Saturday, November 26, 2011

Flourished Tree


Here's a fun Christmas card using non-traditional colors.  I used the negative die cut from my In the Meadow tree and layered some patterned paper behind it.  I stamped the flourishes over the stripes to match the Hawaiian Shores cardstock.

I used the sketch from CAS-ual Fridays 29:


I'm also entering this for Our Creative Corner's challenge to make a project with a Christmas Tree on it
and the Friday Mashup 34 to make a Christmas themed card.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings,




 All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless stated.

Stamps:   Fancy Flourishes, Holiday Words (stampendous)
Paper:   White, Hawaiian Shores, Spring Moss, Everyday Blessings pp
Ink:   Breeze (CTMH), Black (memento)
Other:  Tree die from In the Meadow, New Leaf Twine, Rhinestones

21 comments:

Michele Gross said...

Really fun interpretation of the sketch! Love your pretty patterned tree :) Thanks for playing with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

Joyce said...

This is wonderful. I love the idea of stamping on that patterned paper, and using the negative of the tree die cut.

Renee said...

This is beautiful!
Love that negative tree over the stamped pp!!
And the color combo is fabulous!

Kasey ~ in Oz said...

Hi Sara, Thanks for joining our challenge this week. Love the negative die cut on your card.

Cheers,
Kasey ~ in Oz
Friday Mashup DT

dstandard said...

FAbulous card Sara!

Mara Campbell said...

How fun is this? I love how you used the negative image and also love the colors!!

Tui Nathan said...

Wow ... what a great card, I love negative die cutting and this one is no exception ... great work!
Thanks for joining us this week at Our Creative Corner!!!

Rita W said...

What a gorgeous card! I love the use of the negative image; it is just PERFECT! Thanks for joining The Friday Mashup this week!

Chere M. said...

This looks so cool.

Lorraine said...

Sara, this is gorgeous! I love it - the cool & clean design, colors and stamping!

Anne Marie Hile said...

Sara, this is crisp, clean and full of holiday cheer! Love the soft colors and how you used the die cut image. Thanks so much for joining us this week at Our Creative Corner! :)

Lisa said...

Very nice card. Thanks for submitting it to The Friday Mashup.

Holly Barrett said...

Great card! I enjoy how you cut the tree from your card base and used a patterned paper for the tree. Thanks for sharing your talent with us this week on Our Creative Corner!

Kim P said...

This is so pretty and elegant. Thanks for playing the Friday Mashup!

Heidi Baks said...

THAT is beautiful! I love how you filled in the negative space with paper and stamping! Thanks for playing with us at the Friday Mashup.

Marlena M. said...

BEAUTIFUL Sara, absolutely beautiful! ;)

Lisa said...

This is very cool! That negative tree thing is so awesome looking! I'd will have to try to do this some more... it looks so cool!

Laura Davis said...

Beautiful!
Thanks for playing at CAS-ual Friday!
Laura

Virginia L. said...

Love the unconventional colors for this Christmas card! Beautiful job you did! Thanks so much for joining the fun with us at CAS-ual Fridays! Looking forward to seeing more of your fab work!

Jaclyn Miller said...

What a great way to showcase that cutout. BEautiful color choice. Thank you so much for playing along at CAS-ual Fridays.

Wendy J. said...

Very beautiful Sara! Thank you for playing along with us at Our Creative Corner!