Beauty & Joy Christmas Tree
What a great and exhausting weekend here at the Charland house. It was Alyssa's college graduation weekend!!! I was so proud of her for getting her Bachelors Degree in Business. She was a Marketing Major with a French Minor. I know if Alyssa had a choice, she would have cared if she walked in the graduation ceremony. My husband and I felt it was such an honor to graduate, we insisted she go through the ceremony. Needless to say, we were very proud parents. And being one, I just have to show a picture of her.
Now, we just have to wait 1 1/2 years for Megan to graduate. I think she was a little jealous it was Alyssa graduating, not her. Patience.
Now, onto normal business.
I kept forgetting about this Beauty & Joy Stamp Set! This set is more of a Distinktive stamp where it stamps with a special texture that shows more depth and dimension. Because of this, if you don't get a good stamp the first time, it's not always a good idea to stamp again. I learned that the hard way. I even showed my club ladies why NOT to stamp again. By stamping a second time, it just turned out into a blog and showed none of the leaf details. I had the Stamparatus already lined up so they just had to press down again, but didn't have to re-ink the stamp.
The Stamparatus would be the perfect tool to use if you are making multiple cards. By aligning all the stamps, you can easily stamp this image within 2 minutes or less.
The patterned paper is from the Wrapped in Plaid DSP pack. It has a thin strip of gold throughout, so I used the Gold Foil to bring out that accent. The gold is also in the ribbon.
Acting as berries are the red rhinestones. I just randomly put them on the leaves wherever I thought they would look good. They added the perfect touch to the "tree".
Click on the above picture for dimensions and instructions.
Until next time...Stampin' Always,
Cheryl, HomeStyle Stamper
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