CARD – Modern Christmas Trees

I’ve been back to making Christmas cards again, and yesterday I had an idea that was very graphic and modern. I love the way it turned out. Unfortunately these pictures do not do it justice as the subtle details that really bring it to life were difficult to photograph. 😦

I started by stamping the splotches from Gorgeous Grunge onto a Whisper White card front with a few non-traditional Christmas colors: Garden Green, Watermelon Wonder and Bermuda Bay. Then I heat embossed the trees in white embossing powder onto Whisper White cardstock and punched them out. As I moved the pieces around, I realized I would need something to ground them, so I added a strip of Everyday Chic Washi across the middle before adhering them with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

At this point I knew I was headed in the right the direction, but felt like it was still lacking something. I cut the “Merry” sentiment from Basic Black, and stacked it with two more pieces of thick Whisper White underneath for some stability and dimension. Finally, a Silver glimmer star to top the middle tree! Enjoy!

See ya next time … ink, ink, smudge, smudge!
–Jessica Kerr, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator
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