Hello Friends and Welcome to the 1st Monday of December 2025! Wow, we're on the countdown to Christmas now and I hope you've made some headway in decorating, cardmaking and gift purchasing. Today also begins a new challenge month at The Inspiration Station Challenge Blog and we have a cozy scene to inspire us:
For my project, I was directly inspired by the rustic Christmas Tree and I've used the O Christmas Tree Bundled Kit from Taylored Expressions. I've purchased very little this holiday season, opting to go with my stash but I couldn't resist this bundle when it was offered at a special price in July.
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To start, I've heat embossed a background panel using the snowflake cover stamp in white sparkle power. The tree has been layer stenciled with Catherine Pooler inks and the plaid paper is from a Craft Consortium 12x12 Christmas pack I've had for years.
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After the ink dried, I die cut the tree and adhered flat to the panel, which was cut using a postage die from Catherine Pooler. The sentiment is popped on foam pads and I've added a die cut glitter foam star to the tree top. Lastly, I've added a few red gems and sprayed everything with Shimmer Spray.
Donna
**Challenges Entered:
A Place to Start - (adding link for 613 Avenue Create so I can enter my card at A Place to Start)
