Lovely As a Tree has to be the best, most universal stamp set ever created, and it makes a great Christmas card such as this Lovely As a Tree Christmas Card with Merry Little Christmas. I have probably used the Lovely As a Tree Stamp Set every Christmas since I bought it, which has been at least 15 years. I have also used it many other times throughout the year because it is not just for Christmas. It is not “just” for anything! It is so versatile!
One of the early cards I learned to make was to stamp this tree over and over again across the paper, sometimes without reinking, to give the look of a forest of trees. The I squiggled glue over the trees and added Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. It always makes a beautiful card and is so easy.
For this card, I updated the Lovely As a Tree look a little bit by using the Merry Little Christmas paper. The card base is Old Olive Cardstock, layered narrowly with Basic Black and then a layer of the green and black plaid paper. I wasn’t sure at first how I was going to place the tree on this card because a regular layer would cover up all the plaid that I wanted to show. So I cut just a narrow strip and stamped that. In the end, I cut the strip to basically fit the stamp, about 2″ x 4″ so there would be room for a greeting from Hearts Come Home. I decided to layer the tree on Gold Foil and then I added some strips on the sides of Gold Glimmer Paper. All that took were some scraps! Then I added the greeting with some Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back to lift it over the tree piece (since I didn’t place it high enough on the card!).
Easy card to make if you need a last minute idea! And who doesn’t need last minute ideas at this point?! I need a last minute elf, actually, to help!!
If you don’t already own Lovely As a Tree, it should be on your list for the New Year! It is a classic and I hope Stampin’ Up! will keep it around forever.
The upcoming Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs have been mailed from Stampin’ Up! You probably should have received yours by now if you are a regular customer of mine, or it should be coming soon, so watch for them in your mail. They come separately. If you are new and would like copies, just email me and I’ll send them to you.