H! This card was made for today's Color Combo Challenge: Peach( but it's darker), Rust and Espresso...I used Deepest Mahogany. It also fits Speedy's Friends Challenge to make a Holiday Card.
Now, I know that NORMAL people don't think of these colors as being Christmas colors. However, I decided last week that I was going to try to do EVERY challenge for the ENTIRE week, and make a Christmas card for every one of them. (Yesterday's Clean and Simple Challenge threw that idea out the window, since it was to make a Sympathy Card!) Anyway, I say, Christmas is about the season, and who cares if the card is orange and rust. Heck, I LOVE CREATIVE color combos! heeheehee
Oh...and Markie's report card had all A's!!!!!!! He's the first of our three boys to get All A's in JUNIOR HIGH! (And, he's only 11 and in ADVANCED PLACEMENT Classes!!!! Can you tell I'm proud of that little boy???)
There is NO DESIGNER paper used on this card! It's all stamped! AND...The only colors used were Wowza Watercolor and Deepest Mahogany!
I stamped the woven image on one of the panels twice in Adirondack's Espresso. (It lines up REALLY well, so you can't even tell!) Next, I sponged in Adirondack's Ginger and Distress Ink. These made the semi RUST color. The other panel was stamped with the vine stamp from a SNEAK PEEK of Brick Wall in Adirondack's Espresso. I used Memento markers to color in the flowers and added Inkssentials pen dots to the centers. I sponged in Espresso around the vine. The focal image was stamped in Espresso. I used sponges to highlight areas around the tree to look like a "peach haze." I also sponged the tree a bit to give it a peach hue.
Finished card size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Total time to complete: 27 minutes!
Registered: February 12, 2006 Location: Hill Country, Texas Posts: 5574
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 @ 8:22 AM
I can't wait to see the rest of the images of the Brick Wall set! I've been waiting for a brick wall image forever!! Great sample, Faith! Thanks for sharing!
Registered: April 6, 2005 Location: Stuarts Draft, Virginia Posts: 14401
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 @ 8:43 AM
Beautiful Christmas card!
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Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 @ 9:19 AM
Your self created background paper is fabulous. I love non traditional colors for a Christmas card. You rock, Faith!
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