The Maui Stamper

Crystal sent me an email the other day that started out “Look at this!”  I knew it would be good:

• Word Play stamp set
• Whisper White, Soft Suede, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler card stock
• Jolly Holiday Designer Series paper
• Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler Classic ink pads
• Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint; Aquapainter
• Big Designer Series buttons; Linen Thread
• Big Shot and Petals-a-Plenty Textured Embossing folder

The concept comes from Connie Babbert who was generous enough to include a template for folding the tree.  I made a few changes although I really LOVED the card she did – but it wouldn’t do for me to copy it exactly and then post it for you now, would it?

I wish I could say that the tree in my house looked this pretty.  Well, it is a pretty tree…pretty crooked!  And it’s ARTIFICIAL!!  I thought when you bought a sustainable (fake) Christmas tree you were making an ecologically friendly statement and would at least avoid the Charlie Brown Tree syndrome.  Apparently I managed to select the box (and by box, I mean coffin – these trees come in ginormous boxes) that had a tree with a bent top.  When I called Costco to ask them what they suggested, they told me they were out of those trees, but I could return it and get my money back or keep it til next year and exchange it for a new one at that time.  (And by the way, that is pretty fine customer service!)   Since my husband is currently off-island and I have no intention of wrasslin’ a coffin-sized box by myself, we are opting for Plan B.  I just hope Ray can bend the top portion enough that I don’t get a permanent crick in my neck from looking at my beautifully lit, 7 1/2 foot tall Kirkland Charlie Brown tree.