The Bird Tree (D1278) doesn't have to be a Christmas tree, but I thought it would make a great holiday card. All I did was add a triangle of 24K Soiree paper behind the image and a bit of Vanilla Bean cardstock to make a trunk, and voila...instant Christmas tree.
To color the image, I stamped the tree onto 90lb watercolor paper using black Versafine ink. I then colored the image with Moss Green, Jasper Red, and Chestnut Twinkling H2O's. I then added some detail to the branches and leaves using watercolor pencils. Here is a close up of the tree so you can see the coloring:
To finish the card, I added some berry pearls and a gold ribbon and layered everything onto sage cardstock, vanilla bean cardstock, and a kraft notecard.