Build a Big Layered Pine by Jean Okimoto

Need a bigger tree for the new Layered Birds and Layered Sled? Create a taller, wider layered pine with glittered, overlapping diecuts of Layered Narrow Pines.

But first...Happy Veterans Day and Thank You to those who served our country!

Hi, Jean Okimoto here with another way to use the great versatile designs from our Christmas '22 Collection for your holiday greetings...

Cut the large Layered Narrow Pines from a Lush Green Collection 6x6 sheet. Remove the trunks of the two smaller pieces. Color the remaining trunk with a brown marker. Overlap and glue the pieces to form a wide "tree."

Cut the narrow overlays with a green Twinkling Jewel Glitter Pad 6x6. Layer them over the tree. It's a new tree - big enough for the birds!

Cut Layered Birds from heavy white cardstock. Attach adhesive label paper (or a sticker sheet) to bright red felt and cut the birds again. The paper stabilizes the felt and keeps adhesives from saturating the fabric. Assemble the birds.

Use a hard rubber brayer to roll Starlite Black Brilliance over a strip of White Woodgrain Paper to define and darken the texture. Cut the individual strips in the center portion of the Layered Sled. Cut the remainder of the sled with the red Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6. Cut the handle from dark gray cardstock. Assemble the sled.

Cut two of the small Feathery Snowflake Discs from heavy white cardstock.

Stamp the greeting - from the new Sweet Christmas Clear Stamp Set - on white cardstock with Satin Red VersaFine. Quickly heat-emboss it with detail clear powder. Cut it wit h the 1-¾" Square Basics die.

Attach the diecuts to a 5-½" square light green card. Square cards require extra postage and special handling, but some designs just call for a square.

Thanks for visiting our blog...keep warm and have a great weekend!