About a year ago, I bought a Speedball linoleum cutter and accessories, and I finally started playing with it as I’m prepping cards for Christmas sales. I decided to start easy since I am a newbie, and this straight-lined Christmas tree seemed to be a good pattern to try.

I tested the completed stamp out and liked the look. The printed area is about 3″ x 5″.  

I first painted 11″x 14″ sheets of mixed media paper either red or green, and I cut paper into the 4″ x 5″ rectangles for my cards. I then put a light coating of green paint onto the stamp and pressed the stamp on to my rectangles. Once the paint was dry, I decorated the stamped trees with gold, silver, and white Uniball Signo gel pens (my favorite!). I used double-sided tape to mount the finished art onto A2 cards, and I’m pleased with the final product from start to finish.

Find the finished cards on my Etsy shop at www.alacardestudio.etsy.com. 

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