Stampin’ Up! Decorative Trees & Patchwork Bows Christmas for the Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop

Good morning, y’all – welcome to another edition of the Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Team blog hop!  Each month we make projects centered around a theme – and this month our theme is Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays!  Be sure to check out everyone’s projects – we’ve got a bunch of talented ladies hopping with us this month!

I’ve been playing with an idea to make a patchwork card front using the Take A Bow die and I decided to give it a go for today’s card!  I used that die to cut Take a Bow 6″ x 6″ DSP and then added a Decorative Trees die cut tree and a sentiment using the Christmas Labels die set.  Take a look-see:

And I caught several elements in this week’s Tic-Tac-Toe challenge. I went down the right column (Tree-DSP-Festive Sentiment) and across the bottom (Die Cut – Metallic Element – Festive Sentiment).

I started by using the large Take a Bow die (there’s only one die in the set) to cut out a set of strips from two designs of the Take a Bow 6″ x 6″ DSP.

I wove them in a lattice – think…top crust on a cherry pie.

I kept adding strips until it was large enough that the next-to-largest Deckled Rectangle die would fit on it.  Then I used Liquid Glue at the “junctions” to adhere it all together.

I placed it in the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine with the next-to-largest Deckled Rectangle die in place – and realized there were going to be “gaps” in a couple of the corners that needed them.

So – before I cut it, I used Liquid Glue to adhere pieces of the DSP (I had some extra die cut strips that I just “pieced in” at the corners.

I ran it thru the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine and…boom!

I cut a Garden Green mat using the largest Deckled Rectangle die and then popped my patchwork card front onto it with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On a piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock, I stamped the tree image from Decorative Trees in Garden Green and then cut it out with the coordinating die in the set.

I adhered the die cut tree to the card front with Liquid Glue. I cut out a Gold Foil star using the die in the Decorative Trees set and adhere it onto the top of the tree with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

I used two lengths of new Gold Twisted Thread to tie a simple bow and adhered it with Liquid Glue.

On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the Decorative Trees sentiment in Real Red ink and cut it out with a Christmas Labels die.

I adhered the sentiment over the bow with double-stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I added some Gold Textured Adhesive-backed Dots and the card front was done.

For the inside, I stamped the Decorative Trees sentiment in Real Red on a Basic White panel.  In the corner, I stamped the Decorative Trees tree in Garden Green ink.  My friend, Carol Buckalew (InkyBeeStampers), reminded me in one of her videos that Wild Wheat is a SUPER substitute for “Gold” – so…I stamped the Decorative Trees star in Wild Wheat ink!

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to the inside of my Thick Basic White card base, adhered the card front with Liquid Glue and the card was done!

My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Decorative Trees tree and star on the front…

…and more of the Take a Bow 6″ x 6″ DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila!  So…what do you think of my patchwork/lattice card front?  I loved how fast I got perfectly sized strips using the Take a Bow Die – which comes bundled with the Take a Bow 6″ x 6″ DSP!  Perfect!  And Decorative Trees is – and will likely always be! – one of my fave sets.  It’s not available right this second – but is expected back around 2 Dec!  Christmas Labels dies are super handy to have in your tool chest – sentiment labels are ALWAYS needed, right?! 🙂

I hope you like!

If you’d like to recreate this project, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below!

I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project.  You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:

Missed any tutorials?  You can check out my past projects right here!

Now that you’ve seen my card, take a minute to hop thru all our projects today.  If you click on the Previous Blog button to see what Tara’s got for you and if you click the Next Blog button, you’ll go right to Christie’s page.  And you can just click on the names below to go direct to all the blogs!

Have fun on the Hop!!

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Decorative Trees Bundle (English) – 164085

Price: $52.00

Take A Bow Bundle – 165129

Price: $44.50

Christmas Labels Dies – 164100

Price: $28.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies – 159173

Price: $30.00

Gold Foil Sheets – 132622

Price: $5.00

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 159229

Price: $11.25

Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 102584

Price: $11.50

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146990

Price: $11.50

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 159276

Price: $13.00

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147084

Price: $9.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147089

Price: $9.00

Wild Wheat Classic Stampin’ Pad – 161651

Price: $9.00

Gold Twisted Thread – 164603

Price: $7.50

Gold Textured Adhesive-Backed Dots – 164027

Price: $8.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes – 159236

Price: $11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $6.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.25

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Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Thick Basic White Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)

Garden Green Cardstock: largest Deckled Rectangle die cut (mat for card front)

Granny Apple Green Cardstock: Decorative Trees die cut tree on front

Gold Foil Sheets: Decorative Trees die cut star on front

Basic White Cardstock: Christmas Labels die cut (sentiment); 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)

Take a Bow 6″ x 6″DSP:  Strips as needed (card front); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)

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