Lovely As A Tree, aka LAAT - the longest serving stamp set in Stampin' Up! history has retired - yup, Stampin' Up! announced that it it was retiring, and now it has sold out. So let me share this card which I taught in my classes in May. This card was inspired by Gail Ellis. Hers was a gorgeous little Christmas card. I made it as a thank you card as I am building up a supply of these for a homeschool event in September. As I wanted a sunset look (as the sun has set on LAAT - yes, I do over think things at times lol) I have used 3 colours for the background - Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade and Gorgeous Grape. Now, I wanted to share this next version because I wanted to remind you that there are no mistakes in card making. Julia my regular class attendee had brought a friend, Angie, along to class last Tuesday. Not only did Angie learned the "sponging" and "masking" techniques, she also got to experience for herself that mistakes are just opportuni
