RETRO CHRISTMAS WITH NEW BLING

 

        Hello, 

            Welcome to Week 9 of Retro Christmas, I hope you have the Retired Merry Moose Stamp Set in your collection for this fun card using it, and paired up with the Plaid 6x6 Designer Series Paper make it the perfect neutral card for those that don't like all the flash christmas colors, But really who doesn't like all the bling colors of christmas? I know I do, I change up the coloring of decorations on my tree yearly. Humm.. What's your guess of what colors I will use this year? 

    Now the card and how you too can create it ....

Stamp Sets: Whimsical Trees, Merry Moose (retired).

Tasteful Touches Embossing Folder.

Ink: Memento Black,Cherry Cobbler, Evening Evergreen,VersaMark.

Stampin' Bleands: Bronze, (D) Crumb Cake.

Markers: Chalk, Cherry Cobbler.

White Embossing Powder & Heat Tool.

Holiday Rhinestones.

Plaid DSP (retired) 3/4' x 3 1/16'.

Basic Black Cardstock 3 1/16' x 1 7/16'. 

Scrap of Crumb Cake Card Stock for stamping.

Crumb Cake Card Stock Base 5 1/2' x 8 1/2' , scored at 4 1/4'.

Crub Cake Card Stock Layer 5 1/4' x 4'.

Basic White card Stock (inside) 5 1/4 ' x 4'. 

Start by stamping three Whimsical Trees in the center of the Crumb Cake Layer 5 1/4' x 4' piece, with the Memento Black ink. Insert that Card Stock into the Tasteful Touches Embossing Folder and run it through the Cut & Emboss Machine.Layer the embossed layer onto the Crumb Cake Card Stock Base.  On the scrap of Crumb Cake Card Stock, stamp the moose, and hat in Memento Black Ink. In Cherry Cobbler Ink stamp the scarf. With your Stampin' Blends color the moose in dark Crumb Cake, and the antlers in Bronze. with the Cherry Cobbler Marker color the hat , and use the Chalk Marker on the pom pom and hat fold. Fussy Cut out the moose, hat and scarf. Layer the hat and scarf on the moose with Tombow Glue to secure. On the top half of the Basic Black Card Stock piece stamp your greeting in VersaMark and sprinkle with White Embossing Powder, Heat Set. With Stampin' Seal apply the Plaid DSP to the bottom half of the Black Card Stock. Layer that piece flat on to the card front, in the lower righthand corner. With Dimensionals layer on the moose. Accent the stamped trees with the Holiday Rhinestones, making them look like ornaments. Stamp the Basic White Card Stock inside piece and envelope with Evening Evergreen Ink and the smallest tree stamp from the Whimsical Trees Stamp Set. Your card is ready to send out right away. 

    I hope you'll pop in next week to see what I have in store for Week 8 of the series. Til then. 

Paper Hugs, 

Shanna