CAS Christmas Tree Challenge

I love playing in the CAS Christmas Card Challenge each month.

So fun seeing my Christmas Card Stash Grow!

This month the Challenge is A Christmas Tree hosted by the very talented Colleen!

Be sure and check out the Design Team and Guest Designer's beautiful cards!

Here is my positive die cut image of Memory Box "Pine Forest Frame"

I began by using a monoprint stenciled image using Brushos Leaf Green crystals

that I found in my stash.

 I had sprinkled the crystals over the ARTplorations Sanna Designs 

Christmas Tree 1 stencil,  

which I had attached with 3M masking tape to Strathmore Mixed Media paper.

Then spritzed with water to activate the crystals.

I removed the stencil and turned it over onto another piece of MM paper,  

placing a paper towel over the stencil and 

gently rubbed to get this monoprint Christmas Trees image.

Let image dry and stored away for another day!

I played with a new to me Memory Box "Pine Forest Frame" Dies set to make two 

wonderful Christmas Cards.  I used the Positive image for my 1st card by

die cutting the Monoprint Image, which gave me the background of monoprint trees.

Then die cut the tree again with the MM paper to inlay the White Christmas Tree.

  This cool die set has the tree plus a smaller tree die

and the frames.  Very versatile.

I popped up the main image with craft foam and added the 2nd frame to Card Base.

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Here is my 2nd card using the Negative die cut pieces.

I used the 2nd die cut pieces to get the white background and

inlayed the leftover Brushos stenciled pieces from the 1st card.

Popped up with craft foam and attached to MM card base.

Then die cut CUTplorations "Christmas Sentiments Dies" Noel 4 times to

attach 2 stacked layers of Noel to each card.

I did add Nuvo Crystal Drops..to the second card for snow.

I was very pleased with both cards for my Christmas Stash:-)

Here are my cards side by side for comparison!

Thank you Colleen for hosting such a fun and easy Challenge.

We all have plenty of Trees than work for Christmas Trees:-)

Thank you to my dear friend Leslie (Running with Scissors) for making me

buy this awesome MB Die set last year when we played with her set.

I planned to use for my 2020 Christmas cards and now I finally did!

I Love the set Leslie and will be using again:-) Love and Hugs..

Supplies: 

Stamps: None

Paper: Strathmore Mixed Media

Inks: Brushos Leaf Green.

Accessories: Memory Box "Pine Forest Frame".  CUTplorations Christmas Sentiments Die.  ARTplorations Sanna Designs Tree 1 Stencil.  Craft Foam. Nuvo Crystal Drops.  Connect Glue.

Adding to NBUS Challenge #18  I used the Pine Forest Frame Die for the 1st time:-)