Glad Tidings

Here’s my card for this week’s Muse challenge. I was inspired by several of the inspiration card’s design elements, including the layout, the color scheme, and the image/theme.

I used one of the tree images from the Teeny Trees set from Waltzingmouse Stamps for the tree on my card. To get a two-toned look for the tree and the star garland, I stamped off the solid tree image on scrap paper before inking it on a piece of shimmery white cardstock. The star garland was then stamped over the solid image, then dotted with Stickles for even more shimmer. I cut the image out and used foam tape to adhere it to a shimmery white cardstock panel over a stamped tree trunk.

Instead of adding texture with embossing or modeling paste, I added depth to the background panel with some sponging. I used an ink blending tool and blue distress ink to add a subtle blue tint to the edges of the background panel.

To ground the tree, I hand cut a snowbank shape from shimmery white cardstock, then adhered it to the image panel with foam tape. I stamped the “glad tidings” sentiment at the bottom of the panel in blue ink, then edged the curved part of the panel with some Stickles. I debating stopping with that, but in the end, decided to add a trio of different sized silver sequins in the upper right hand corner of the panel.

Materials Used:
Teeny Trees stamp set (Waltzingmouse Stamps); Memento Bahama Blue ink (Tsukineko); Tumbled Glass distress ink, Crystal Ice Stickles, and Crystal Stickles (Ranger); Pacific Point and Shimmery White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); silver sequins (Michaels); foam tape