Happy Sunday, friends! It's time for a new sketch challenge at The Paper Players and this week the lovely Joanne has created a fabulous one for us!
I was bound and determined to make a Christmas card with this sketch, so I started by going through my patterned papers. I found a package of A2 sized papers that was a gift with purchase from Honey Bee Stamps a year or two ago and chose one to use as the background.
I loved the design on the paper with the packages, branches and flowers, plus the colors were not your standard fare for the holidays. I had a trimmed down piece in the same package that served as the horizontal strip, then I found a piece of red cardstock that was similar to the background, although a bit brighter.
After looking at a few branch dies I found this pretty design that arched like the branches in the background. And bonus! I had two leftovers from last year stored with the die. And because this made my card assembly so quick, I ended up making two cards.
The branch was created using a couple colors of Tim Holtz Distress Mica spray and I apologize but I don't recall which colors. I used the branch die again, this time with a piece of the red cardstock, trimmed off the berries, then added them to the green die cut. I added sparkle with a shimmer pen then covered them with Glossy Accents for shine.
The sentiment was stamped in a dark teal color that matched the background beautifully, then cut with the matching die. I cut one more, layered them up and added them to the red strip and my card was complete!
This is a great sketch and I hope you're inspired to come play along with us this week. My talented teammates have some wonderful inspiration for you, so please head over to the challenge blog and take a peek. The challenge will remain open until 3 pm EDT on Friday, September 20th.
Thanks for visiting and take care!
Stef
- Simon Says Stamp Etched Berry Branch die
- SSS Graceful Holiday Greetings stamp and die
- Tim Holtz Distress Mica Spray Stains
- Nuvo Shimmer pen
- Ranger Glossy Accents
5 comments:
These papers really steal the show--they're gorgeous! Love your leafy accent and that pretty sentiment! It's great to have another Christmas card to add to your stash!
The papers you've chosen are really pretty. I like the way that you've used blocks of colour to let your sentiment shine out against the pretty busy-ness of the papers. It's a good feeling to begin the Christmas Card stash, isn't it?
Stef... I struggled with this design too... and I wanted to make a Christmas card as well. Love your choice of papers!
Wow! What a way to show off this amazing sketch! The red cardstock absolutely "pops" against the stunning paper. What a gorgeous Christmas card, Stef!
I am so glad you went with a bold patterned base for your beautiful card Stef; I was tempted but chickened out and I love the way the colours shine through, yet your blue panel and single berry stem still stand out. Fabulous!
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