Winter Wishes

I am only mildly afraid to post today's cards. . . About two weeks ago I posted my first Christmas card of the season and was met with multiple resounding "NOOOOO, it's too soon" messages!  So, the thought of "winter wishes" is sure to send a few people over the edge!  #sorrynotsorry  It's the downside of designing for companies that must market holiday products months before the actual holiday season!

Today's cards feature the new Tree Assortment Die set from the October release at Whimsy Stamps. I created four cards in a variety of vibrant colors, all with alcohol ink backgrounds, to really highlight the stark white die cut trees. 

Card details: 

*A full list of supplies is located at the end of this post. 

Please note all four cards were made the same way, just with a variation of color combinations.  Each A2 sized card was made from 80 lb. Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I matted each layer with a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of colored cardstock (pink, blue, green or purple) and then cut a 5 " x 3 3/4" piece of white cardstock again.  On this smaller piece of white cardstock, I die cut a 2 1/2" circle in the middle.  I created four alcohol ink backgrounds in various colors on 3 x 3" pieces of Yupo paper and once they dried, I adhered the alcohol ink backgrounds behind the circular hole before adhering them to the card.  I die cut the white trees and adhere them to the front of the card, tucking the bottoms of the trees down into the die cut circle.  

I stamped the sentiment "warm winter" in the corresponding ink color (pink, red, blue or purple) onto a thin strip of white cardstock.  I notched the right side of the sentiment strip and adhered it under the left side of the die cut circle.  I stamped the word "wishes" in Versamark ink on colored cardstock and heat embossed the word with white embossing powder.  I fussy cut each word "wishes" out with a pair of scissors as there is no corresponding die for this stamp set.  

I hope you have enjoyed today's cards, despite the fact that they are winter themed and it's only
October 6th!  ; )
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

XO, Crystal 

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