Hello! We are getting closer and closer to the holiday season and that means it is time to make some holiday cards! So for the next few weeks, I will share fun Christmas cards you can easily create and today’s card is just that. 
I am also playing along with a fun blog hop by Altenew and Pretty Pink Posh – You probably came from Lisa’s blog and no worries if you are just starting! Keep hopping along the list (see below) and you will make a full circle. There are prizes and shopping discount code, so make sure to stay tuned!
I wanted to create a warmish card (just like the sentiment says on the card) for today’s project. So, here we have a Christmas tree with lots of sparkles with warm background. Want to find out how I created those warm, floating light looking background? Make sure to watch the video tutorial!
Sketched Evergreen stamp set is perfect for creating a layered and dimensional look. I also added different shades to the tree using couple different inks and the MISTI tool. Christmas tree can’t be without some sparkling ornaments! To create those, I added Blue Lagoon sequins and Metallic Silver sequins from Pretty Pink Posh. You can see different sizes I used in the supplies list below.
What do you think of today’s card? What is your favorite color of sparkling ornaments to hang on your Christmas tree? Comment below, I’d love to hear your favorites!
SUPPLIES
See below for all the products used in today’s project. Click SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson, or AMZ for Amazon. I participate in several affiliate programs where I get a small commission at no additional cost to you when products are purchased through links I share here. Thank you for your support!
GIVEAWAY
There are TWO $100 prizes packs from Altenew and Pretty Pink Posh!! Two winners will be picked randomly from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below. Please leave your comments by Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at midnight EST to be eligible to win. Winners will be announced on the Altenew and Pretty Pink Posh blogs on Thursday, November 3rd.
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FULL HOP LIST
Next stop on the hop is Liz! Make sure to stop by and give her some love!
- Altenew
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- Carissa Wiley
- Lydia Evans
- Lisa Elton
- Nicole Picadura
- Liz Sarkisyan
- Isha Gupta
- Melody Rupple
- Sveta Fotinia
- Amy Lee
- Julia Altermann
- Therese Calvird
- Jeanne Jachna
- Yooussun Hur
- Keeway Tsao
- Svitlana Shayevich
- Amy Kolling
- Agnieszka Malyszek
- Heather Hoffman
- Amy Gray
- Shannon McComb
- May Sukyong Park
- Pretty Pink Posh Blog
218 Comments
Gorgeous. I really like how you made the glow behind the tree
I love the layering of the tree. The texture and dimension are amazing!
A very simple card, but very lovely. TFS.
My first visit to your blog. This card is very pretty. I really like your style!
Beautiful card! My favorites are the traditional colors–like bright red ornaments with white green. Thanks for sharing on this fun blog hop!!
Very beautiful card – thank you for inspiration!
Love your background blending and your layout.
I am so excited about this release. It’s so hard to choose a favorite. Your card is gorgeous!
Love your tree and sequins selection, the glow behind the tree really adds to the card. My favorite colors for ornaments are teal and white. TFS
Lovely and elegant card!
Your card is soooo pretty Nicole!!!!
Awesome tree that show so much depth!
I love the color of the tree and the yellow background showcases the tree so nicely.
This is definitely a warm Christmas card. Thanks for your inspiration!
This is just beautiful! Love the glow of the tree!
Your card was beautiful. The color behind the tree really made it stand out. I noticed you used a different kind of glue device when you glued the banner on the card. What was this?
That scribble Christmas tree is sure making a hit at my house. I love how you have used it here. Thanks for a chance to win.
I love you added the light glow around the tree. It truly brought the tree to life. I need to try this on my next project. Thank you for sharing your beautiful card.
Elaine
This Evergreen image is stunning, so it looks fabulous all on it’s own in your CAS creation. Love how you added the sentiment through the middle of it.
Wonderful inspiration, thanks for the chance to win!
Nice simple card. Nice glow behind the tree
Thanks for the video and the wonderful card.
Simply lovely card
What a cute warm card!
Great inspiration!!
Beautiful and simple. I like the yellow behind the tree-looks like its glowing.
Just lovely! Love the “glow” around the tree. Great addition. And everything is better with items from PPP!!!
Very elegant and pretty card.
This is such a lovely tree and I like the way you combined the warm and cool colors – very effective. Thank you.
I really love the soft glow behind the tree in this lovely card!
Beautiful Sketched evergreen card, love the sequins and CAS design! I put gold and silver and iridescent on our tree, anything to catch the twinkle lights!
Lovely card! Altenew is my favourite stamp company – especially their stamp layering sets and I love what I’ve seen ladies do with PPP sequins and sparkles all over the internet. What a great chance to win amazing prizes!
love the background you placed behind this tree. My favorite colors are pinks and blues when i am coloring a christmas tree but I always use rich jewel tones on my tree at home.
So very pretty Nicole! Loving that big tree and the addition of the PPP !!!
The warm glow you created is beautiful!
Beautiful card. My Christmas wish list is growing. Thank you for sharing your great ideas and being part of this awesome giveaway
Great card, such a fun, abstract tree stamp!
This stamp seems to be very popular. lovely card.
My tree always has the traditional ornaments. No color coordinating, just an old fashioned tree with pretty ornaments and the old silver icicles put on one at a time. You can’t buy them any more because they have lead in them so I have look for them at estate sales or antique stores. I have ornaments from my grandparents and parents trees. Also a village underneath with the old paper/cardboard houses, lots of little trees and people and a skating pond made from a mirror. Yep, just good old fashioned tree!
Pretty card love the pop of yellow in the background
Love your card, I haven’t purchased this stamp yet but I think it going into my cart today, thanks for the inspiration!
Cute cars
Lovely card. tfs
Lovely card
Great job on this card!
I think this would make a great card for a guy, it’s still got holiday sparkle but without being overly frilly.
What a pretty tree!
Beautiful tree and the glow behind it sets it off well!
Beautiful card and I think you did an excellent job of capturing a warm feeling with the glow around the tree! I love to add different shades of purple sparkling ornaments to my Christmas tree!
Beautiful! Thanks.
Beautiful card! Love the glow behind the tree.
Beautiful card, Nicole – love the glow of yellow behind the tree:)
Love your tree card!
Love your card! Definitely thought of sequins on the tree stamp. I like to use blue & silver ornaments … funny that’s the sequins you used
Beautiful card. I love the colors
Lovely ChristmasTree!!
wow! such a pretty card 🙂 love that christmas tree
Beautiful, Nicole! I love the warm glow behind your tree. Looking forward to seeing how you made this.
Beautiful! Love how the tree stands out with the glowing background!
Nicole your card is so pretty!! Its simple but elegant. The background is just lovely with the tree.
I love this stamps set and seeing your beautiful card…. I think another order will be shortly sent ;-)) !
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Sweet card. I love to hang my candy canes.
Very pretty!
I love the clean and simple look of this card! Well done white space can be scary
The ‘glow’ behind your Christmas tree, makes it really ‘pop’. A great card
I love the warm background, it forms the perfect base for the tree, very pretty!
I love the simplicity of this card!
This tree…kinda grows on you.
I love the soft glow in the background. Gives me a warm Christmasy glow.
Lovely!
Love the textured effect you got on the tree…it looks 3D. Thanks for the tutorial video…I always love learning new techniques.
Very Regal looking tree:))
Fabulous card, Nicole!
Love this layered tree and the texture and depth it has.
Beautiful Christmas card.
What a great card! Love this hop so far! 🙂
Love your pretty card.
Love this tree stamp! Thanks for sharing!
Lovely card, I, too, like non-traditional holiday colors – blues and purples. TFS
Love your card the tree great looking. Thank you for sharing with us.
This is the prettiest tree! I love the sequin accents!
I like the yellow background for this pretty tree.
Nice card.
Love the glow behind your tree. Very nice!
Beautiful card! love the clean simplicity!
Oh I love that beautiful yellow background
Such an elegant and classy card. The tree seems to glow with warmth! Thank you for sharing your design.
Nicole I just love your card, it’s beautiful! I love the glow behind the tree it really makes the tree pop.This stamp set is on the very top of my wish list. The sequin ornaments are a lovely Christmas touch to the tree. My favourite colours to decorate my tree are the traditional red and green, with lots of shiny tinsel! Thanks for sharing your super video. I do enjoy them very much. Have a lovely weekend. Cheers Donna Z 🙂
Love your clean and simple card. Very pretty.
Very pretty yellow and warm background for your beautiful tree.
I love the details and texture on that tree stamp. Just perfect for any card.
Wow, gorgeous and the sequins is the perfect added detail to your beautiful tree.
Simply stunning!!!
Love the glow you have created behind the tree…
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Super card!
I love your card! I love hanging red shiny ornaments on my largest tree. And for my smaller one, I decorated it with pink and green! Thanks for a chance to win!
Beautiful card, so classy!
Lovely card, I like the sparkly sequins in the tree contrasting the yellow background. I like multicolored ornaments on a tree, all colors.
So beautiful! I love the warm glow behind the tree. Thanks for this amazing hop and the chance to win! 🙂
This is really great.
I love the blending that you created behind the tree to add a glowing effect. My favorite ornament color would be shiny burgundy …with gold metallic accents on the tree.
The warm glow really suits the sentiment you chose for your card. Perfect match! We use different coloured ornaments but I like to purchase shaped glass ones when I can like the very old ones my father has from his father’s tree.
Your tree is truly glowing Nicole!
I love how you’ve made the tree look like it’s glowing. It’s such a warm card..perfect for Christmas!
I love the way you did the tree. So much fun. I am so laughing at myself: when I first saw this stamp set, I kept looking and staring trying to figure out one of the images…finally tilted my head just so and “saw” the tree stand!!! I still can’t believe it took me so long to see it! Thank you for this.
Love this card, thanks for sharing!
Love the warm glow!
Your card is warm and inviting like the lights on the trees. My favourite colour decorations to hang are red and gold.
I love the simplicity and beauty of this. Card.
Wonderful card! Love the warm look you created!
Lovely card!
Lovely card! I love the soft yellow behind the tree.
These cards are very, very nice. I love shakers a lot but the deer are awesome!
I love so much your stunning card!!!
Wow, I just love the softness you achieved here. It’s a stunning card!
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Love the warm glow of your Christmas tree!! I love using traditional colors on ornaments but have college colors as well from 2 different ones. Have white ornaments mixed in too! I guess a hodge podge of different ones and it all goes together somehow. Love Christmas and have my tree up with help, by Thanksgiving. Some of my kids don’t live here so it makes it so they get to start the holidays early.
So pretty and elegant!
I just love the warm glow you added behind the tree! It really gives it something wonderful!
That warm glow behind the tree is just perfect!
love the halo of the tree. simple and you don’t even need lights .
I love that the tree has a stand! My favorite colors for ornaments are turquoise, pink, and silver!!
Love the color behind your tree. Makes your card warm and inviting. TFS
so pretty! lOVE the glow behind the tree….truly reflective of the warmth of this holiday season!
Really pretty holiday card. I like how you created a nice soft glow behind the tree.
What a pretty card. The glowing yellow background really makes the tree pop.
Very cute!! Love the soft yellow glow behind the tree.
I love this tree stamp set, you can’t go wrong with anything PrettyPinkPosh, very pretty card.
You’ve achieved the perfect glow for your tree. Beautiful!
Lovely card. I love the color of greens you used for the tree.
Lovely card! Thanks for the inspiration!
Wonderful card !
I just LOVE seeing Christmas cards at Christmastime! Yours is just gorgeous!
Such a fun and unique tree,
Bring on Christmas!
Your card is so pretty!!
Beautiful tree! Love your gorgeous card! Pretty sequins too!
I love your card! I like to either put all white and silver on my tree or loud colors like hot pink, orange, purple, and lime green!
This is such a nice idea to trim the chrstmas tree
Such a lovely card! 🙂
Such a pretty card. I love how the tree glows. Thanks for this beautiful inspiration!
Very pretty card Nichole!
Beautiful card! Love the soft ink blending on the card base! My fave color ornament is gold 🙂
I loved this card! The background glow and the sequins make this a card to remember and get inspired from! Need to get going on my cards!
Beautiful! I love the warm glow behind the tree – thank you for sharing how you created the effect.
Love your card, the background especially! I can’t wait to watch your video and thanks for making it for us to see!
Beautiful Card
Love this layered tree stamp and your card is super gorgeous, Nicole! The choice of sequins is perfect, too!
Beautiful card! I am really enjoying this blog hop! Great way to start my weekend, enjoying all this talent in one place! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love this card. The glow behind the tree is beautiful!
Pretty card and great tips. I didn’t know the inks responded so well to water. I think you do a great job with your videos.
Very festive card.
Nice card
Beautiful card. Love the background you created. Thanks for sharing.
Very nice, love the tree stamp set and what you created with it! Great background with the yellow!
Nice card. Thank you for share your talent.
Beautiful tree! Love the background color too!
Gorgeous background. Makes the tree glow.
Very nice and I am so inspired I want to go shopping for all the stuff to make the card!!
Lovely card – the warm background is a total success!
Brilliant card. I love it!
Like the added warmth of the background!
such a pretty card, love the golden glow behind the tree.
Love your card Nicole! The more I see this Sketched Evergreen stamp the more I love it. What a fabulous collaborative hop, enjoying seeing all of my favourite Altenew products teamed up with Pretty Pink Posh. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win!
Nice card. Love the inking in the background
Lovely card and
the stamping on
the tree is really
pretty. I like a
variety of colored
light on my tree.
Carla from Utah
This is amazing. I LOVE the way you did the background and that tree is fabulous!! Stunning design!!
Lovely card. I am traditional when it comes to colors…red and green with touches of gold and silver. TFS
Beautiful warm card!! Love the warm color in the background!! Thanks for the video!!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Love this card! Lovely colors!
So pretty.
Love that tree, and perfect bit of inking and sprinkle of sequins!
Beautiful card!! I love the layering of the tree! Thanks for sharing and inspiring!!!
Love the tree set and card you created….would enjoy any of the sets for Christmas cards though.
Love this tree card.
I really like the glow behind the tree
Jenny
Beautiful card!
Fantastic cards!
Such a pretty card! It feels so warm & inviting. Nice job!
The Christmas tree is fantastic.
There is so much depth to the tree,
the shading around it is subtle,
and the “ornaments” are so pretty.
Love this card.
thanks for sharing.
Love your card with the simple beautiful tree!
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I absolutely adore the glow behind the tree
Gorgeous card Nicole, love how it looks like there is light shining behind the tree! Fabulous showcase.
Gorgeous card! Love the colours! 🙂
LOVELOVELOVE this!! The coloring in the background is so pretty and the tree is unique and lovely!! TFS!
Stunning card! And thanks for the video 🙂
Stunning Christmas card I love the colors and the yellow behind the Christmas tree
Love your work! The glow behind the tree is just right, as are the blue and silver sequins. After watching the video, and listening to your commentary, I think the next thing on my list will be some of the Altenew crisp inks … You enabler, you! LOL!
Great cards! Thanks for the inspiration!
Gorgeous card, love its simplicity!
I love the message on the card and the tall full Christmas tree! Beautiful job!!
Beautiful card and I love the dimension you created with beautiful coloring.
Lovely!! I’m still more to red and silver ornaments.
Love the card! I love using sparkling red ornaments on my tree!
Beautiful card, it’s really elegant. I love the subtle light behind the tree. I tend to go for a mixture of red and silver ornaments on the tree, perhaps a few white thrown in for good measure. Pretty traditional, I suppose!
Pretty!! Love the simplicity and elegancy of your card. The tree stamp is beautiful!
Sometimes a simple card says more than something complex. Lovely!
what an incredible way to highlight the tree I will be trying this as soon as I get this ordered. love the card and video how to
Thanks for the fun card, i love idea of adding some yellow ink behind the tree so it has some magical glow.
wow gorgeous! I love it
Love the warm glow behind the tree. We haven’t had a Christmas tree since we moved to Crete in 2008, but we did bring our silver, white and pale blue ornaments. Maybe we’ll get an artifical tree this year…
So pretty! I really like the lighting behind the tree.
Lovely card!
Pretty tree! I love Altenew and PPP!
WOW… love your tree! Our favorite sparkly ornaments are Gold and Red 🙂
I love the layered Christmas tree. I love Altenew Stamps.
Great festive card. Thanks for getting my inspiration going.
Beautiful card! I love the glow behind the tree!
Lovely! Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful card. Love the tree and the added sequins is perfect. Great job!
Gorgeous card for the holidays!
such a pretty card!
My favorite is white and teal 🙂
Really pretty card
Altenew + Pretty Pink Posh? What a fantastic combination! Love both companies, and I love your beautiful card!
I love the warmth of this card. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve done the full blog hop and love this card. The warm background effect is magical. Well done!
Love the simplicity of your design .. so pretty.
Beautiful card! I really like the yellow background.