The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world’s busy life and become more interested in people than in things. –Thomas S. Monson

I’m back today with another crafted Christmas tree postcard. This one is from Diane W (midteacher on swap-bot), whose 2017 postcard is featured in my Christmas Day post. Diane is my inspiration for mixed media photo creations, and now she’s given me a technique to try with card-making without photos.

Here’s her creation process:

• Adhere scrapbook paper to 5×7 Watercolor paper
• Spray a piece of brown craft paper with water; wad up into a ball
• Carefully unwad and mist with Perfect Pearls Mist spray in Perfect Pearl
• Allow to dry; iron flat
• Cut to size and glue over scrapbook paper
• Emboss the edges of the postcard
• Create the tree by cutting a copy of Christmas music.
• Adhere ribbon
• Glue tree onto postcard
• Add a piece of burlap ribbon for the trunk
• Add Tim Holtz Christmas phrases

I love this card, especially the crinkled craft paper and the embossed edges. Since there are so few elements, I can make this project with leftovers from other projects. I have a drawer full of scraps that are too beautiful to toss!

I won’t put you through the agony of my imitation of Diane’s tree, like I did yesterday with Martha’s, but I think I’ll attempt this technique to make cards for some birthdays that are coming up in January.

Thanks, Diane for the quote, the card, and the lesson. Thanks, too, for showering me with beauty all year long and for sharing your techniques with me.