The new Color Hues Challenge is up and running, and it's colors are:
Christmas is just nine days away, but I still have a card (or two) to share even though nearly all of them are in the mail now.
This isn't the card I first imagined nor is it the first card I made for this challenge. From the moment I finished the first card, I knew I was going to do another one. The first one was just too "busy" for my tastes. This one is almost a one layer card and definitely in the CAS camp! The idea for this card came as I was looking through my Christmas stamps for something entirely different. When I came across W+9's "Woodland Wreath," I knew just what I wanted to do.
The stamp set comes with four different wreaths that can be layered (or not) to create a variety of wreaths. This one used two of the stamps in two different green inks which gives is a depth you wouldn't get with just one stamp or just one ink. Once it was stamped on the blue card base, I wanted to add some ornaments or berries, and was excited to find these beautiful blue pearls in my stash. The next challenge was to decide on how to stamp the sentiment from Altenew's "Holiday Tag Sentiments." Another lucky find in the stash was this glittery blue embossing powder from Simon Says--"Ultra-fine Mermaid Embossing Powder."
The final touch was the ribbon bow--a third stash find! I can't remember the last time I used real ribbon on a card, but I love this blue and green ribbon and think it's just perfect.
Hop over to the Color Hues blog to see what our Guest Designer, Steph, and the rest of the Design Team has come up with . . .
and join in the fun!
