I've opted for aquas, (Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana) white and silver for my card. Danielle and I share a love of non traditional colour schemes for Christmas cards and I've loved using aquas, blues and white for quite a few Christmas cards this year! The card base measures 5 3/4" square. I embossed a piece of white CS with the Northern Flurry folder and stamped and heat embossed the sentiment. I added foiled paper from the Winter Frost DSP pack, layered onto a Bermuda Bay mat, added some silver ribbon and layered onto a Coastal Cabana mat. I then chose something that is traditionally red - I've used the wonderful poinsettia stamp from the SU! Joyful Christmas Season set. I stamped the flower twice onto vellum CS using Encore silver ink, sprinkled super sparkly Star Dust embossing powder on the image and heat embossed. I fussy cut, layered and popped up two flower shapes to create my sparkly poinsettia. I added a gorgeous Frosted Finishes embellishment to the flower centre and sprinkled a few rhinestones on the white panel to add more sparkle.
Here's the inside and the envelope. I embossed the bottom piece of the white panel with the Northern Flurry folder and added a Coastal Cabana strip. I stamped the sentiment on a separate piece of white CS, heat embossed it with Star Dust powder, stamped the frame and cut it out with the matching Apothecary Accents Framelits die. I added tiny punched snowflakes and rhinestones. For the envelope flap I simply stamped a portion of the poinsettia and heat embossed with Star Dust powder.
So that's what I made, please go and see what the other DT members created to inspire you and then I hope you'll play along with us at 52 {C}CT and make a Christmas card featuring non traditional colours! I'm looking forward to visiting your blogs to see what you've made!
Stamps: SU! 'Joyful Christmas' set, 'Basic Label' single stamp
CS: SU! Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White & white CS vellum
Patterned paper: SU! 'Winter Frost' DSP
Ink: Encore Silver
Tools: SU! 'Northern Flurry' embossing folder, Apothecary Accents Framelits die, X Cut snowflake punch, heat tool
Embellishments & accessories: Stampendous Star Dust embossing powder, SU! silver ribbon, Frosted Finishes embellishment, Rhinestone Jewels, Dimensionals
11 comments:
Wow Ruth, what a marvelous christmas card! I love all these gorgeous beauties on it, and this icy colours fit so well! I really like the grid at the bottom, it highlights very beautifully the traditional elements.
Hugs Rosi
Wow!!! This is absolutely stunning - I love the embossed background, the fab vellum poinsettia and the colours - yum! As always, the inside and envelope complete this beautifully!
LOVE that designer paper and I adore the vellum bloom!!! The dry embossing was a fabulous hint of texture, too! Gorgeous! HUGS and enjoy the rest of your weekend! :) Mynn xx
This is fabulous, Ruth! I love the blue/teal with the white and silver. Poinsettias certainly can be white (although yes, red are more common), and the fantastic bauble you've added to the center of yours is a wonderful finishing touch. The rhinestone bling on the snowflakes is great, too. I also like the poinsettia adorning the envelope flap. All-around excellent job!
Shut the front door Ruth this is so Fabulous!! I love your vellum poinsettia - it's amazing. I almost used that same embossing folder (its one of my favorites for winter/Christmas) too - great minds as you say :o)
Christmas Perfection! Love the choice of colours and that gorgeous poinsettia looks wow! It's the little touches like the centre to the flower that make is extra special.
Louise xx
I love the vellum flower-this is really different and just stunning x
Ruth,
This card is one I should very much like to CASE. Your work is outstanding. Blessings, Carole
WOW... that is one gorgeous poinsettia flower I ever seen on a card!
Oh, Ruth, this is so elegant! Love that delicate poinsettia!
that fret work along the bottom looks amazing!!!! Great card, (again)
kelly xx
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