Here at Splitcoaststampers, this week's Clean and Simple CAS94 Challenge is "sponging" so I just HAD to play; I LOVE sponging on cards. I always use a seasponge for sponging as I find I don't get "hard" edges.
For my card, I used one of my all-time favourite Stampin' Up sets: 'Peaceful Wishes'. I stamped the foliage with Peeled Paint (green) Distress ink - sometimes I stamped without re-inking so that you have the foliage fading into the background - and did the same with the berries using Aged Mahogany Distress ink.
Then I set to work with the sponging. I sponged the same green and red as the image, and added Antique Linen Distress ink plus some Versacolor Gold pigment (which you can't really see in the photo, but it shimmers in the light and looks very pretty). Once I had done all the sponging, then I added the sentiment (if you add the sentiment before the sponging, it doesn't stand out as well as it gets covered by all the sponging).
I added red Kindyglitz to all the berries and added the sparkly star brads either side of the sentiment. Lastly, I added the burgundy cord in 2 separate elements, ie: I glued the cord across the card, tied a separate piece of cord and glued that to the centre with Fabric glue. I tried just tying it all in one go, but the knot wouldn't sit flat and looked too bulky which annoyed me!
All in all, it was a very quick card to make and I am in the process of making a bunch of them.
I am also entering this card into the ABC Christmas Challenge and this fortnight's challenge is "X is for Xmas" with the optional extra of flowers - which I didn't add to mine - I didn't think it needed it.
And the Christmas Stampin' all Year Round Challenge. This week Challenge 72 is "Anything goes - just create a Christmas card". I have details on the Challenges and links etc. on my Blog.