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Ornaments Gleaming Brightly CC&S #399

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Wow, is it just me or do you feel as well, once 2020 decided to get over itself and move on….it put on the racing tires, filled up the tank and took off. I cannot believe that it is already December. Crazy. Today, I have for you a card created for the first of two challenges during the month of December at CAS Colours & Sketches. This is a color challenge, using colors that are used for reference only from Stampin’ Up!. The colors are Blushing Bride, Metallic Silver and Mint Macaron.

Lets jump right in:

Wasn’t to sure how I felt about this color combination at first, but I think they are a gorgeous combination. Typically I go for gold with warm pinks and any green….I have discovered ….I actually enjoy silver with these colors as well. First, I silver heat embossed the ornaments and the sentiment from the Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp set onto some Whisper White card stock. I also silver heat embossed the dotted lines from the Ornamental Envelopes stamp set. I thought the dotted lines would be a perfect representation of cording hanging the ornaments from somewhere above. The finishing touch to this card front is watercoloring the ornaments in Blushing Bride and Mint Macaron. For a little bit more interest I suggested a bit of highlighting on the left side of each ornament. Happy with this arrangement, I used the Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut out finished panel for the front of the card. I matted this panel with a piece of Blushing Bride card stock then attached the duo to the front of the Whisper White Thick Card base. Inside the card I stamped the same ornaments in Blushing Bride and Mint Macaron.

Dimensions:

Card base: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″ – Standard A2 side folding card base.
Stitched Rectangle Front Panel: 3-3/8″ x 4-3/4″ (Next to largest die)
Blushing Bride Mat: 3-1/2″ x 4-7/8″

Thanks again for stopping by and spending a bit of your time with me. I hope you enjoyed learning about how this card came together. Hopefully you were even inspired just a bit. Below are pictured links to all the items used for this card, click the link of the item to be taken to my online store where you can learn more about each item. If you would like to learn more about this challenge or to see what other talented designers have created for this challenge, hop on over to CAS Colours & Sketches. I will return soon with something new. Until then, stay safe, and by all means keep crafting, exploring and creating. See you soon.

Product List

Christmas Gleaming Bundle (En) [153006] $49.50	Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En) [150464] $21.00	Ornamental Envelopes Bundle [155168] $47.50	Ornamental Envelopes Photopolymer Stamp Set [153434] $17.00
Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $35.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Blushing Bride 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [131198] $8.75
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [147100] $7.50	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad [147106] $7.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109131] $6.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Clear Block C [118486] $7.00
Clear Block D [118485] $8.50	Clear Block G [118489] $4.50

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