Pine-y Christmas
by Anne Thompson

Today's Merry Christmas card features three of the pine dies.

materials used

• white notecard
• olive-y green cardstock 
• medium brown cardstock
• white cardstock
• plaid papers from the CHRISTMAS PLAID 6X6 paper pad PP1009
• POINTED PINE NEEDLE FRAME 94483
• POINTY PINE NEEDLE SPRIGS 94487
• FOREST PINE BRANCH 94481
• SPECIAL MERRY CHRISTMAS 94499

how I made this card

• I started with a white notecard and a 4 X 5 1/4 panel cut from olive-y green cardstock.
• I then did all of the die cutting–the Forest Pine Branch from brown cardstock; the Pointed Pine Needle Frame from a green plaid;  lots of Pointy Pine Needle Sprigs from more of the same green plaid and another plaid so I would have lots to choose from; and the Special Merry Christmas from a red and green plaid scrap.

• I adhered the Pointed Pine Needle Frame to the notecard panel using a glue pen and then glued on two of the Pointy Pine Needle Sprigs on top of the frame one.

• Then I worked with the Forest Pine Branch and more of the Pointy Pine Needle Sprigs to create a fuller needle-y branch which I tucked under the other corner sprigs.

• The last step for this panel was to add the Merry Christmas sentiment strip using foam tape.

• On the inside I added another olive-y green panel, a scrap of red plaid paper, a white box in which to write a message, and three more of the pine needle sprigs.

I love how the narrow gold stripes on the papers bring a little sparkle and shine to all of the card elements.

More dies and new stamp sets have been added to the 2020 Christmas Collection including a bunch for fall and Halloween!  See them here.

Happy Crafting!