Good morning on the final day of the work-week! Hope you have a good one AND a good weekend ahead of you!
Well – for today’s card I finally broke down and let myself pull out the new Frosted Pinecones Bundle – new in the Sep-Dec 2026 Catalog and available now to demonstrators (existing or JOINING!) and to customers on 1 Sept! I added it to a piece of plaid A Stitched Season DSP to make a pretty card to wish someone well! Take a look-see:
I know! Such a beautiful set!
I started by adhering a 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ piece of A Stitched Season DSP to a Pecan Pie mat for the card front.
On a piece of Basic Beige cardstock, I stamped the large image from the Frosted Pinecones set (available on 1 Sept) in Peaceful Pine ink.
Using the masks that come in the bundle – and Small Blending Brushes – to add color to the image.
– Mask 1 – Pecan Pie
– Mask 2 – Pecan Pie + a little Early Espresso
– Mask 3 – Pecan Pie + a little Early Espresso
– Mask 4 – Peaceful Pine
With the 5th and final mask, I used a Palette Knife (okay – it was the handle of a plastic spoon but…don’t be like me! Get a set of Palette Knives!!) to add Shimmery White Embossing Paste (aka snow!) to the pinecone and pine needles.
I let the Shimmery Embossing Paste dry really well and then cut out the image with the large die from the Frosted Pinecones die set. Then I adhered the die cut to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Using the dies in the Frosted Pinecones set, I cut out three pine boughs – 2 large and 1 small – from a piece of Peaceful Pine 2026-2028 In Color Pearlized Paper. With my White Gel Pen – I added “snow” to each of the pine needles.
I cut out just the detailed small pinecone from a piece of Pecan Pie cardstock.
Using Liquid Glue, I adhered the die cut pinecone to the pinecone on the card front. Then I tucked the three pine boughs in using Liquid Glue to secure them.
I tied a double-loop Linen Thread bow and adhered it with a scrunched up Mini Glue Dot.
On a piece of Basic Beige cardstock, I stamped a Frosted Pinecones sentiment in Early Espresso ink and cut it out with a Stylish Shapes banner die.
I adhered the sentiment over the bow with double-stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I added six clear snowflakes from the new Adhesive-backed Snowflakes (part of the Alpine Winter suite in the Sept 2026 Online Exclusives coming on 1 Sept) and the card front was done!
On the inside, I stamped a second Frosted Pinecones sentiment in Peaceful Pine ink on a Basic Beige panel. In the corner, I stamped the top of the large pinecone image in Peaceful Pine. I added Pecan Pie and Early Espresso ink using Masks 1 – 3!
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to the inside of the Peaceful Pine card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Frosted Pinecones image on the front…
…and more A Stitched Season DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Well – I love the A Stitched Season DSP – especially this Peaceful Pine plaid – don’t you?! But – that love pales in comparison to how I feel about this new Frosted Pinecones bundle! I mean…seriously!? I see not one thing to NOT love. Pinecones – check! Great seasonal sentiments – check! Die cut pine boughs – CHECK! Masks to color the whole lot – check. And…a mask to add snow with Shimmery Embossing Paste – check check and CHECK!
I hope you like! And I KNOW you’ve already added the Frosted Pinecones bundle to your list for 1 Sept!! Whoo-hoo!
If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And – this is the card I made on yesterday’s Thursday After Lunch Bunch YouTube Live Video! If you’d like to see it – for the first time or again! – here ’tis!
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!
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M
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Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Peaceful Pine Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
Pecan Pie Cardstock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mat for card front); Frosted Pinecones die cut small pinecone
2026-2028 In Color Pearlized Paper: Frosted Pinecones die cut pine boughs (x3 – in Peaceful Pine)
Basic Beige Cardstock: Stylish Shapes die cut banner (sentiment); Stamped and die cut large pine cone image; 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
A Stitched Season DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
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Finn Fan Fix 
Some tasks are worth putting in 100% effort!
Cleaning every last nook and cranny of the brisket pan is one such task!
He’s a VERY conscientious worker!
TTFN
M
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Your card is stunning Mary! The shimmery “snow” is perfect on the pinecone! And yep, some tasks are worth the effort…brisket would be one of those for me too! 😉
Me, too. I might or might not have licked a pan or two in my life!! LOL! Thanks, Amy! 🙂
Oh my, this is so rustic pretty!!! Is that a thing??? Well, I’m making it a thing. 😄
Rustic Pretty works for me! Thanks so much, Jenny! 🙂
Gorgeous card!!! Thanks for sharing Mary😄
Thanks, Linda – I’m glad you liked it! 🙂