12 Mondays of Christmas Cards Week 5 with In the Pines

 Hi Everyone,

Thanks for stopping in. I had a wonderful weekend with the Stampin' Up! On Stage at Home event and almost missed doing my 12 Mondays of Christmas Cards post. It might be a day late, but it still puts the warmth of the holidays in our homes.

I love everything about this card! I created this on my fun Stampin' Bingo night and I'm tickled at how well it turned out. One the reasons is that fantastic tree die from the Pine Wood Dies. The intricate cut outs are incredible! For added texture, I used the Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing folder and WOW!

The In the Pines Bundle is so great. There are such wonderful textures in the stamp set and then the dies are great, especially this tree one. I love how the DSP shows through the die-cuts. 

Here is another project using the stamp set which is a 2-step stamping set. So beautiful!

This card features the 2-step stamping technique with the outline of the tree and then the inside of the tree. Can you see how much texture the card has? So beautiful!

Thanks so much for joining me today. I'm sorry that I'm a day late, but the weekend has blown my mind with the most wonderful stamping things ahead. 

If you'd like to place an order through me, I would appreciate your business. Shop my online store and use the Hostess code W4AGUGSD. With a minimum $50 order (before shipping and tax). I will send you a package of the Bird Ballad Trinkets. These trinkets are so rich and wonderful!

Thanks again for joining me today. I hope I've inspired you for your own stamping. I'd love to see what you create. I hope you share them with me.

Happy Stampin',

Mary Blocher

Mary's Card Cafe

Finding Inspiration Friday with In the Pines

 

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for stopping in today. I'm inspired to share a project that is going to be in my Holiday Stamp-A-Stack this weekend. It is from the In the Pines Stamp set. One of the things I love about this card is the color combinations. Blue and brown is such a classic combo.

The texture of the trees is awesome! By stamping full strength with the first tree, I moved over and stamped 2nd generation on the next tree. I inked up again and repeated. The Pretty Peacock coordinates so well with the Pool Party and Espresso colors. A little added twine and a greeting and it's beautiful! This is a 2-step stamp set, so there are so many ways to create beautiful trees.

The August-December 2020 Mini catalog really shows off the Pine Wood Dies. All those trees come from the die set. They are so cool!

I hope I have inspired you to get working on some holiday cards of your own. If you would like to place an order with me, I would appreciate your business. Simply use Hostess code #HUC7GQ32 and with a minimum $50 order, I will send you a free package of the Jingle Bell Embellishments as a thank you. 

Want to have a night of fun? Join me for my Stampin' Bingo Bash on Wednesday, November 4th at 6:00pm (PT). I will be on Facebook Live at Mary's Card Cafe. I will share 5 cards and we will play a game of stampin' bingo between the projects for great Stampin' Up! prizes like, bundles, stamp sets, papers, gift certificates and more. You will need to register for $14.99 to be eligible to participate in the bingo games. You can get more information and register on my events page. 

Thanks again for joining me. Let me know what you think about today's card. I'd love to connect.

Happy Stampin',

Mary Blocher

Mary's Card Cafe