Patterned Pines Retiform Technique

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For the retiform background I used Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Soft Sky, and some Brocade Blue. For this technique, you use your brayer to add the colors, starting with the lightest color. Arrange Post It notes over cardstock, start brayering with lightest color, add and re-arrange post it notes between each brayering step. I went with all blues since I am not familiar with this technique and didn't want to muddy it up with different colors quite yet. Maybe with a bit more experimental practice I will become more daring :) I then stamped the Patterned Pines snowflake and star over top and then ran it through the Big Shot using the SU Sizzix embossing plate Pattern 1 from the Backgrounds set. Trees were stamped using markers in Brocade Blue, Ruby Red, and Not Quite Navy. Paper is from Merry Moments.

Patterned Pines

Pretty In Pink, sage Shadow, Going Gray, and Whisper White cardstocks. Patterned Pines stamp set, white organza ribbon, and new Holiday mini embossing folder.
I inked the embossing folder in pink before running it through the Big Shot to get that additional color.

Tin Foil Embossing

I used a heavy duty oven bag with lots of texture on it for the foil embossing and the CB Snowflakes folder. I dabbed on Tempting Turquoise craft ink and wiped off excess. Patterned Pines in turquoise with inked edges. Snow edged with Dazzling Diamonds. SU large metal tag stamped with snowflake in stamped off once turquoise ink and sentiment stamped in Bermuda Bay.

Patterned Pines

New hostess set from Stampin' Up Patterned Pines tree was stamped in Bermuda Bay and cut out, arranged in a star pattern. Background on Whisper White is the Bold Snowflakes jumbo wheel embossed in Iridescent Ice powder.

Patterned Pines

All supplies are Stampin' Up. Hostess Level 1 set Patterned Pines snowflake along with A Cardinal Christmas sentiment, Merr Moments designer paper, Pretties Kit stick pin.