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The new Cork 12″x 12″ Specialty Paper inspired this card. I thought it would look amazing cut as trees.

These two dies from the Christmas Tree Dies set are my favourites. I cut the trees from the Cork and Cinnamon Cider and Early Espresso card stock. Some of the cork trees were cut with Foam Adhesive Sheet backing. The remaing trees had Adhesive Sheets on the back.

This piece of Tidings of Christmas 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper was cut using the curved die from the Inspiring Canopys Dies set. Then it was stamped, with the large spatter image from the Gorgeous Leaves Stamp Set, in Soft Succulent ink.

I cut a length of Diamond Weave Ribbon in half, tied a bow and wrapped it around stamped DSP. This piece was then placed on the card front using Stampin’ Diemnsionals.

The trees were then positioned and overlapped along the curve of the hill. I like the contrasting colours and texture of this treeline.

The sentiment is from the Inspired Thoughts Stamp Set and was stamped on Soft Succulent card using Evening Evergreen ink.

I added some trees to the card insert and the envelope. I haven’t decided whetjer I will add any embellishments to this card. What do you think? What would you add?

The Inspired Thoughts Stamp Set has a wonderful range of sentiments.

Until next time, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Gorgeous Leaves Cling Stamp Set [153365] $37.00	Inspired Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [155536] $33.00	Tidings Of Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155718] $20.00	Christmas Trees Dies [156339] $61.00	3/8" (1 Cm) Diamond Weave Ribbon [156507] $17.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock [153083] $15.25	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] $15.25	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $13.00
Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $13.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Foam Adhesive Sheets [152815] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00

My youngest daughter asked me to make a card for her partner. He will be celebrating his 30th birthday on October 30. The celebration will be an Oktoberfest costume themed event.

For this request I knew that I wanted to make a lederhosen inspired card. The Suit & Ties Dies would be perfect.

Althought the Well Suited Designer Series Paper is retired, I chose one design to use for the ‘shirt’.

The ‘shirt’ was so easy to create. I cut a piece of the DSP and trimmed away a triangle at the centre top to accommodate the collar.The collar had Stampin’ Dimensionals placed on the underside so that it would sit up from the ‘shirt front’. I also popped a small piece of Basic White card behind the triangle.

I small strip of the same DSP was cut using one of the Suit & Ties Dies and glued down the centre to appear to be the placket for buttonholes and buttons. The buttons were die cut from Basic Black card that has Adhesive Sheet attached.

For the lederhosen suspenders and front panel, I thought Cinnamon Cider card would be the perfect colour. The suspenders were cut using the same die I used for the placket.

The suspender buckles were also cut using the Suit & Ties Dies.

I created the centre panel of the lederhosen suspenders using the Seasonal Layers Dies. This piece was then recut to make the shape smaller and more authentic looking.

An image from the Batik Boutique Stamp Set was used to add the floral flourish to the centre panel. It was stamped in Tuxedo BLack Memento ink.

Inside the card, I stamped a birthday greeting on the insert and also created a calendar panel to mark the date of his birthday – turning 30 on the 30th.

I sent photos of the card to my daughter and she is very happy with what I have made for her. And I am very pleased with the end result.

Although, I must confess, I’m reallt sure that I want to go in costume.

Until next time, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Batik Boutique Photopolymer Stamp Set [155077] $30.00	Days To Remember Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155026] $30.00	Suit & Tie Dies [154322] $56.00	Well Suited 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154562] $20.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock [153083] $15.25	Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad [153114] $13.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $10.50	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.00