#30 Mint and Raspberry Tree

Today's sketch comes from July 2014:

A pretty pink and green glimmer tree for today's card! And with this card, I have officially completed 30 Days of Christmas Cards from Sketches! There have been some great cards this month. Now to sign, address, and send all these babies out to friends and family...

• Stamps: Star Tree
• Inks: Mint Macaron; Emerald Envy; Close to Cocoa; Primrose Petals; Raspberry Ripple
• Cardstock: Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper (retired); Mint Macaron Glimmer Paper (retired); 2015-2017 In Color DSP (retired); Mint Macaron (retired); Primrose Petals (retired): Whisper White
• Accessories: 
• Tools: Star Punch (retired)

#2 Simple Tree

Today's sketch comes from February 2016:

Here was my original submission for the sketch:

And here's my take for Christmas! I've kept this Christmas tree stamp for a few years now. I can't bear to part with it. I used my Garden Green and Real Red markers to ink up the stamp. I simply layered on some cardstock, a piece of pattern paper, and some fun seasonal washi. The punched gold snowflakes became a finishing touch.

• Stamps: Star Tree
• Inks: Real Red; Garden Green; Close to Cocoa
• Cardstock: This Christmas DSP; Real Red; Whisper White
• Accessories: gold washi tape; red snowflake washi tape
• Tools: Lots of Labels Framelits; snowflake punch

30 Days of Christmas Cards Day 30

For the last day of 30 Days of Christmas Cards, I went a bit crazy with my gold embossing powder. I actually embossed about 10 different images. I'll be using those on other cards or in my December Daily. 

Today's card features one of my favorite retired SU stamps: Star Tree. I love the simplicity of this stamp. And yet, I always forget I own it until I start digging in my Christmas supply box As this embossed image is so striking in person, I decided to do a simple pattern paper background and some layering cardstock. The card was still missing something. Thankfully I finally found my misplaced Home for Christmas Enamel Dots. Perfect finish! 

Here's a nicer shot for the embossed tree.

• Stamps: Star Tree
• Inks:
• Cardstock: Trim the Tree DSP; Garden Green; Real Red; Whisper White
• Accessories: Home for Christmas Enamel Dots; Gold Embossing Powder
• Tools: