Today begins a new challenge at...
Sunday Stamps // #SSC349 ...A color challenge!! Over at Sunday Stamps we have a new color palette to inspire you. For this challenge we ask that you use at least 3 of the 5 colors given to you in the "Elegant Christmas" palette. I picked the black (ribbon and stitching around the sentiment), green (Mossy Meadow ink from Stampin Up), gray (Tip Top Taupe ink for the background script stamp) and gold (embossed on tree in gold embossing powder and card stock as a frame layer) from the color palette.
4 other challenges helped to inspire today's card...
Festive Friday // #FF0173 ...An "inspo list" challenge!! This challenge askes us to use 3 of the 10 elements on the inspo list honoring "A Traditional Christmas". From the list, I used green, tree, and gold. Here's to a traditional Christmas nestled in the pines!!
Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge // #AHSC604 ...A sketch challenge!! This sketch was perfect for creating a "belted" sentiment over my forest of Christmas trees!! The AHSC has "doubled" up with the Double Trouble challenge...check it out below.
Double Trouble // #DT180 ...A "Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3" challenge!! Thing 1 wants you to include stitching on your card...I hand stitched around my sentiment using black floss!! Thing 3 wants you to use the AHSC sketch...I did that!! And Thing 2 double dares us to link up our card to the AHSC blog as well as the Double Trouble blog...did that too!!
Allsorts Challenge // #AC808 ...An "anything goes" challenge with an optional element!! The optional element for this current challenge is to use a ribbon. I used a black ribbon from Hobby Lobby to make a belted sentiment from a set I won on my forest of pine stamped in Stamping Up's Mossy Meadow ink using their retired Lovely As A Tree.
Such a great sketch for the pine tree, love how you stamped it multiple times to create the wonderful layered look. Great choice of colors too, they give it a modern feel with this classic SU pine tree stamp.
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Ellie
Ellibelle's Corner
Super card, very elegant. Thank you for joining in the Allsorts Challenge this week using the Ribbon/Twine option.
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Deb, your card is wonderful in so many ways - from the color palette to the stitching! I love that gold text background and foil mat!! Thank you for sharing with us at Double Trouble and our Partner AHSC!!! -Donna
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely GORGEOUS card!! Love the vintage stamp sets. TFS. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat card!
ReplyDeleteA lot of detail!
Thank you for joining us at Allsorts with the theme!
Very pretty card! The sponging along the outside of the main panel really makes it stand out against the gold. Thanks for sharing at AHS!!
ReplyDeleteLove this! That background stamping adds such a nice, subtle touch to your pretty card! Thanks for sharing this with us at Atlantic Hearts this week!
ReplyDeleteThe trees are stunning, I love the different colours and heights, it truly looks like a pine forest, reminds me of home going up to the mountains...I love this! Thanks for playing along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (AHSC).
ReplyDeleteBrandi R.
DT member AHSC
crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.ca
Your card is so elegant! Thanks for sharing your wonderful card with us at AHSC this week.
ReplyDelete:) Marie
AHSC DT
Elegant supplies make an elegant card... love the gold frame and using gold embossing on your beautiful fir trees and use of non-traditional colors for your Christmas card. Beautiful interpretation of the AHSC skectch challenge and adding your personal stitching to the sentiment is so special... thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteVery elegant and pretty. Thank you for sharing at Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty. I love when trees are the main highlight and I really like how you switched the sketch up a little bit! It fits perfectly with your design. Thanks for playing with us at Double Trouble :)
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