Hello again Pinkfresh friends!

It's Raquel here today. I've got some colorful ideas to create your Christmas cards. 

Since I was a child, I've always felt that Christmas trees are the elements that truly capture the spirit of that season, so I decided to create a set of cards with these special trees that have come out in the Twinkle & Tradition release.

Let's get crafty!

*Disclaimer: All products used are linked below as clickable images. If a product isn’t listed, it’s been discontinued.

For our first project we'll be creating this amazing tree made out of books: Meet the Tree of Tales stencil & die set. How fun is it?

1. Start ink blending your Christmas tree with the coordinating stencils using bright vivid colors. I used Candy Appe, Peony, Sweet Mustard, Grassy Knoll and Olive.
2. Cut it out with the coordinating die and die cut again another layer of dark green cardstock with that same die. Glue those trees together offsetting the base layer a little bit.
3. For your background, use the Interlaced Quatrefoil die to cut out that beautiful interlaced shape out of white cardstock and apply Eucalyptus with your blending brush over the edges of this diecut.
4. ink blend the edges of your cardbase also with Eucalyptus and adhere your interlaced die cut on top.
5. Foam mount your tree onto this background and adhere your sentiment from the set Once upon a Holiday stamp with Evergreen ink. 

For my next three projects I'll be using the Holiday Express set along with other products from the Twinkle and Tradition release. I love mixing and matching different products:

To recreate this project, you basically need lots of trees and using the Holiday Express Stencils & die this will be super easy and believe it or not I created them in no timeat all:

1. Use the set of three stencils included in the Holiday Express stencils set to color your trees. I used Candy Apple (applying more ink at the bottom of the trees and then softening it out as you move towards the top), Mint and Meadow, Olive and Atlantis and Warm Buff. ***Tip: you can be as heavy handed or light handed as you want depending on the look you're going for. You can achieve different shades with just one color (Candy Apple) depending on how much ink or pressure you apply)
2. Cut out your trees with the coordinating die.
3. Ink up the edges of your cardbase with Atlantis and cut out an oval out of an A2 note card with the second to largest oval from the Nested Elongated Ovals Blanket Stitched die.
4. Dry emboss this panel with the Evergreen Sparkle Coverplate die and foam mount it onto your cardbase.
5. Arrange your trees all around this oval and foam mount your sentiment in the center. I used the Once upon a Holiday stamp set.

For our third project we'll be using the new Tied with Cheer die & stencil bundle:

1. Cut out your wreath using the Tied with Cheer dies and ink blend these three pieces with Mint. Then apply Evergreen on the edges for some contrast. Glue these pieces to create your wreath.
2. Ink blend your front panel with Mint ink on the edges.
3. Ink up two panels with the Holiday Express stencil set to create your multi colored trees with: Sweet Mustard, Candy Apple, Mint, Grassy Knoll, Olive and Doe. Apply Sweet Mustard with Grassy Knoll or Sweet Mustard and Candy Apple but be careful not to mix Candy Apple with Grassy Knoll or Olive. Cut them out with the coordinating die and arrange your trees around the wreath.
4. Use the Tied with Cheer Stencil to create your ribbon. Use Candy Apple (with a heavier hand for one of the layers) and Peony. 
5. Use the Self Edit: Magic of the season press plate with Matte gold glimmer foil and then color the addorable houses with Candy Apple, Sweet Mustard and Olive and cut them out with the coordinating die.
6. Foam mount these houses and your ribbon onto your wreath as shown in the photo.
7. White heat emboss your sentiment onto dark red cardstock. The sentiment I used is from thethe Self Edit: Magic of the season stamp.

For our last project, we will use the Shadow box frame die along with the Holiday Express cling stamp, stencils and die set:

1. Stamp your Holiday Express cling stamp with Rocky Slope and use the coordinating stencils to color this image with: Sky Blue, Mint, Eucalyptus, Candy Apple and  Warm Buff.
2. Form your shadow frame and adhere it onto your Holiday Express image.
3. Color your trees with the coordinating stencils using: Candy Apple, Mint, Eucalyptus and Mermaid Cove, Doe and cut them out with the coordinating die.
4. Arrange your trees both onto your image and on the frame to create dimension and interest.
5. White heat emboss your sentiment on red cardstock.

I hope you feel inspired with these ideas and have a chance to try them out!

Thank you so much for stopping by and have fun creating!

Raquel