Christmas Card

Hello Paper Crafters.   It is Christmas in July.   I always like to start creating my Christmas cards early so I don't have a big rush during the holidays trying to complete my cards.

Today I used the Elizabeth Craft Designs Pine Cone die set.  This set includes dies to create two different size pine cones plus two different evergreen branches.

The card I created is a 5x7 inch card.  I used a piece of snowflake design paper from my stash for the background.  

Six evergreen boughs were die cut using 90 lb Soft White Cardstock and two shades of green ink brushed on.  A brown marker was used to color the center of each branch.  The needles were shaped so they don't lay flat.  

Using the Pine Cone die set, two of the larger pine cones and one smaller pine cone were die cut and colored using brown markers.  These were also die cut using the Soft White Cardstock.  Starting at the tip of the pinecone, each layer was glued onto the pinecone base.  These are very easy pine cones to assemble.  

I used a foiled poinsettia and framed it with the evergreen boughs and pine cones.  Small styrofoam balls, colored red, were used for the berry clusters.