My Cards and Tags: Mixed Media Christmas Tree Cards

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme is holidays/winter.  This year is epic because I finally managed to get my Christmas cards done before December 23rd!

I started by making a colorful background on Strathmore Mixed Media paper.  I sprayed Dylusions Ink on it and spritzed it with water to make the colors blend.

I added some text circles and circular frames.

I spread white texture paste over a Snow Falling stencil by Simon Says Stamp (close-up view).

Next I cut my two collages into 3" x 4" card sizes.

I blended the text into the colored background with white paint.

I tore up some collages I'd made out of Washi Tape and paint and glued strips of it on to my cards.  I also cut some lattice shapes and scallop sections for some of them.

Next I cut some trees out of patterned paper (Carousel) and painted them green.

I glued the trees to the cards and added some circle stamping (Dina Wakley Scribbly Circles).

I added stars on top of the trees.

And some faux stitching along the edges of the cards.

And my cards were complete!

These are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Strathmore Mixed Media Paper	RANGER TEXTURE PASTE	Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow Stencil	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Fresh Lime	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Bubblegum Pink
Dylusions Calypso Teal Spray Ink	Dylusions Periwinkle Blue Ink Spray	Dylusions Laidback Lilac Ink Spray	Kaisercraft Lattice 4x6 die	Doodlebug Dainty Dots Spring Garden Washi Tape
Jane Davenport Miss Match Washi Tape	Crate Paper Carousel 12x12 Paper	Simon Says Stamp Mini Stars Die	Dina Wakley Scribbly Circles Stamps	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad
Bo Bunny STITCHES Clear Stamps	Fiskars Extra Large 2" Circle Punch	Sizzix Big Shot	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley Lime Acrylic Paint
Dina Wakley TURQUOISE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley TANGERINE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dina Wakley LEMON Heavy Body Acrylic Paints

I can't wait to see what you create for this week's theme!  Upload your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.