Stampin' Up! Mosaic Madness & Ornamental Pine
It's the first Monday of the month! And that means it's time for the Stamp Review Crew! Time to give you a ton of ideas for a single stamp set. You have likely come from Deb Currier's blog on your way through this amazing hop. If you get lost, simply click on the banner for a list of participants and get back on track.
I volunteered to ceate a Holiday card from the Mosaic Madness set. I have to admit I wasn't quite sure how I was going to do that at the time. Then the Holiday Catalog was released to demonstrators and it was no longer a mystery. I LOVE Ornamental Pine! The detail on the stamp is amazing! I hope you like the final result.
Step by Step Tips:
- I love coloring rubber with markers! It really makes the image come alive. I used Old Olive (100079), Alway Artichoke (Part of the Regals Collection 131262) and Soft Suede (Part of the Neutrals Collection 131261) to color the pine branch.
- What would I do without my Stamp-a-ma-jig? Without it, the corner borders would have been all but impossible to do. I did use a post it note to help miter the corners. The stamped images are done in that wonderful Encore Gold Metallic Stamp Pad. The pic really doesn't do it justice. It looks engraved! Gorgeous!
- The sentiment is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and perfectly placed ALSO using the Stamp-a-ma-jig.
- The ornament caps were cut from the Ornamental Pine ornament using my Paper Snips - ANOTHER great tool! They were stamped in the same Encore Gold Metallic Ink. They're popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals.
Next stop on the Hop is Ann Schach where she'll wow you with her beautiful design skills.
wooww the color the arrangement and the tree plus christmas ornament...perfect christmas card Mike..lovely card you made..and I love stampin up too but in germany it is too expensive :( but I sometimes buy the product too :)
Posted by: Monika Reeck | 09/11/2014 at 01:39 PM
Awesome, Mike! Such a creative mix of images. Love it!
Posted by: Adriana | 09/10/2014 at 12:58 PM
Yep...lovin' this.
Posted by: Terry | 09/09/2014 at 06:58 AM
That is some pretty amazing mitering of the corners with the border stamp. And the way you merged the ornament top with the Mosaic stamped punches is seamless! I would say you hit this one out of the park!
Posted by: Tanya Boser | 09/02/2014 at 12:49 PM
This just goes to show the versatility of this stamp set...love the ornaments along with the pine bough. Great card.
Posted by: Denise Andrikowich | 09/02/2014 at 06:47 AM
Clever, Mike! Pretty card...
Posted by: Susan Lankford | 09/01/2014 at 11:57 AM
Really nice MIke....great job.
Posted by: tammy fletcher | 09/01/2014 at 10:21 AM
Probably the most important tool in my craft room are my scissors. Love these sharp points. Second would be my Stamp-a-ma-jig. Great way to miter the corners. I've pinned it to my Stampin'Up board. Tfs, hugs Jess
Posted by: jessica | 09/01/2014 at 09:24 AM
You nailed it, Mike! The mosaic border is a perfect frame for that beautiful pine boughs.
Posted by: Karren Reda | 09/01/2014 at 09:03 AM
An elegant twist on Ornamental Pine - love it!
Posted by: Wendie | 09/01/2014 at 08:11 AM
This is a beautiful card Mike. I love how you turned the mosaic into a Christmas ornament. It reminds me of the vintage ornaments. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Traci Davis | 09/01/2014 at 07:18 AM
Wow! I don't comment on blogs often but your card is the winner in the blog hop in my eyes.
Posted by: J. Buermann | 09/01/2014 at 07:09 AM
Mike, this is beautiful! I love both of these sets and how you made them work together is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Karen | 09/01/2014 at 05:32 AM
I think this is beautiful. I love that you turned them into ornaments too.
Posted by: Holly/Rubber Redneck | 09/01/2014 at 04:32 AM
WOW! What more can I say! This card is absolutely awesome!
Posted by: Ann Schach | 08/31/2014 at 10:36 PM
Hanging the punched shape from the new holiday set is a great idea. Love how you stamped the border in the corners - looks so good.
Posted by: Nancy | 08/31/2014 at 06:48 PM
Wow, Mike! I love your ornaments. They're perfect on the pine bough, which is gorgeous itself. Very inspiring indeed!
Posted by: Dawn Tidd | 08/31/2014 at 06:40 PM
Outstanding, Mike! This card is absolutely gorgeous...I love how you turned the mosaics into ornaments and I adore that you suspended them from the pine boughs. I need to get myself added to your Christmas card list!
Posted by: Kerry Willard Bray | 08/31/2014 at 06:25 PM