Sometimes I enjoy making Christmas cards with non-traditional colors; such as these from Stampin’ Up’s “brights” collection.
“Bright” Christmas
My incentive for using these colors was this week’s Paper Players challenge.
The first thing I decided was the focal point; a Christmas tree in a circle. I used the largest Stitched Shapes Die to cut the circle from Whisper White Cardstock, and the largest Layering Circles Die to cut the scalloped border from Bermuda Bay Cardstock.
The white circle wasn’t white long, because I used Sponge Daubers to cover it with Bermuda Bay and Granny Apple Green Ink.
My Christmas tree was easily created by using the Pine Tree Punch to cut the tree from the middle of the sponged circle. This allowed the Bermuda Bay scalloped circle to show through.
The background is a Thick Whisper White card base, layered with Gorgeous Grape Cardstock, and a top layer of regular Whisper White Cardstock. The two layers were cut with Stitched Rectangles Dies, and the top layer was embossed with the Eyelet Lace Embossing Folder.
I found “Merry Christmas” in the Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set, which I stamped in Gorgeous Grape Ink on Whisper White Cardstock. It fit perfectly within one of the Stitched Rectangles Dies.
For a little shine, I added a few Woven Threads Sequins.
Get more inspiration, using these pretty colors, from the Paper Players Design Team.
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Ooo, the inked background on the circle looks fabulous! That embossing folder is perfect for a snowy background, too. I never really thought about it until I saw your card. Ha! Of course, those sparkly sequins are the perfect finishing touch!
I love your blended coloured circle Su – so pretty and it frames your Christmas tree perfectly. Love the white textured background too!
Su, I love the negative tree and your textured background looks like snow falling. Fabulous card
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jaydee
So creative, Su! I love the punched out tree. The sponged circle is so pretty. Of course, the bits of bling really set the entire card off. Great job using the challenge colors!
Thank you, Ann! It was fun using these colors for a Christmas card!
Awesome texture for this sweet Christmas card! Love the sponging, too!
Thank you, Windy! I appreciate you visiting my blog!
I really like the texture on your card! Very pretty card for the holidays!!
Thank you, Laurie! It’s great how embossing folders add instant texture!
Su, this is so pretty! I love the embossed background and the sponged circle is perfect! Such a great idea to use the negative space for your tree! Thank you for making my colors shine this week ! XX
Thank you, Claire! It was really fun using your colors!
Love this card, the layout is great and it looks like a good one for assembly style.
Thank you, Sherlie! I agree; it’s a good one for mass producing!