Twelve Days of Christmas Day 8

I called this card Festive Trees, now does that give you a hint of what it is. I love Christmas and Christmas Trees. I saw something similar on Pinterest and put my own turn on it.

Supplies Needed

Card Stock                              Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper Whiter, Gold Glimmer
DSP                                         Be Merry and some retired DSP
Ink                                           Cherry Cobbler
Stamp Set                                Merry Patterns
Punch                                      small star and Christmas tree
Embossing Folder                   On Point  (retired)
Ribbon                                    Cherry Cobbler Baker's twine
Framelits                                 Bunch of Banners

I also added some tiny pearls to one of the trees to dress it up.

I really loved the way this card turned out. A little Vintage.
       

O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!

Does anyone remember that song?

Well I do and my card is a tribute to our beloved Christmas Tree. I last few days I have been designing a card using the Scentsational stamp set my sister and I have. So if you would like the lyrics to O Christmas Tree click here! I am also submitting my card into a new challenge website http://52cct.blogspot.com/. It is there November Embellishment Challenge.
Pearls! now anyone that knows me knows this is right up my alley!!  I love using Pearls on everything. Thanks goes out to Ann Schach, who posted this challenge on her blog for me to find.

 Now on to my card.

I started with the base card 51/2 x 4 1/4 inch, the next layer is 5 3/16 x 4, second layer is 3 3/4 by 5.

Then I embossed the 1st and second layers, punched out the scallop circle and then stamped the Christmas Tree and I ran them both thru the Big Shot using the framlits Dies (Holiday Collection) on the tree and the Lacy Brocade on the scallop circle. It doesn't get any easier than this. A little bit of Ribbon and a lot of Pearls!!! and a Rhinestone Topper! How's that for some Christmas Bling?

Supplies:

Card Stock                     Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green and Whisper White

Stampin Up Ink              Gumball Green and Garden Green

Ribbon                           Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon

Stamp Sets                     Chock Full of Cheer and Scentsatinal Season

Punch                             2 3/8 inch Circle Scallop Punch

Embossing Folders        Delicate Design and Lacy Brocade

Designer Paper              Be a Good Cheer (inside)

Bling                              Pearls and Rhinestones

Framlits                          Holiday Collection

I am off to do a painting class, on how to paint Winter Scences with mountains and water. When I finish I will post a picture of what I painted on here and my painting blog. 

I hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog today.   As always your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one.

Jackie

Every Christmas Tree Has A Story

As I was doing the usual having my son and grandson carry in all the Christmas ornaments, Christmas tree from the garage  I was overwhelmed with all the boxes and what I have collected over the years.

While putting together my tree and fluffing the branches something I have done for over 50 years between my helping my mother to doing my own.  Wow, 50 years that is allot of Christmas trees, since Thanksgiving I have sorted through the boxes and carefully took out each Santa Claus, Angel to make sure nothing is broken. I moved between Halloween and Thanksgiving so things were everywhere.

 So this Sunday, I put on my favorite Christmas CD, mixed up my favorite Cinnamon Nut Cake and put it in the oven. To put me in the mood, and oh my did it ever put me in the mood, the smell of cinnamon is soothing. I have found each ornament has a special meaning to me like; my daughters, sons and grandchildren first ornaments to the ones I find every year.  Every mother and grandmother knows how special these are. Over the years my mother lost  all the glass ornaments she cherished, so I  have none so I have searched garage sales, craft fairs and flee markets to see if I can find any of the older glass ornaments. I have found some over the years, but not many. Over the years I started my own collection of glass ornaments some of them are Santa Claus's, Snowmen and Angels. I started a few years ago my tradition of giving my daughters and close friends on Thanksgiving a ornament to put on their own Christmas tree.When my granddaughter was born  I added her  into this tradition.  One year a very good friend gave me a set of Norah Ark ornaments so my grandchildren could have something to put on the tree when we gather to decorate it. They are stars and balls with animals on them, so cute. Homemade ornaments from ex-sister-in-law that are gorgeous. The love and time she spent meant allot to me. I think that is what a Christmas tree really is love, memories of our families.  Maybe it is my age this year decorating filled me with allot of love, tears and thoughts of the people that has touched my life over the years. My only sorrow this year is that  I was trying to open one of my glass boxes and dropped it and all of the ornaments broke.

This is a picture of my tree before I started: Please excuse all the white. I just moved into my home and I am not done unpacking or decorating the house.

 Here is some of my Santa's and one of my Winter paintings.

 I had to add this one, Pearl my son's dog is on Santa Patrol.

 Here is a picture of my tree half way done. Just found out another box of Christmas stuff is at my daughter's. More goodies coming. Maybe the lost cookie jar.

Here are some more Winter scenes along with my Large Santa.

I must close out for today and I hope you enjoy coming along with me decorating my tree. I would love to hear about Christmas tree story.