I was having a look back over my recent blog posts and realised that it has been ages since I sat down and entered some challenges. Apart from creating for the Festive Friday Design Team and creating items for a Mystery Box swap and presents for my nieces which I will be able to share shortly, I really haven't been doing much creating lately. So today I have set aside to get inky!
I love the colours in the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge this week, and knew I would have to use some glimmer paper, the Freshly Made Sketches was just perfect as a design. I sponged some Melon Mambo onto the silver glimmer paper (this is very messy and takes ages to dry) after cutting it out with my Big Shot. The decisions on colours really came down to which ribbons I had to match so used Lucky Limeade and Island Indigo and then stamped the ornament in Tempting Turquoise. The rhinestones are the little ones from Stampin' Up! and I coloured them with a light blue permanent marker, which ended up being a perfect match! The background is Raspberry Ripple which I embossed and then spritzed for some additional sparkle.
Happy Stamping
Fabulous Christmas card Monique! I love those colours! So non-traditional and yet so very fun! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!
ReplyDeleteOh my do I love this card! Your interpretation of the inspiration photo is so clear and I really like how you inked in the silver glimmer paper. Thanks for being a part of our challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments. Smiles, Elizabeth
ReplyDeleteSweet ornament! That extra sparkle works perfectly for the holidays! Thanks for joining us at FMS!
ReplyDeleteI love all of the sparkle and the bright colors you used. Perfect use of the inspiration photo!! Thank you for joining us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!!
ReplyDeleteVery Pretty!!! Love the technique!!! Great color combo!!! Love the sparkle!!! Thanks for playing along with Hand Stamped Sentiments, Diane
ReplyDeleteHow sparkly cute! I've never tried the inking of the glimmer paper...may have to keep that in mind. Great colors. Thanks for playing with HSS this week.
ReplyDeleteVery nice, that is a perfect interpretation of the ornament photo. I love the "glimmer-on-sparkle" look you gave it - you can never have too much shine, in my opinion :) Thank you for joining us at Hand Stamped Sentiments! Erika
ReplyDeleteGreat use of the photo and incorporation of the colors! Such a fun and festive card! Thanks for playing at HSS!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! I love all the sparkle. I also love the use of the 2 ribbons. Thanks for playing with us this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments.
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