Pretty Patches Christmas Tree

Happy Monday, peeps!  This is a quick post; I did a marathon stamping/crafting session this weekend and I am plumb worn out!  This was my favorite Christmas card of the batch, and I thought I’d share it with you:

This cute little tree is from Wplus9, and it’s called Pretty Patches Tree; the pinked edge die is from the same company, although I can’t remember the name of the die!!!  I stamped the images on Sahara Sand using Lost Lagoon and Riding Hood Red ink.  I used some DSP from Authentique’s Two Christmas in One; the embossed panel is Naturals White, and the embossing folder is Tim Holtz’s Deer knit.  I just love the country feel of this!  I am also adding this to Maureen Merritt's Throwback Thursday post using Wplus9 stamps!

We’ve really been into crafts lately; Cassidy had a couple of birdhouses left from her birthday party, and she wanted to paint one for a little girl on her bus who had been crying (someone called her a bully!):

She managed to use every color we had, and did a pretty good job of it!  She was rewarded with a nice thank you note a few days later from the little girl, written on a huge silver star!  Thoughfulness on both sides!
Enjoy your day!