Surprisingly enough, today's card is for only one challenge. I know! What happened?! Well, I've been trying to finish up my Christmas cards and haven't had a lot of extra time for "fun" stamping. But I really loved the colors form the Color Throwdown blog CTD71. Here are the colors:
I just LOVE these colors! They would be FABULOUS for Valentine's Day, but since I have Christmas on the brain, I used them to make this Christmas card:
It's hard to see in this photo, but I used the Faux Linen technique on the pointsettia and the leaves. Looks so soft, almost like real petals! I first inked up the flower image with Pretty in Pink. Then using my sponge daubers, I inked up the edges with Real Red. Then I stamped it on tissue paper. After a minute to make sure it was dry, I crumpled it all up, and then un-crumpled it. I glued it to a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and cut it out. I did the leaves the same way, using Old Olive ink. This is such a classic color combo. I could use it year round.
Make sure you stop by Saturday or Sunday, as I will be participating in my very first blog hop! Some demo friends (and I!) from my favorite Stampin' Up! online hangout, Stampin' Addicts, are having a Dormant Retiring Hop. If you haven't bought some of these stamp sets, you better do it before January 4th, because after that they will be gone! I will be showcasing one of my favorite sets, Grand Soiree. So if you want to see what sets are retiring, come to our blog hop!
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Stamping!
5 comments:
Beautiful card, Krystal! LOVE the brown striped ribbon! Thanks for playing the Throwdown!
Love the way the petals turned out! Very cool.
You did a great job on your card! The double ribbon accent looks wonderful and the flower is so pretty!
Very pretty card, great job !
Just beautiful, Krystal....like we would expect anything less than that from you! Thanks for sharing and using the CTD colors in your awesome, inspiring card! :D
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