A Masculine Look…Lovely as a Tree

Here is another quick, less than 10 minutes, card using the same Lovely as a Tree stamp set but with Bella "blue" and a masculine look.

Stampin’ Up! Product Used:

• Chocolate Chip cardstock, Craft Ink, and Classic Ink
• Chocolate Chip Wide Satin Ribbon (from Clearance Rack)
• Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper
• Large Oval Punch
• Scallop Oval Punch
• Lovely as a Tree stamp set
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Heat Gun
• SNAIL Adhesive
• Stampin’ Dimensionals

Instructions:

1. Start with a standard card using Chocolate Chip cardstock. 
2. Then cut a 4 x 5-1/4 piece of blue patterned paper from the Bella Bleu collection of Designer Series Paper.
3. Stamp the large tree in Chocolate Chip Craft Ink and stamp the 1st tree. Then re-ink and stamp the 2nd tree to the left, and slightly higher. 
4. Then cover both trees with Clear Embossing Powder. Shake off excess. Heat.
5. Then I used the small trees from the Noble Deer stamp set (retired) but you can also instead use the horizontal bunch of trees in the Lovely as a Tree stamp set. Stamp in Chocolate Chip Classic Ink (not Craft Ink and not embossed).
6. Wrap ribbon around and knot in the front, center.
7. Adhere to card front using SNAIL Adhesive.
8. Stamp and emboss greeting on scrap Bella Bleu paper. Punch out with large oval.  Then adhere to Chocolate Chip scalloped oval (punch). Adhere to card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
9. You’re done!

Other Suggestions

1. Use Icicles snowflake rub-ons from the Holiday Mini in the background.
2. Try Chocolate Chip striped grosgrain ribbon.

Don’t forget the Sale-a-bration and the Occasions Mini catalog is coming – JANUARY 5, 2010.