My friend and fellow CG Crew member Aleida was over yesterday for a much needed afternoon of stamping.  She wanted to make a fun card that would teach her a little something, yet give her a great Christmas card that wasn’t too difficult to mass produce.  We had the new Expressions Thinlits in our hands and this card popped into my head.  Off we went with a slightly new take on this fun snowy card.

Creative Tips –

• I stamped the large Evergreen solid image in various heights using a torn mask for my hillside.  First I stamped in Versamark ink and then I used Wild Wasabi. 
• To give my trees a glossy look and protect them from the brayer, I embossed all my trees in Clear Embossing powder.
• Once I had my skyline done I wanted a larger trees up close that I could decorate.  I tore another mask and stamped one more Wild Wasabi Tree.
• I created a mask for the sun.  Then I used the skyline mask and sponged over my trees in Soft Sky. 
• To accentuate the ridge, I used the reverse mask to sponge a light edge for the snow in Pool Party.
• To create the snow drifts, I used the same mask, but alternated it’s direction.
• I sponged in the sun using Crushed Curry
• For my tree decorations, I used Pearl Basic Jewels.
• I cut out the word Merry in Cherry Cobbler using the new Expressions Thinlit Framelits – available in the new Holiday Catalog on August 1st.
• I matted the entire scene on a piece of Early Espresso card stock.
• For a finishing touch I stamped a tree on the inside panel as well.

Aleida LOVED the card, it was fun to make and actually much faster than I anticipated.  Maybe because it was like my first, view that post here, but a bit different.  I could easily mass produce these, and their cost effective too!

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Stamp Sets – Evergreen (127973) Paper –Whisper White (107330), Early Espresso Ink – Wild Wasabi (126959), Soft Sky (131181), Crushed Curry,  Pool Party, Versamark (102283) Cool Tools – New Heat Tool (129053), Clear Embossing Powder (109130), Stampin’ Sponges  The Perfect Finish – Pearl Basic Jewels(119247), Expressions Thinlit Framelits