Dimension on a Christmas card comes from stacking: trees stamped on one tag, a deer and sentiment on a second, the deer fussy cut with a hand drawn snowy hill and popped up on foam so he steps out of the scene. Lisa’s one minute video shows the stack come together with Pines of Endearment and Where Treetops Listen.
Lisa here, all about stamping dimension with this winter scene Christmas card. It starts with simple stamping, and once the layers stack the whole card comes to life.
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Featured Unity Supplies
 Where Treetops Listen USC |
 Holiday Lane USC |
 Pines of Endearment USC |
 Quiet Christmas Morning {paper} USC |
Depth with simple layers: how the stack goes together
I pulled together some of my favorite Unity sets to build this sweet layered scene. I started by stamping the trees from Pines of Endearment on one tag and the deer from Where Treetops Listen and the Holiday Lane sentiment on a second tag. Then I fussy cut around the deer, including a hand-drawn snowy hill. Popping up the deer with foam tape makes it feel like it’s stepping out of the scene.
Behind it all is a tag cut from the Quiet Morning Christmas pattern paper that echoes those trees and the deer in such a lovely way. The embossed snowflake background adds subtle texture and the gold splatter finishes everything with a soft holiday shimmer.
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Supplies
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Scallops Tag Dies & Snowflake Embossing Folder: Discontinued
Where Treetops Listen USC |
Holiday Lane USC |
Pines of Endearment USC |
Quiet Christmas Morning {paper} USC |
 Your Paper Insider Box 13 OTH |
 Kraft SBC | OTH |
 Cherry Red SBC | OTH |
 Spruce Set SBC | OTH |
 Flurry of Snowflakes** SB | SBC |
 Gansai Tambi Starry Set AMZ |
 Silk Chiffon Ribbon Pink AMZ |
Most Used Tools
 1.5″ block SB | OTH |
 Big Shot SB |
 Black Stamping Tool SB |
 Blending Brushes AMZ |
Blending Brushes Large AMZ |
 Blending Brushes Medium AMZ |
 Blending Brushes Mini AMZ |
 Blending Brushes Small AMZ |
 Connect Glue SB |
 Cutter Bee Scissors SB | SSS |
 Die Cut Envelope AMZ |
 Foam Roll – 2 Inch SB |
 Foam Roll Combo Pack SB |
 Grip Mat 4.75×6 AMZ |
 Grip Mat 6.5×8.5 AMZ |
 Grip Mat 6×6 AMZ |
 Media Mat Mini SB | SSS |
 Mini Blending Brushes AMZ |
 Mini Stencil Mat** SB |
 Mini Trimmer SB |
 MISTI – Mini SB | SSS |
 MISTI – Original SB | SSS |
 MISTI – Original – Black SB |
 MISTI Corners SB | AMZ |
 Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive SB |
 Post It Note Tape AMZ |
 Reverse Tweezers SB |
 Sticky Mat SB |
 Triangle Trays AMZ |
 White Gel Pens SB | AMZ |
 White Glass Mat SB | OTH | AMZ |
Where to get the stamps
The trees, star and snowflake are Pines of Endearment (“To all of you”, “From all of us”). The deer is from Where Treetops Listen (“All is Calm. All is Bright”, “Wishing you peace in every season”, “May your year be calm and bright”), and the sentiment is from Holiday Lane. Paper, dies and tools are in the supplies list above.
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More ideas: Handmade Christmas Card Ideas and the full Christmas stamps collection.
Questions cardmakers ask
How do you make a stamped scene look dimensional?
Stamp the background elements on one layer and the focal image on another, fussy cut the focal image, and mount it on foam tape. One raised layer over a flat one reads as depth; a drawn ground line under the deer sells it.
Which stamps are in this scene?
Trees from Pines of Endearment, the deer from Where Treetops Listen, and a Christmas sentiment from Holiday Lane, all red rubber sets in the shop.
Do I need the discontinued tag die and embossing folder?
No. Any tag die or hand cut tag works, and the snowflake texture can come from any snow or dot embossing folder, or be left plain with a little gold splatter.