Trimming the Tree...

...yep, more Christmas stuff as we head into September.

The folk over at "Winter Wonderland" want to see a card showing the tree being dressed or already done and the folk over at "CHNC" (Challenge 35) want to see some decoupage or pyrimage - at least 3 layers.

Well here I've got both...
My base card is 8x8 smooth white CS (290 weight). As a background I've used the new Papermania 5x7 Bauble Tree embossing folder mounted on some embossed gold CS. I've then added some decoupage from the new Papermania range 'At Christmas Time' - this has also been mounted on embossed gold CS.
This shot shows the layers of the decoupage - four in total. It also shows the embossing of the tree folder.
I thought this was a lovely cosy winter's scene of a roaring fire and a beautifully decorated tree & fireplace.
I love this embossing folder - the 'idea' of a Christmas tree is totally created by baubles and decorations. The embossing is also very clear (even my grotty photography had no problem picking up the image LOL). I embossed it on the same white card as I used for the card blank and just highlighted some of the raised areas with a Stardust gel pen.
I'm sure you can see from this pic that the light catches the pen strokes beautifully and gives a sparkly feeling.

The sentiment came from the decoupage pack and I mounted it on the embossed gold CS so that everything matched. The final touch was some of the crystal ribbon in gold wrapped & knotted around the spine of the card.

That's it folks - why not hop over to the challenge sites to see what other folk have come up with..............................