The colors which I used on this card were inspired by the HSSCC321 Color Challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments.
Such rich colors to play with and I found myself making several different cards!
I started with a card base of Cherry Cobbler and then a mat of Soft Suede. The next panel is Pretty Peacock which I ran through the Big Shot with the new Hammered Metal 3D embossing folder which will be available from the 2019 Holiday Catalog beginning September 4.
Next I die cut a vanilla piece with Detailed Bands Die and popped up the sentiment with dimensionals. The words are from Itty Bitty Christmas and the holly leaves and berries are from Christmas Gleaming. Both are sets that will be available September 4.
I stamped the holly leaves with VersaMark onto watercolor paper and heat embossed with Copper embossing powder. They were watercolored by dipping an aqua painter into the lids of Pretty Peacock and Cherry Cobbler ink pads. To get ink onto the lids of your Stampin’ Up ink pads, squeeze the lid into the base when it’s in the closed position. You have to squeeze a bit harder with the new style pads than with the old, but it’s still do-able.
After the watercoloring was dry, I cut the leaves out with scissors and popped them up on the card with dimensionals.
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Krista, that card is absolutely stunning! I LOVE IT! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much Yvonne!
This is so gorgeous and ornate! Love the extra texture the hammered metal folder gives! Thanks for playing along with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!
Such a gorgeous rich looking card – that die is so pretty and the colours look lovely as a Christmas card – thanks for joining us at HSS this week. Fiona, DT
Thank you Fiona and Jenny, I had fun with this color challenge!
Love that die as it really dresses up the simple card. Great Christmas Card. Thanks for playing with our challenge at HSS.
Robbie
Thanks Robbie, it was a beautiful color combo to created with!