Blue, Purple and Brown Christmas Bauble Card

This week’s colour challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown really pushed me out of my comfort zone! The colours are blue, purple and brown – not your typical festive palette, but definitely fun to try something different and I love how they looked once the card was assembled.

Here’s how my card came together…

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Card Overview

• Challenge Theme: Colour – Blue, Purple & Brown
• Card Size: 6-inch square
• Main Colours: Baja Breeze, Elegant Eggplant, Crumb Cake (all Stampin’ Up)
• Techniques: Ink blending, die cutting, embossing
• Focal Point: Three hanging baubles

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Step 1: Creating the Baubles

I started by die cutting three baubles using the Festive Ornaments Etched Dies from the Merry Mug & Circle Delights Collection by Nichol Spohr for Spellbinders.

For the cardstock, I chose:

• Baja Breeze for the blue
• Elegant Eggplant for the purple
• Crumb Cake for the brown

All the cardstock is from Stampin’ Up, which meant the colours co-ordinated beautifully across the project.

To add some depth, I used co-ordinating inks and blending brushes to lightly shade the right-hand side of each bauble as well as the die cut decorative pieces that layer over the top.

I then assembled the baubles using wet glue, making sure to add back in some of the tiny teardrop and circle shapes that popped out during the die cutting – these little details really help the design pop.

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Step 2: Building the Background

For the base, I used a 6-inch square card made from Baja Breeze cardstock.

To add some texture, I cut a strip of Crumb Cake cardstock, ran it through my machine with the Holly Flourish embossing folder by Spellbinders, and adhered this along the bottom of the card front then used a corner rounder to round the bottom corners.

Next, I added a 2-inch strip of textured purple cardstock by Sizzix across the centre of the card. This helped tie in the Elegant Eggplant bauble and balanced the overall colour scheme.

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Step 3: Arranging the Baubles

With the background in place, I adhered the three baubles across the centre strip:

• The left and right baubles were adhered flat with wet glue.
• The centre bauble was popped up on foam adhesive for a little extra dimension and interest.

I love how the height difference makes the centre bauble stand out as the main focal point.

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Step 4: Adding the Sentiment

For the sentiment, I stamped a simple greeting from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set by Stampin’ Up, using black ink on a piece of white cardstock.

I then die cut it using a small tag die from the Collector die set by Tim Holtz. To finish it off, I tied it to the centre bauble with a little natural twine (also from Stampin’ Up), making a sweet bow at the top and kept the tag in place with a small foam square.

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Step 5: Finishing Touches

I decided to leave the rest of the card clean and simple to let the unusual colour combination and the detailed die cutting take centre stage.

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Thanks for Stopping By!

I have to admit, this blue, purple and brown combo was a real challenge at first, but I’m so pleased with how it turned out!

If you fancy trying something a bit different for your Christmas crafting this week, why not play along? There’s still time to join in over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown – I’d love to see your take on this colour challenge!

Happy crafting! 🎄💜❄️