Festival of Triangles

Sorry not a lot of creations to look at lately, been busy again! I started this card last month before the school holidays... and only finished it last week. Then it took me a few more days to take a proper photo of it! It was inspired by my last card, the Petite Pennants birthday card, but using all current products.

The background was created using the Tree punch. There were two ways to go about this: punch the whole tree out and trim the trunk off afterwards, or line the edge of my cardstock up with the bottom of the main tree section so there was no cardstock in the trunk to be punched. I opted for the later as it made it a little easier for using up cardstock scraps and fitting more trees into the limited space. Normally when making a background like this I would line one edge of the piece up with a straight edge of a base layer. This time though I wanted the stamped tree to line up with a triangle underneath it, and I could tell doing that my normal method would result in the tree being in an odd position. So instead I decided where I wanted the tree to go, lined up a ruler along the bottom of the main tree section, and then started placing the triangles up against this. It did mean I was having to trim off bits of triangle hanging off all four edges instead of three like I normally would have, but the overall result is far more satisfying so it's a small price to pay.

Here are the colours I used:

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The Festival Of Trees Continues

The Festival Of Trees stamp set was released in the Holiday catalogue last year, was carried over to the Occasions catalogue and is now included in the new annual catalogue! I'm sooooo happy that the Christmas section has returned to the annual catalogue, and having the option of Christmas sets available all year round... because let's face it, it's never too early to start on your Christmas cards! With that in mind, I thought I would get started on mine in June, and hopefully I won't end up in what has become a mad rush the last few years. The worst part about that isn't so much the "chasing your tail" feeling, but the burn-out I often feel afterwards, and needing a break from stamping for a while. Anyway, enough jibber-jabber, here's the cards:

yep... I couldn't settle on one design so I made four. Design is based on Sweet Sunday Sketch #272.

I also kept with my tradition of non-traditional Christmas colours... it felt a little too soon in the year for that!

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A Merry Little Tree

One of the very popular sets from the Holiday Catalogue is Festival of Trees, and I wasn't imune to it's allure. It's a very versatile set, I have seen many different styles done with it, but I thought I would go for something a little different (gee, how unusual!). I also put a spin on the traditional Christmas colours with a soft pale green & bright pinkish reds.

All supplies by Stampin' Up!
Cardstock: Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding, Rose Red, Vellum, Whisper White
Stamp set: Festival of Trees
Ink: Pistachio Pudding
Accessories: Pear Pizzazz marker, Strawberry Slush marker, Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker's Twine, Word Window punch, Tree punch, Circles collection die, Large Scallop die, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, dimensionals, On Point embossing folder