Hi everyone. Today’s card is a mixture of colours and sketch and Christmas. I have been waiting to use my Altenew ‘Poinsettia and Pine’ stamp and die set, but couldn’t get my head around a layout – until I saw the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. I then had something to work with.
I used that sketch as a layout, and the colours from CAS Colours and Sketches – Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst, and Island Indigo. I have just had a Stampin Up delivery, so I had my first two colours, but I didn’t have Island Indigo. I turned to my paper stash, and found a sample of what I think is Island Indigo, and used a strip of designer series paper to complete the sketch and colours theme. I used this side of the paper as I think it looks icy and wintery.
The poinsettia is stamped and heat embossed, then coloured with Berry Burst using my water colour brush, straight from the lid of the ink pad, the same with the two leaves using Lemon Lime Twist. I die cut them with the matching die set, and then thought about the layout – where to put the leaves and twigs.
Once decided, I stuck the flower down with 3D glue, then ‘shoved’ the leaves and twigs underneath after putting some Cosmic Shimmer glue on the tips. I did add some Crafters Companion glittery pen to the flower, but I couldn’t photograph that to show you – you’ll have to pretend you can see the glimmer.
The three stars are from Stampin Up ‘Birthday Blast’ in Berry Burst and Catherine Pooler ‘Aquatini’ – which I think is a pretty good match.
I shall be entering this card into the following challenges:
Freshly Made Sketches – sketch
CAS Colours and Sketches – three colours
Christmas Card Challenges – anything goes Christmas
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas
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Beautiful card! Thanks so much for joining us at Christmas Card Challenges.
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Thank you, Susan. 🙂
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Thanks for entering your lovely crafting for CHNC challenge 341 – you could also enter this into my CHNC challenge extra for July – I’d love to see it there too x
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Thank you, Hazel. 🙂
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Gorgeous CAS card! I love your poinsettia!
Thanks for playing along at Christmas Card Challenges!!
Debbie (CCC DT)
Debbie’s Dash of This and That
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Thank you, Debbie. ☺
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Love your card! Your paper substitution is perfect and the pattern sets off the poinsettia so well. What a creative use of this week’s color and the sketch that inspired you! Thanks for playing along with us at CC&S this week.
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Thank you, Cathy. I enjoyed playing. 🙂
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What a great use of the colors! Thanks for playing along with us at CC&S!
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Thank you, Karen. ☺
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What a lovely card, thanks for joining us at CC&S.
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Thank you, Samantha.☺
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Stunning CAS and festive card. Love the layout too. Thanks so much for joining in on the fun at CC&S. Hugs Bev x
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Thank you very much, Bev. ☺
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Thank you very much, Wendy. 🙂
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Brilliant use of colours – your card just rocks Christmas in July! 🙂
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