Sunday, 4 August 2019

Christmas Card Club - Card 16/2019 - Non-Traditional Colours

Hello and Happy Sunday to you all,

It's another Christmas Card Club Challenge Sunday and it's the turn of Sylvie to set the theme - and it's non-traditional colours.

I had a some fun thinking up what colour combinations I could use and then messing about with spray inks and embossing powders to make these three cards.

Card 1
 Card 2
Card 3
The starting point for all three cards is the Navy Color Shine, from Heidi Swapp. Using the packaging method, I dabbed the colour randomly over three front of white card bases. Once it was dry I splattered a second colour on each - Teal Color Shine on Card 1, Gold on Card 2 and Mister Huey's Plumb Thumb on Card 3.

Each card was given a topper stamped with a greeting from a very old Docrafts stamp set, Penelope & Percy Christmas Greetings, and embossed with a coordinating powder, Moxy's Opaque Wave, Heat It Up!'s Crimson Red and Gold. I also embossed around the edge of each topper - easily done using a VersaMark pen and a ruler to draw a narrow line around the edge, dipping one side at a time into embossing powder and heat embossing. Tweezers are very useful for this process - prevents fingers being burned!

To finish, I had a good search in my stash and found matching embellishments for each card.

That's it for CCC today but I hope you will pop over to see what my teammates have created for Sylvie's theme today - you'll find a list of their names and links on my right sidebar - as always they are so much more creative than me.

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11 comments:

  1. Gibmiss4 August 2019 at 08:42

    Hi Elizabeth
    Lovely selection of cards... gorgeous colours....
    Hugs Sylvie xx

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  2. Sandra H4 August 2019 at 10:15

    Wow Elizabeth your cards are amazing l love the backgrounds and of course your Christmas stamp sentiment x

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  3. dutchess4 August 2019 at 10:35

    You have been having fun with your sprays...they are fabulous cards Elizabeth...great sentiments as a focal point xxxx

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  4. gwen704 August 2019 at 11:20

    Gorgeous cards love the sprays you have used

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  5. cuilliesocks4 August 2019 at 13:26

    Three beautiful cards Margaret, I love your designs and the colours you've chosen, simple but so effective, Kate x

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  6. Zoe Tant4 August 2019 at 14:06

    These are very effective Elizabeth. Like your colour combos and different sentiments. They look nice quick and easy cards, but wow effect. TFS. Zoe x

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  7. Mrs A.4 August 2019 at 17:07

    Three totally different colourways and each as gorgeous as the last. Hugs Mrs A.

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  8. rachel4 August 2019 at 19:57

    Excellent makes - I love these and they look so different in the different colours! Wonderful! Hugs rachel xx

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  9. Rita5 August 2019 at 08:21

    Morning Elizabeth. Love your three cards made for Sylvies challenge. Really effective too. Terrible weather, after some really hot days. Have a Good Week. Hugs Rita xxxx

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  10. Christine Harrop5 August 2019 at 10:03

    Lovely trio of cards for Sylvie's challenge. Nice to see your collection growing isn't it? I have had family visiting all week but I finally got my cards made and published this morning. Christine xx

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  11. Rainey's Craft Room5 August 2019 at 16:06

    I love a large sentiment stamp and this one is fab. Three great cards using your sprays and looking so different with just the change in colour of the sentiment stamp.
    Lorraine

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