A Tree Is Not Just For Christmas

     Getting value for money is important to us all, so take another look at your Christmas stamps and see if they could be used for everyday cards. You may have seen some Christmas cards I made last year using this stamp, it's a bare tree with separate sentiments so it's easy to find another use for it.

      To make my blossom tree I made each flower using hot glue and a silicone mould, it didn't take very long, because they're small they set quickly. When you squeeze the glue into the mould lay an acrylic block on top so you get a shape with a flat back, making it much easier to stick on to a project.
     Once set and cool each flower is trimmed (don't throw away the trimmings, I'll show you another use for them in different post). It's then dusted with pearl mica powder on the top and coloured with a peel off marker underneath. The glue sets opaque, just as it is in stick form, but it will allow colour to show through.

     The stamped image has been embossed in gold on white card. Each large bubble has been covered with a flower, all the other bubbles have been filled in with the same marker pen and then covered with either transfer foil, coloured peel offs, glitter or micro beads
     The centre of each flower has a tiny gold holographic peel off stuck on, they stick very well despite the mica underneath.
     The image panel is mounted on a layer of pink mirri card before going on to a white card blank. The greeting is from a set of die cut sentiments from Craftwork Cards mounted on small foam pads.
     Not all Christmas stamps are adaptable but I'm sure this one will have some more uses before December 2016.

Materials list - available from your  local craft shop

Woodware Craft Collection - Stamp - JGS355 Bubble Bloom Festive Tree

                                          Versamark

                                          Stampendous Embossing Powder - Detail Gold

                                          98091H  Holographic Dots Silver/Gold

                                          Permipen Peel Off Markers

                                          Craftwork Cards Messages

                                          702108 Medium Flowers Silicone Mould

                                         

Stix2 Anything -  Glue Dots - 3mm / 6mm

                         Glitter / Micro Beads

                         Transfer Foil

                          Hot Glue Gun / Glue Sticks

                         

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Crafting Your Passion - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes   (Top 3)

Tuesday Throwdown - Add Dimension

Sweet Stampin' - Flowers