Pretty Pines Christmas Card

What is better than the smell of fresh pines, as the snow blankets the forest...or in my case "woods'.  See I am from the the South, and we call the group of pine trees "the woods".  But let's get back to the smell of pines. 

While I do have an artificial Christmas tree, I love to have pines in the house in some form.  This year it will be through candles which will make me think of snow and pine trees.

This card from those thoughts, a pine bough with pretty ribbon handing from barn wood.

The Pretty Pines Thinlet dies is one of my favorite in the current Stampin' Up! Annual catalog.  I have made some of my Christmas cards from this set the last two years.

I paired this with a sentiment from the Snowflake Sentiments Stamp set. I know right, I was just looking for a sentiment and then realized the name hahaha.

The sentiment is embossed with ink and clear embossing powder.  I wanted it to be subtle like it was part of the barn wood.

Card Recipe:

Pretty Pines Thinlet Dies

Snowflake Sentiments

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper

Crumb Cake Cardstock for the card base

Garden Green, Old Olive, Lemon Lime Twist cardstock for pines

Early Espresso cardstock for pinecones

Cherry Cobbler cardstock for the berries

Cherry Cobbler 1/4" Double Stitched Ribbon

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

Clear Embossing Powder

Embossing buddy

Heat Tool

Big Shot

Magnetic Platform

I would love to see your creations using this lovely set.

Don't forget about the Year-End Sales Event and the Holiday Catalog Retiring List, 

get your favorites before they are gone.

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Enjoy, Merry Christmas and Hugs from the Bug,

Denise xxx