A little something new (and a sneak peek, too)...

Good evening, all!
Thanks to everyone who has stopped by in the last few days. I hope that you enjoyed your visit! Please feel free to come back anytime. And, thank you for all the lovely comments...y'all have made my day! :-)
I have a new card to show you. As we have had 90+ degree days and little rain for about the last 2 weeks, I needed to work on something that made me feel a little cool. As usual, all supplies are from Stampin' Up!, unless otherwise noted: Snow Much Fun (a sneak peek from the upcoming 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog); Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, and Always Artichoke cardstock; Early Espresso classic ink, Watercolor Wonder crayons, Cherry Cobbler seam binding, Modern Label punch and (of course...) the Big Shot with the square lattice embossing folder.

And, just in case you were wondering......I did not color the little tree! I stamped it first on the Very Vanilla cardstock, then stamped it again on Always Artichoke. I then cut it out, except for the trunk and the little bird, and pieced it into place. Next, I stamped the other images and colored them with my watercolor wonder crayons. Once that was finished, I embossed the entire image with the square lattice embossing folder. The embossed piece was layered onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock, then tied with Cherry Cobbler seam binding. That panel was then adhered to my Not Quite Navy card base and the greeting applied. Here's a close-up of the embossing.....

Hope you like it....I'm afraid that my pictures don't do this card justice, 'cause it's my favorite of all the ones I've done this week!
Enjoy!!