Hello! It’s LauraJane today. All the coloring this past month with Kathy at The Daily Marker has been fun and challenging, yet sometimes I just want to get back to STAMPING:))) For today’s card I’m playing with Holiday Cones and inking with various shades of Couture Inks with multi-step stamping.

Here are my bits and pieces after stamping and cutting

I stamped the layers of all three pine cones in Dark Roast , Aspen Cocoa and Found Topaz
and then I tried another set of cones inked in Dark Roast , Found Topaz and Warm Hazelnut Dye
For the pine I used Everglade Moss , Caribbean Turquoise and Aspen Cocoa
The Holly leaves; Everglade Moss, Bright Fern and Soft Garden Dye
Berries, Rose Quartz, Cosmopolitan Pink, Grand Fuchsia and Lipstick Red
For all of the multi-step stamping I start with the darkest color ink with the most detailed stamp and build up to the lightest ink with the solid images.

Used the Holiday Cones Coordinating Dies
Prepared an A2 sized white CS and trimming it with the largest Double Stitched Rectangle Dies and a 3″ Double Stitched Circle die.
Embossed Bokeh Burst – Round and Fa la la from Holiday Confetti in Silver EP
Wrapped Silver thread around the panel several times.
Created a shaker with Wintergreen Frost Couture Mix
Tucked in a thread bow and added a few flower sequins from the mix for embellishment :))