Well it’s time for another super challenge over at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown. I must say, I’m thoroughly enjoying being part of the design team. It’s good fun coming up with a different Christmas card each week – I love that!
This week, Jacqueline has set a colour challenge – I chose to use red, green, black and gold …
I made a 6″x6″ card base of textured cherry cobbler core-dinations card, which is currently in the Stampin’ Up clearance rack sale and is an absolute bargain at £2.49 for a pack of 12”x12” cardstock – get it while it lasts!
I added a layer of Season of Style dsp, which is retired but the tartan pattern is just too nice not to use. Then, something a bit different for me, I made my own textured paper – really easy and simple to do – which I then ran through my big shot with the petals a plenty embossing folder.
I stamped the verse from the More Merry Messages stamp set in black stazon ink onto whisper white cardstock, and then used the deco labels framelits to cut out the verse and a piece of gold cardstock, to matt and layer together.
To add a touch of green to the card, I punched holly leaves from old olive cardstock, and sponged them with matching ink. The berries were punched from cherry cobbler cardstock, and I added highlights with a white gel pen. The first line of the verse is “hanging the holly”, so this fitted in beautifully.
Finally, I added a strip of whisper white organza ribbon across the card, and popped 3 gold sequins in the corner with tiny adhesive pearls in the centre.
I hope you like my take on this week’s challenge. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the design team have been up to – come take a look …
We’d love to see your designs, so hop on over and join in our challenge!
Here’s what I used to make today’s card – all supplies from Stampin’ Up!:
cardstock: whisper white, cherry cobbler, old olive, gold foil; stamp sets: more merry messages; inks: black stazon, old olive; punches: large oval, 1/2″ circle, small circle; accessories: adhesive pearls, stampin’ dimensionals, tombo multi-purpose glue, gold sequins, season of style dsp (retired), white gel pen, whisper white organza ribbon, bigshot, deco labels framelits, petals a plenty embossing folder, sponge dauber; additional: handmade paper.
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