Good Monday morning! I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday weekend and that your leftovers are long gone. My house is back to it’s nice quiet state, Mallory having gone back to school around 8:00 last night. We usually like to put the tree up and decorate during the Thanksgiving weekend, 
but she was gone so much of the time that it never happened. I should have known to drag it all out myself and then she would have had to help.
I finally made it into the studio late yesterday afternoon . . . I felt the need to stamp. Once I got in there however, I didn’t know what I wanted to stamp. After playing around with a few different images and really not happy with anything, and I wanted to get a little dirty and a little vintage, I decided to try this snowy pine tree.
The tree was stamped in Peeled Paint Distress Ink and Old Paper was sponged along the edges to make it look like it had been handled quite a bit. For the snow, I applied a layer of Tulip White Puffy Paint and sprinkled on Fine Diamond Dust Glitter. Once again, in my attempt to make it look old, I pressed down the puffy paint and added a dab of Old Paper Distress Ink to the snow. Here’s a close up . . .
it almost looks like flocking to me. I remember when I as a child that flocking on trees was a huge deal. We also took our trees down to the body shop and had them spray painted white. I found that red vintage button with the thread still attached and couldn’t resist using it “as is” as an embellishment. The button on the bow is also another vintage button, but I think that is actually the top of one that was gray.
- Stamps: D3074 Snowy Pine, Large from Just for Fun Rubber Stamps
- Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; BasicGrey Wassail; Cranberry Crisp and True Thyme
- Ink: Ranger Shabby Shutters, Old Paper and Vintage Photo Distress Ink
- Accessories: Spellbinders™ S7-014 Grand 12” Classic Lace Border, S4-140 Petite Ovals – Small, S4-138 Petite Ovals – Large, S4-139 Petite Scallop Ovals – Large; Art Institute Fine Diamond Dust Vintage Glass Glitter; Vintage Buttons; Tulip White Puffy Paint; Sewing Machine; Tsukineko Sponge Daubers; Papertrey Rustic Cream Button Twine; Foam Mounting Tape; May Arts Ribbon and other Ribbon
I have a few errands to run today and then hopefully I can get back in the studio. I have so many things I want to get finished. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous day!
gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!! I actually said, “WOW” out loud when I saw this! 🙂
This is a vintage beauty. Your attempts to make your card look old was successful. It rather looks like it has been loved over the years even tho it is brand new. TFS!!! Sherry
very cool – our tree did not get out either …. oh well!
thanks for the inspiration!
Sandra
As always, a great card.
Lovely card! The “aging” really works. Your website is so much fun, that I feel you’re here helping me get going on my own stamping. You always get my creative mojo going.
Gorgeous!! Sherry you totally achieved the vintage feel! I love how you did the tree with the puff paint, glitter and ink. We didn’t get our tree up yet either. I like it when the whole family can help put it up but I think I might be doing it on my own this year. Trying to find a time that we are all home seems to be hard to do each year. Beautiful card, love the vintage buttons too!
Love that little tree!
Welllll…..the boys put up their small tree and I’m about 1/2 done with my “fancy” tree (no boys are allowed to help with that one! Tho~they did put up the tree…just not allowed to touch mom’s fancy glass decorations!!)
I love what you did with this tree……………
omg, omg…..what a beauty!!
Thank you Sherry – you truly inspire me.
Beautious!
Sherry –
This is just so beautiful. I adore the look you have created. You really captured the vintage look you were going for.
Elaine Allen
Cute, cute, cute! Brings back so many memories…..flocking, I used to love the way that looked on our REAL tree! Nothing can reproduce that wonderful smell!….or the old needles that stick in your carpet and your socks and that you are still finding several months later! TFS!
Great Card Sherry.
Great vintage style card, love the buttons and the snow!
You do vintage/shabby so well — LOVE this one!