Penny Black - Evergreen Tree

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a clean and simple card featuring Penny Black's Evergreen Tree die.

I started with a small panel of mixed media paper, smooshing with Broken China distress ink and lots of water.  Once dry, I layered two pieces of torn which paper for the snow hills (sponged on the edge with more Broken China ink).  The snow hills were die-cut with the scalloped square die from "do not open..." die set.  The smooshed background was also die-cut with the scalloped square and the snow hills were adhered on top, lining up the edges.

Another small panel of mixed media paper was smooshed with two shades of green Brushos.  Once dry, the largest tree in the set was die-cut.  The top layer of the snow tree was die-cut from white card stock four times, adhered together and glued to the backing with the green Brushos.  Crystal Glaze was added to the recessed areas (green) and left to dry.  This give the tree a stained glass look.

More Crystal Glaze was added to the top of the snow hills and all over the snowy part of the tree, then both all were sprinkled with diamond dust.

Once dry, the scalloped square was popped up on foam onto the card base.  The tree was popped up on top of the scalloped square for more dimension.  A sentiment was stamped underneath the square using Broken Glass.

Here's a close-up ...

and here's an even closer look at the shine and sparkle ...

If you get a chance, pop over to the Simplicity at it's best blog to see some new designs from my Simplicity Sisters.

I'm entering this card into Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Baby It's Cold Outside.


Penny Black Products:
#51-384 Evergreen Tree Die
#51-402 do not open... Die
#30-387 Festive Snippets

Stamps:  Festive Snippets (Penny Black)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb. 400 Series); White card base (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:  Distress Ink:  Broken China (Tim Holtz); Brushos (Lime Green, Leaf Green)
Accessories & Tools:  water mister, Evergreen Tree die (Penny Black), do not open die (Penny Black), Diamond Dust, Crystal Glaze (Nuvo)

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Baby It's Cold Outside