What a gorgeous combo of colors! My card uses a beautiful holly background stamp from Kristina Werner/Concord & 9th. And because this is the first outing for this stamp on my blog, I'll be sharing it over at Darnell's NBUS blog. And because Inkspirational is looking for Shine/Shiny on one's card, I'll also share over there because both my cards have shiny embellishments.
Finally, I'll be sharing over at the SSS Wednesday Challenge where the theme this week is Something New.
I made two styles of card with these colors, but I like this first one best.
Because of the simplicity of the design, I ended up creating multiples, some on colored cardstock, with or without any ink blending.
For this card, I started by heat embossing the Easy Repeat Holly Background stamp in silver, then ink blending with shades of blue, fading to white. I really like this look.
The sentiment was created with Spellbinders Sending Joy Betterpress Plate and die. I had a long and productive foiling session with this set last fall, and I have been reaping the benefits as I put together my holiday cards. Simon Says Stamp Prism Sparkling Gems were added for berries and I was done!
So simple and so pretty! For the card below, I ink blended blues on a panel of what I think was Misty Moonlight after heat embossing the same stamp in silver. I trimmed down the sides, added it to a white card base and finished it off with thin strips of silver and SSS Starshine Sequins.
What style card do these colors bring to mind for you? My wonderful teammates have a variety of designs to inspire at the challenge blog here. The challenge lasts until Friday January 16th at 3pm EST. I hope you'll join us!
Thanks for stopping by!
Stef
9 comments:
Ooooh, both cards are gorgeous! I love the ombre ink blending effect you have with the silver embossing, so elegant for Christmas cards! Great way to use the colors!
Your ink blended backgrounds look lovely with the silver holly! Wonderful cards, Stef!
Just fabulous! What a way to start the year off at PP! Love that silver with the blended background.... but it's a little early for me to get back on the Christmas Card train yet. :-) Happy New Year to you!
Absolutely stunning cards, Stef! I love them both, but my fave is the first. The shading on it is beautiful. This is such a gorgeous background stamp. What a fabulous way to show off LeAnne's colors! Have a wonderful week!
I love both examples, Stef! Your ink blending is always so smooth and I love the colors; fantastic for Christmas designs! I also love the reminder of how incredible heat-embossing looks on colored card! Thank you for inspiring everyone to use their NBUS! Happy New Year! Hugs, Darnell
Two lovely cards but I particularly love your ombre NBUS card
Kathyk
Two beautiful cards Stef but the blending to white on the first one is just stunning! I couldn't tell whether it was a background stamp or you'd just been really creative with some outline foliage stamps until I read your post - as a background stamp this is great for multiples for sure. Love the addition of the glass berries too. Beautiful - and it's never too early to think about Christmas cards!
Wowza, what a stunning duo! That simple stamp really lends itself to some fantastic background blending! I love them both but I will admit the darker one captured my heart! Thanks for rocking my colors! Great that you were able to add to your Christmas stash too!
Stef, just wow! These cards are gorgeous! I absolutely love the ink blending on the top card. The silver embossed leaves are so pretty! I love the sparkling gems, too! Such an amazing way to use the colors.
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