trimming the tree...

Sigh....I just love the products included in today's Papertrey Ink group post.  Creating with them has been such a treat.  My first card uses the new What the Doodle:  Ornament stamp set and dies.  I love the classic, timeless color combination of silver, gold, and white for the holidays and created this card centered around those colors.

I die cut my What the Doodle:  Ornaments from Shimmer Gold and Silver cardstock, stamping my images with watermark ink, and then heat embossing with gold and silver powder.  I then layered these images over the solid ornament, die cut using glitter cardstock.

I used the new Holiday Greens stamps and dies and layered them with my ornaments.  The centers of my ornaments are embellished with snowflakes from the Monthly Moments:  December die.

I stamped my sentiment on a die cut Tag Sale #9, using the new Fancy Pants:  Holiday, stamped in Soft Stone and Fine Linen.

I love using the bright and rich jewel tones of the holidays as inspiration for my cards and used a few of those colors on this next card, showcasing the new Vintage Ornaments II stamps and die.

I stamped in Lovely Lady, Mint Julep, Vintage Jadeite, Raspberry Fizz, and Hawaiian Shores, adding heat embossing/powder on the detailed layers.  I added a bottom layer of glitter cardstock underneath each stamped ornament.  

Once again the Holiday Greens stamp set was the perfect accent to use on this card, stamping my greens in Mint Julep, Aqua Mist, and Vintage Jadeite, with the berries and stems stamped in Raspberry Fizz an Spring Moss.  The tiny holly accent on the center ornament is from the new, A Thrill of Hope stamp set.  The tops of my ornaments and my sentiment were stamped using Saffron Spice, with the sentiment coming from the new Keep it Simple:  Happy Holidays stamp set.

Lastly, this little handcrafted ornament was created using the new Stitched Woven Heart die.  It's so sweet and fun to customize and embellish.  I cut mine from paper and stitched the top closed, although leaving it open is a really fun option with this die as well.

I embellished the front with Ocean Tides felt holly leaves, cut using the Seasonal Stitching:  Holly die.  I used Sweet Blush buttons as my berries, and added a tag stamped with an image from the Holiday Greens Borders stamp set.

I used the Christmas Critters stamp set for my holly and berries and tiny candy cane.

I can't wait to sit and create more of these darling little hearts....they're perfect for gift tags, ornaments, or even pockets for small gifts this Christmas.

Thanks for visiting!

Melis

 

Nichole Heady

Kay Miller

Lizzie Jones

Danielle Flanders

Laurie Willison

Dawn McVey

Amy Sheffer

Heather Nichols

Betsy Veldman

Ashley Newell

Comments

[Nancy Penir]

Oh Melissa, just awwww! Gold and silver shimmer wonderland! And then there's Melissa signature pastels... backed with glitter! And the sweet hearts are treasured gifts in themselves! All detailed amazements!

[jan metcalf]

Loving your silver, gold and winter white ornaments! I have a December wedding coming up and they would be perfect on a card for the bridal couple!!

[Judy]

Of course I always love your work, but your silver, white and gold combination is over the top beautiful.

[Lisaerica]

Omg Melis! You know I new this was your card before I even saw your name on the papertrey ink blog, I swear. All so beautiful but I have to tell you the first card is my fav. That's all the colors on my Christmas tree, I just love that color combo. Every ornament I own is one of those three colors, I love that old vintage feel. When the lights are on they bounce off the silver and gold making the tree even more glimmery. Thanks for sharing and always inspiring.

[Holly Saveur]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Gorgeous and elegant!

[Sue (suen)]

Ok, Melissa, you're officially an enabler! Your heart ornament made me add the Woven Heart die to my list! I'm sure to not be on my DH's nice list after this order! LOL! The silver/gold/white ornament card is Stunning and I love how you backed the ornaments with glitter paper!

[Sue]

The cards are reminiscent of vintage ornaments that my parents had when I was growing up. Your cards are so elegant and you always put such a special touch on all your projects. Beautiful inspiration!

[Patty O'Malley]

Pretty projects, Melis!

[TamiB]

Simply amazing! Love the 'Joy' card - Wow! And the Danish Heart - what a beautiful unique take on that! Love 'em!

[María Alba Negrón]

Hi Melissa,

HOLY MAJARETE-Puerto Rican YUMMY Christmas dessert!!!
Your cards and ornament are so BREATHTAKING and AWESOME, I have to thank you for the oodles of inspiration that you have given me throughout these years, the attention to detail, the unusual color combos, the composition, the experimenting with products and things that I did not thought of before you came into the picture, the paper piecing, the gelatos,the stamp combos, but on top of the list you, whispering in my ear...don't be afraid...try it and see if you like it, what is there to loose?
So, in honor of you and your inspiration, I thereby declare today the 14th of September, that these three magnificent creations deserve the second word that I have invented........
without further delay............GORGEOURRIFIC!!!---The fusion of Gorgeous and Terrific,,,,,,,,,and you are welcome,my inspirational friend!

Cariños,
María Alba

[Jill Norwood]

I love Maria Alba's comment! And indeed these WONDERFUL PROJECTS are GORGEOURRIFIC!

[Marybeth]

Loving all your layers and combos ! Such beautiful colors and projects!

[Lisa K]

Holy Moly Melissa!! The gold and silver ornaments are INCREDIBLE! I can't take my eyes of that card! So many of your cards just draw you in. You look at it one time and see something and look another time and see something else. So much eye candy! Love. Love. Love them. :)

[Kari D]

Seriously, as though I didn't already LOVE the ornament and cedar stamps THIS card put me over the top. NOW I am really bummin' that the dies were gone less than an hour after they went on sale! Hoping to get them in my basket soon.
THANKS so much for the amazing inspiration, Melis!

[Angie Salas]

I love everything you created! I just received my Doodle ornament dies and woven heart dies. Can't wait to get started. Thanks for the posts.