Christmas Pinecones ~ HSS501, PP811, TTTC305

Hello friends!  Today's card is for Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge.  Our mood board features beautiful Christmas images and I chose to be inspired by the pine bough and pine cones.  I'm excited to make be making Christmas cards again.  It's my favorite occasion to create for!

I used the colors from The Paper Players color challenge and I'm also playing with Tic Tac Toe Challenge 305 using the middle down row:  Gold, Free, and Ribbon.

I bought these Christmas Pinecone dies a few years ago and I think I've only used the pinecones and never the greenery.  I decided this was a good time to get them out and show them some action.  I started by die cutting the bottom layer from Old Olive CS and then blending Peaceful Pine ink over the top.  For the top layer I cut it from Soft Seafoam CS and blended Garden Green ink over it all.  I like the variegated color that can be achieved this way.  I cut the base of the pinecones from Early Espresso glimmer paper and the tops from Gold Foil paper.  

The background piece is from Yuletide Carols DSP.  

May sentiment is from Christmas Labels.  I stamped it onto Early Espresso CS and embossed it with gold EP.  My card was finished off with gold and Cherry Cobbler ribbon, as well as some red sparkle dots. 

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: Christmas Labels

Ink: Peaceful Pine, Garden Green, Versamark

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Yuletide Carols DSP, Old Olive, Soft Seafoam, Autumn Woodland Glimmer paper, Gold Foil

Accessories: Cherry Cobbler gold trimmed ribbon, sparkle dots, Christmas Labels dies, Christmas Pinecone die

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny