Monday, 18 July 2016

O' Christmas Tree

I have a trio of Christmas cards to share today, inspired by the 'Repetition' theme of this week's Less is More challenge. I started by 'smooshing' Distress Inks in shades of green (Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough, Mowed Lawn & Lucky Clover) on to a piece of watercolour paper...adding a couple of layers, allowing to dry between each one. I then used a simple tree die from Clearly Besotted (called 'Modern Christmas') to cut the tree shapes, doodled some decorations using a black gel pen, and added some gold using a Cosmic Shimmer pigment mixed with water. I mounted the trees on to my card blanks using 3D foam pads, then added  sentiment (from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous).


It was such a quick card to make, that I made three:


Challenges for these cards:
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8 comments:

  1. Esther18 July 2016 at 15:41

    Brilliant! I love the tones within the Christmas trees and the contemporary feel. Your doodled decorations are super and a perfect finishing touch. Fab LIM card, thank you!

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  2. Cazro18 July 2016 at 18:36

    Such a simple CAS card but so effective. Thanks for joining in the fun at Cardz 4 Guyz. Caz DT

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  3. AO Creations19 July 2016 at 03:34

    Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at Cut It Up, good luck!!! Amy DT

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  4. Julie B19 July 2016 at 08:52

    Super quick CAS card, just what you need for batch making.
    TFS at Cards4Guyz. :)

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  5. Sandy19 July 2016 at 15:59

    So simple and yet so effective!
    Sandy xx

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  6. Cut It Up Challenge Blog21 July 2016 at 12:32

    Wow, fantastic "doodling!" I thought it was a stamp. These are gorgeous - just my style.

    Thanks for celebrating our 100th post with us at Cut it Up!

    Evelyn
    http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com

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  7. Sharon Traynor Designs22 July 2016 at 21:38

    Terrific smooshed trees Helen and that is a great way to use the repetition theme. The doodled decorations look fantastic. Thanks so much for joining us at Less is More.
    Sharon xx

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  8. Chrissie23 July 2016 at 06:45

    Simple and super Helen... a perfect CAS design!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x

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