I’m so happy I’m able to join in this week’s challenge over at the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge blog. It feels so good to be back to crafting again.
This week is a colour theme, and they are a little different to the traditional Christmas hues…
I struggled at first as they were not my usual go-to shades, so this combo had me a little perplexed … until I broke out my ornament keepsakes stamp set from Stampin’ Up that is, then I just started playing with inks and made this …
I started by making the background, stamping tiny snowflakes in versamark ink onto glossy white cardstock.
Once dry, I added rich razzleberry ink using the direct to paper technique, and then buffed and blended the ink into the cardstock with a stampin’ sponge. I love the different shades of colour in the background – it is really beautiful in real life.
Next, I used the same technique for the baubles using melon mambo ink, and the leaves in old olive. I hunted high and low for my whisper white baker’s twine, but could I find it? No is the answer! So I improvised and used some white wool for the bauble hangers.
A few adhesive rhinestones and tiny hand-tied silver bows, added a little sparkle to this pink and pretty Christmas card. Hope you like it.
If you’d like to join in the colour challenge fun, we would love to see your creations. Why not hop on over to the 52CCT web page and show us what you’ve made? Hope to see you there!
cardstock: white glossy, whisper white;
stamp sets: ornament keepsakes, more merry messages, serene snowflakes (retired);
inks: rich razzleberry, melon mambo, old olive;
punches and dies: owl, ornament keepsakes framelits;
accessories: silver ribbon, adhesive rhinestones, tombo multi-purpose adhesive, stampin’ dimensionals, mini-glue dots;
additional: white wool.
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Lily-by-Gilly 