Some Hot Weather Holiday Cheer

When we found out what we could do with our brand new Thoughtful Branches stamps, we just had to take advantage of this limited edition set.  What better way to be Whisper White cool in the middle of a hot and humid Wisconsin summer than to fashion a fabulous Christmas card.

 Thoughtful Christmas Branches Card

Starting with an oval mask made from Layering Ovals Framelits held in place with removable tape, we stamped a forest of Soft Sky Ink pines from our Thoughtful Branches Set. This set is being offered by ©Stampin’ Up! in August, but only while supplies last.  It is a must have from our perspective.  You decide!  We used a sponge full of Soft Sky Ink to add some color to the oval, then removed the mask.  The rest was as easy as pie!!!  The two-step stamp method worked perfectly with Smoky Slate Ink to stamp our big pine in the foreground. We used the same color to stamp our message chosen from More Merry Messages.  We dug out this retired set for a message that seemed just right.  Running the stamped piece through our Cuttlebug sandwiched in the Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder gives our piece a big WOW!  Adhered to a piece of Soft Sky Card Stock, this creation could stand on its own, but some of us can't let anything go without some splash.  We let our stampers decide if they want to add some shine with Clear Wink of Stella--or add some wintry sparkle with Silver Stickles, lightly applied with a Q Tip (or a fingertip for our stampers who love a little creative messy.)  What a gorgeous card!  Who knew it could be so easy?

All papers, inks, and accessories used in this card are from ©Stampin’ Up!