Seasonal Tree

Seasonal Tree is one of the new rubber stamp sets released by Sparkle N Sprinkle this month and I have to tell you it is so versatile.  You can stamp any of the four seasons with this set.  I decided to create a Christmas thank you card using the bare tree and the ornament stamps.

I started out by die cutting white cardstock with the Spellbinders Labels Twenty Eight die and then randomly stamping the sentiment with VersaMark.  To give the words some color, I added a little bit of pearlescent Pan Pastels (Turquoise, Pearlescent Violet).  The Pan Pastels adhered nicely to the VersaMark.

Next, I stamped the tree with Memento Ink (Rich Cocoa) and colored it with Copic markers.  The ornaments with VersaMark and heat set with Red Apple embossing powder.  Then I added some Liquid Applique for the snow and Fantasy Gold glitter to the centers of each ornament.

The patterned paper mat was die cut using a Sue Wilson Designs die (Spanish Collection - Granada).  I wanted a larger mat for the patterned paper, so I outlined the outer edge of the die onto gold metallic cardstock and fussy cut it out.  I then placed the die on the front of the fussy cut gold cardstock and outlined the inner edge of the die with a Copic multiliner.  This gives the impression of another thin layer without any added bulk.

The next to last layer was sprayed with a spray adhesive and then covered with Aqua Marine glitter for a very glittery and shimmery look.  This was then adhered to the card base using Tear-ific Tape.  Small bows in the four corners add a final touch to this Thank You card.