Mini Christmas trees

This project was so much fun! I made mini Christmas trees for my mom and my three siblings using the Take a Bough dies from Concord & 9th.

I first colored some 3mm bamboo skewers with a brown marker.

I then made the tree bases using Styrofoam balls and glitter. After cutting the balls in half, I realized that they weren't stable enough to hold up the trees ...

My next step was making the trees themselves. I spent about three hours die cutting the branches for the four trees I made. Assembling them was easy peasy, though, and didn't take too much time.

Back to the tree bases ... I decided to paint some small terracotta pots white and glue the glitter-covered balls inside. If I had known to do this in the first place, I would have left the balls whole.

I added some shimmer to the trees using both frost and sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz from Tsukineko.

And I also used a paintbrush to add some gold Perfect Pearls to some of the branches.

You can see all the shimmer in the next two photos.

The last step was adding the mini red pompoms to the branches and a silver ribbon around the pots.

I can't wait to make more trees for other holidays! And I think they would make cute party favors or hostess gifts as well. I hope to see more die sets like this. :)

I am entering my project into the following challenges:

Supplies:

Concord & 9th TAKE A BOUGH Dies 10031C9*	Tsukineko FROST Sheer Shimmer Spritz Large 2oz IALAR003	Tsukineko SPARKLE Sheer Shimmer Spritz Large 2oz IALAR004	*Ranger Perfect Pearls PERFECT GOLD Individual Pigment Powder
Tim Holtz Idea-ology METALLIC Trimmings TH93338

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And:

• My Favorite Things cardstock: Elf Green
• Spectrum Noir markers: EB7
• 3mm bamboo skewers, Styrofoam balls, glitter, small terracotta pots, white acrylic paint, mini red pompoms

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)

Silver sparkle stag

I fell in love with the Wplus9 Holiday Trimmings stamp set as soon as I saw it. I used only the ornaments for this card and will save the trees for another project. I had fun picking out similar dye ink colors for the layered stamping for the ornaments. LOVE.

My favorite part of this card is the Splendid Stags die cut from Newton's Nook. It looks so pretty cut from Silver Sparkle cardstock. :)

I am entering my card into the following challenge:

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# LAVENDER Purple LR24	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900	Newton's Nook Designs SPLENDID STAGS DIE Set 20160507	Lawn Fawn SUGARPLUM Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF1000
Lawn Fawn FRESH LAVENDER Premium Dye Ink Fawndamentals LF1031	*Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad AUDREY BLUE ink018	Hero Arts SHADOW Ink Pad SOFT POOL Aqua AF146	RESERVE Lawn Fawn JALEPENO Premium Dye Ink Fawndamentals LF1084
Lawn Fawn CELERY STICK Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF929	Lawn Fawn GUAVA Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF1196	Crafter's Companion CLEAR OVERLAY Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens SPECNSPACLE3

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And:

• Wplus9 stamps: Holiday Trimmings
• My Favorite Things cardstock: Silver Sparkle

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)

Deer smooching

I used traditional Christmas colors for this card for my boyfriend. And I used two different Lawn Fawn stamp sets so that I could have smooching deer. :)

I shined some light directly on the card to show the sparkle that I added to the mistletoe, antlers, and Santa hat. I love the Spectrum Noir clear overlay markers.

Mistletoe generally has white berries, but I made them red because they popped! And I fussy cut the sentiment to try something different. I like it.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Supplies:

RESERVE Lawn Fawn PERFECTLY PLAID CHRISTMAS Petite 6x6 Paper Pack LF1261	Pretty Pink Posh STORYBOOK 2 Die Set	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900	Lawn Fawn TOBOGGAN TOGETHER Clear Stamps LF976
Lawn Fawn TOBOGGAN TOGETHER Lawn Cuts Dies LF977	RESERVE Lawn Fawn CHEERY CHRISTMAS Clear Stamps LF1216	RESERVE Lawn Fawn CHEERY CHRISTMAS Lawn Cuts Dies LF1217	Lawn Fawn NOBLE FIR Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF999
Crafter's Companion CLEAR OVERLAY Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens SPECNSPACLE3

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And:

• My Favorite Things cardstock: Red Hot, Green-Eyed Monster
• Spectrum Noir markers: CR11, EB2, EB3, JG1, PP1, TN4

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)

Christmas puppies

I made this Christmas card for my brother. It is simple and cute and "masculine." You know, as masculine as I could get using puppy stamps. :)

My favorite part is the tangled lights around the puppy. I actually don't put up a Christmas tree because I fear that my two cats would end up looking like that. Little rascals!

I am entering my card into the following challenge:

Supplies:

RESERVE Lawn Fawn PERFECTLY PLAID WINTER Petite 6x6 Paper Pack LF1253	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SEA GLASS SG4	My Favorite Things STITCHED MINI SCALLOP RECTANGLE STAX Die-Namics MFT791	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900
Pretty Pink Posh STITCHED BORDERS 3 Steel Craft Die SB3PPP	Crafter's Companion CLEAR OVERLAY Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens SPECNSPACLE3

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And:

• Lawn Fawn stamps and dies: Happy Howlidays
• Spectrum Noir markers: CR11, GG2, LG5, TN1, TN7

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)