Trees

 Our Christmas Challenge for August was to use Trees on our Christmas card. and or watercolor.  I did the trees in most of the cards but only a little watercolor. 

 I know I am late posting last month cards but when I was at Michael's the other day and I saw this layered stencil, and our theme was trees I had to get it. I dotted some silver pen on the trees to give them a bit of snowy look, and you can't see it well but on the bottom I used glue pen on the base instead of ink and then added some glitter for a snowy base.  Stamped and fussy but the little snowman.

• Recollections - Tree Stencils, 4 layers, w/glitter at the base for snow
• Distress inks - Walnut Stain, Gathered twigs, Peeled Paint, Iced Spruce, Picket fence
• Crafter's companion - Snowman stamp, colored w/makers and fussy cut
• Starform - Merry Christmas silver sentiment sticker
• Silver pen around the image

Next I did a couple of those scratch cards from Brea Reese.

My hubby asked where his letter stencils were at and when I got in the drawer I keep them in to get out all the letter stencils I found these very old Plaid Stickers, that have to be over 20 years old.  I thought there is probably no way these are going to work, but as you can see in my next card this poinsettia came off pretty good, all I did was add a sentiment and done.

Lastly I tried my hand at watercoloring with Spectrum Auqa pens and I don't think it came out quite like I wanted but thought it was still ok to frame the stitched ornament I did from Spellbinders advent calendar. The branches and flower dies also came in the package.

• Spellbinders - Advent calendar 2024, stitched ornament dies
• Penny Black - Background Basics stencil, water colored inside with Spectrum sparkle pens 
• Inking around card with Fossilized Amber distress ink
• Hot off the press - 63 thin line dazzles sticker (ornament hanger)
• Spellbinders - Ribbon Banners die
• Penny Black - Cozy nights - sentiment stamp

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,

Connie