other side!

I also stamped these double trees in Early Espresso Ink onto Crumb Cake Card Stock and cut them out with their matching Nature's Roots Die. I stamped the word "Christmas" from the "Merry Christmas to All" stamp set in Early Espresso onto Crumb Cake and cut it out with a Stitched Rectangles Die. I adhered these pieces to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. I used the Merry Christmas Dies to cut out the word "Merry" from a piece of Early Espresso Card Stock. (Bonus Protip: Cut it out of the center of the Early Espresso mat.) I adhered this to the card with the Fine-Tip Glue Pen. (See yesterday's Protip for instructions on unclogging a clogged Fine-Tip Glue Pen.)

Finally, I added a bit of Clear Wink of Stella to the trees and to the word "Merry" because even on my rustic cards, I like some shimmer and shine!

tams# 36034

Product List

Merry Christmas To All Photopolymer Stamp Set [147702] $27.00	Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146482] $42.00	Buffalo Check Wood-Mount Stamp Set [147797] $20.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $7.50
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $8.75	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $8.75	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Nature's Roots Dies [146341] $39.00
Merry Christmas Dies [147912] $28.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $35.00	Woodland Embossing Folder [139673] $8.50	3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim [147808] $7.00
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00