Christmas Card Club Challenge - Non Traditional Colours

Stampin' Up! Colourful Seasons for Christmas Craft

The lovely Carol has set our Christmas Card Club challenge this fortnight for a card that uses non traditional colours.  I've been paying with ink, water and salt on glossy card stock to create a funky background and although I've used green it isn't a traditional Christmas shade.  I absolutely love the Lemon Lime Twist from Stampin' Up! that came in in June this year.  It's so much fun to use and coordinates with so many others colours.  I shared my Craft Stamper first card last week using this colour with Berry Burst and Fresh Fig also new colours from Stampin' Up!.   

Today I've teamed the Lemon Lime Twist  with Basic Grey, Smokey Slate, white, black and hints of silver.  The snowflakes are die cut using the Seasonal Layers thin lits dies and I've used re-inkers to drop ink onto a water and salt mix painted over the glossy card stock.  

My sentiment is from an old retired set that fits just nicely onto the classic label punched shape.  A little ombre ribbon and some silver washi tape taken from the Cheers to the Years set and you're almost there.  A finishing touch of bling with traditional rhinestones and also new black rhinestones as let's face it we all know that snowflakes sparkle! 

Remember to visit Carol and the other ladies via the Christmas CC button above to see which colours they've used.  

Best wishes for a great week ahead

Zoe x

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Challenges

Aud Sentiments - use and die cut and sentiment

Crafty Creations - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - ATG

Happy Little Stampers Challenge - ATG but Use a die

Christmas Card Club

Happy Sunday everyone! The sun is out here and I hope it is with you.  Our Christmas Card Club challenge this fortnight is set by Rachel who has asked for magical, mystical cards which I've struggled with which is silly really as all of Christmas should be magical at the very least.  However I got an idea in my head and have run reasonably successfully with it, although I'm not entirely happy with it.  I wanted to create a circular scene and add watercolour and then a sparkly shadow of the trees.   It's almost there, but not quite.  Any tips gratefully received.

Stampin' Up! sets that I've included are Lovely as a Tree, Colourful Seasons and Watercolour Christmas for the sentiment.  I've stacked the image onto dapper denim circles for an on trend look although I know that the trend is really to stamp over the edges of die cut letters and shapes.  I've used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to add the shadow in very pale soft sky ink and then a fine tip glue pen to add dazzling diamonds glitter.  A litter embossing paste to give the effect of snow drifts at the bottom of the trees.

Please do visit the challenge members from the link at the top of my blog Christmas CC for more inspiration as this theme opens so man doors and I'm sure you'll be inspired.

You may not be aware but the Stampin' Up! Winter Catalogue launched on 1 September and you can see all the festive, autumn/winter and halloween goodies by clicking HERE.

If you prefer a paper copy then please do email me at zoetant@live.co.uk and I'll get one in the post to you.

Thanks for popping by and enjoy Sunday and have a great week.

Zx

Stampin' Technique with markers and clear blocks

This technique is fun, easy and gives original results every time.  All you need is a large clear block, a spritzer and marker pens.

This is what you do

• using the lightest to the darkest colours, colour the block in shades of your choice. I've used Soft Sky first and then Crumb Cake for the sand.  
• hold the block over things that will cope with a little water spritz and spray over the ink with water
• place the block, ink side down, on your card stock (whisper white here) and allow the ink pools to go onto the card you'll see through the block how the look changes and when the ink has transferred to the card
• allow to dry if damp
• stamp images, sentiments of your choice over the top.  I've use the fun deck chair from Colourful Season and a simple sentiment from the same set.  
• I've added two strips of Real Red card stock, looped linen thread and white accents to finish the look.  

The stamp set has some matching dies which can be used to add other accents or for a more feminine look a scallop border in Real Red rather than the stripes. 

Please share your makes using this technique I'd love to share on my blog. 

More soon Zx