Beautiful Boughs for the Paper Players Design Team

Welcome to this week’s Paper Players color challenge.

By Su mohr for Paper Players Design Team and Freshly Made Sketches; Click READ or VISIT to go to my blog for details! Featuring: Beautiful Boughs dies, Subtle Textured embossing, Swirly Frames stamp set, Noble Peacock Foil; #christmascards #holiday2019 #cardchallenges #colorcombinations #beautifulboughs #pinecones #handmadecards #handcrafted #diy #cardmaking

Foil Boughs

The colors are Merry Merlot, Pretty Peacock, Cajun Craze, and a neutral. I chose white.

My layout is from Freshly Made Sketches.

First, I captured the color, Merry Merlot, in the card base, followed by a layer of Whisper White Cardstock, embossed with the Subtle Textured embossing folder.

Next, I stamped the circle in Merry Merlot ink, using the stamp from the swirly Frames stamp set. I usually stamp before embossing, but this worked.

The boughs and pinecones were cut with dies from the Beautiful Boughs die set. A piece of Noble Peacock Foil was used for the boughs, and Cajun Craze Cardstock was used for the pinecones.

TIP: I positioned the pinecones under the boughs before gluing them on the circle.

The sentiment, “Merry Christmas,” is from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set, and it fit “perfectly” in the label die from the Beautiful Boughs die set.

The last detail was adding a few Merry Merlot dots, cut with the 1/16″ Handheld Punch.

Here’s a second card using these colors. Click on it for details.

Thank you for visiting me today. I hope you’re enjoying looking at the Holiday 2019 Catalog. Everything can be ordered now, while supplies last. Keep scrolling to see my Product List.

For more inspiration, check out the Paper Player’s blogs.

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Product List

Perfectly Plaid Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)

[149418]

$17.00

Swirly Frames Photopolymer Stamp Set

[146519]

$21.00

Beautiful Boughs Dies

[150661]

$35.00

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143706]

$10.00

Noble Peacock Foil Sheets

[149495]

$10.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[119684]

$8.75

Merry Merlot 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

[146979]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Merry Merlot Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147112]

$7.50

1/16 Inch Handheld Circle Punch

[101227]

$8.95

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

11 Comments

Claire Broadwater on September 11, 2019 at 11:46 am

I love the Swirly Frames and the embossed background! The foil is just amazing! Your plaid tree makes me smile! Great cards! I hope you are having a great week! XX

Windy Ellard on September 10, 2019 at 5:31 pm

Love how clean and simple your design is with this set and layout. Beautiful pop of foil!

Ann Schach on September 10, 2019 at 3:18 pm

Absolutely gorgeous, Su! I LOVE the peacock foil leaves. Pairing the Beautiful Boughs dies with the Swirly Frames set was genius! Thank you for creating such an awesome card for my color challenge this week!

Joanne James on September 10, 2019 at 12:41 pm

What a gorgeous card Su! Love the frame you used for your sentiment and those foil pine leaves add a real wow. These colours make for a stunning Christmas card – I love it!

LEANNE M PUGLIESE on September 9, 2019 at 1:08 pm

Wow, this is stunning…those foil accents REALLY step this up! Your work is always stunning, though…of course I love the sketch too!

jaydee on September 9, 2019 at 9:27 am

Su, I love the texture on the base of your card and those beautiful shiny leaves are gorgeous. Lovely take on the FMS sketch and wonderful use of the PP colors.
hugs
jaydee

Jen Mitchell on September 8, 2019 at 6:05 pm

This is such a fantastic Christmas card. The colors are fabulous! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

Anne Marie Hile on September 8, 2019 at 4:36 pm

Here I thought that I wasn’t going to buy this stamp set…until NOW! I love how you paired it with the Swirly Frames set. Genius! A gorgeous holiday card, Su! Wow!