Doing a little Christmas waltzing with the friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps! I started out with a sketch from SplitcoastStampers (SC304) and decided to make the little Christmas tree from the Nutcracker Sweet stamp set my focal point. The design on the tree reminded me of the plaid paper in BasicGrey’s Jovial paper pad, so that had to be included on the card!
The image was colored with Copic markers and embellished with a yellow rhinestone brad. I sponged green ink around the tree while the ivory card stock was still inside the Nestabilities die and matted with a brown oval. The small strip of Musical Background was stamped with brown ink on ivory card stock and adhered over the crochet trim with dimensionals.
Thanks for stopping by!
Stamps: Nutcracker Sweet, Musical Backgrounds (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Paper: Pure Luxury Chocolate Brown, Cranberry Tart, Fresh Asparagus, Ivory (Gina K. Designs); Jovial (BasicGrey)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Bamboo Leaves (Tsukineko); Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Accessories: Big Shot, Circle Fire Rhinestone Brad, Victoria 5/8″ Crochet Trim, 1/8″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Classic Ovals Small and Deckled Edge Classic Ovals Large Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Jumbo Sponge Dauber (Gina K. Designs); Copic Markers (E33, E35, Y26, YG93, R59); Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)
Paper: Pure Luxury Chocolate Brown, Cranberry Tart, Fresh Asparagus, Ivory (Gina K. Designs); Jovial (BasicGrey)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Bamboo Leaves (Tsukineko); Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Accessories: Big Shot, Circle Fire Rhinestone Brad, Victoria 5/8″ Crochet Trim, 1/8″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Classic Ovals Small and Deckled Edge Classic Ovals Large Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Jumbo Sponge Dauber (Gina K. Designs); Copic Markers (E33, E35, Y26, YG93, R59); Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)
24 responses so far ↓
1 Emilia // Nov 17, 2010 at 3:16 am
Very beautiful, I love that elegant Xmas tree.
2 Julia Aston // Nov 17, 2010 at 4:46 am
Your DP looks wonderful with the tree – love the music panel and festive colors on this!
3 Joyce // Nov 17, 2010 at 6:00 am
Love your card…everything works together so well.
4 Dee in N.H. // Nov 17, 2010 at 6:48 am
Oh, I love this! That DP and your sponging make this so perfect!
5 Pat (mspfd) // Nov 17, 2010 at 7:21 am
This is a super card. Such a great design and the papers are fantastic with the image!
6 Kelly Schirmer // Nov 17, 2010 at 8:03 am
Oh how I love that tree image…it will be mine one day, oh yes, it will!! I love the plaid paper to match and the way you incorporated the Musical Backgrounds into your design!
7 antje // Nov 17, 2010 at 8:11 am
Loevely card – the lace makes it perfect!
8 Robyn C // Nov 17, 2010 at 8:34 am
Your card is gorgeous. I love the papers and the layout of your card especially. Thanks for sharing, Robyn
9 joanne (cardology,etc) // Nov 17, 2010 at 9:35 am
Absolutely lovely!
10 Belinda Chang Langner // Nov 17, 2010 at 10:17 am
Oh how lovely! Suck a fun mix of stamps and patterned paper! Love the way you incorporated Muscial Bg’s into the card!
11 Monique // Nov 17, 2010 at 10:31 am
What a beautiful Holiday card :)…
12 Cassie K // Nov 17, 2010 at 10:46 am
such a great card and use of the music background
13 Mona L. Pendleton // Nov 17, 2010 at 11:55 am
What a beautiful festive card! That lil’ tree looks fabulous and that DP is so pretty!
14 Pauline // Nov 17, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Fab card, love how the background paper echoes the pattern on the tree.
15 JenC // Nov 17, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Beautiful use of the Christmas Tree
Thank you for sharing
16 Nerina // Nov 17, 2010 at 2:24 pm
This is so much fun! Love the addition of the lace and the colouring on your central image! So beautifully done!
17 Lynn Mercurio // Nov 17, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Oh Vera…this is just over the top gorgeous. The lace is a wonderful addition to this adorable image. Well done!
18 Debby // Nov 17, 2010 at 3:45 pm
I love the sponging around the main image – it really makes the tree pop!
19 Suzana // Nov 17, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Lovely card! Background paper is wery nice!
20 Lorie // Nov 17, 2010 at 5:12 pm
Nice card Vera! I love Basic Gray’s Jovial collection and it works so well with your card.
21 LaurieJ // Nov 17, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Beautiful! The touch of lace and the musical background are lovely, as is your focal point. And don’t you just love the Jovial collection?!
22 Sandie // Nov 18, 2010 at 6:49 am
Beautiful card. Great colour choices and the lace just adds a touch of elegance!! Love it 🙂
23 Ren-Yi // Nov 18, 2010 at 8:22 pm
lovely lace – complements the tree and your musical bg so well.
24 Deborah Frings // Nov 23, 2010 at 10:57 am
This is lovely – I really like the diamond style background. Very elegant!