Although I don’t always send a ton of handmade Christmas cards out, I do enjoy making them.  I love how the playful plaids mend perfectly together to form a Traditional Christmas feel in this layered Christmas Tree card.

Kind of makes me feel like singing “O’ Christmas Tree…”

Supplies Used:

• Merry Christmas 3D Sticker
• Red Flannel 12″ Double Sided Scrapbook Paper
• Deck the Halls 12″ Double Sided Scrapbook Paper

Directions:

1. Cut a 4 1/2″ x 6″ piece of “red flannel” paper.  Hold the edge of the paper against the nib of the gold calligraphy marker to add a thin gold border on the edge of the paper.  Adhere the red flannel layer onto a 4 3/4″ x 6 1/4″ piece of black cardstock.
2. Adhere the red flannel and black layers onto a 5″ x 6 1/2″ green card base.
3. Cut the “deck the halls” paper (green plaid) using the “labels twenty two” die.  Add a thin gold border around the edge of the label like in step #1.  Adhere the green plaid label onto a 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ gold metallic cardstock layer.
4. Cut a decorative square using the “captivating square” die and a piece of green cardstock.  Adhere the green plaid label and gold metallic square onto the top of the decorative square.
5. Adhere the green and gold layers onto the bottom portion on the red flannel layer, leaving even spacing on the bottom three sides.
6. Assemble the pine swag  using the 3D stickers and glue onto the top of the card.  (picture below)
7. Finish embellishing the front of the card with the 3D Christmas Tree sticker and a couple of red adhesive rhinestones.