Monday, 7 November 2016

Scribbly Christmas

I have a Christmas card inspired by Less is More's 'Purple & Gold' colour combination to share today. I had some scraps of smooshed ink watercolour paper...including this purple one made using Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch & Seedless Preserves Distress Inks. I stamped one of the trees from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous in Versamark Ink, then heat embossed it using WOW 'Metallic Gold Sparkle' powder. I inked around the edge of the panel using Versamark Ink, then added more of the embossing powder, before matting it on to a snippet of gold mirror card. I decided to go for a matching purple card base...and heat embossed a sentiment from the same stamp set in matching gold sparkly powder.


It's always really difficult to photograph shiny/sparkly cards...but you can see the glittery embossing a bit better in the photo below:


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15 comments:

  1. Jen Nelson7 November 2016 at 10:46

    Hi Helen, this came up in my feed so went to LIm to find it and it's not been linked

    It's absolutely stunning i love the gorgeous shade of purple used

    Jen xxxx

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  2. Sandra H7 November 2016 at 14:28

    Beautiful!

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  3. Di7 November 2016 at 16:08

    Really gorgeous card Helen - love that shade of purple with the gold, looks stunning!

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  4. Esther7 November 2016 at 19:40

    Stunning, Helen! That background is fantastic and the glittery gold tree looks perfect set against it. The balanced layout and clean lines work brilliantly - super card. Thanks so much for playing with us at Less is More :)

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  5. Chris8 November 2016 at 01:00

    What a beautiful card Helen, fabulous design...stunning colours!
    Thanks for sharing it with us at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'
    Chris
    x

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  6. CRAZYCRAFTSHED8 November 2016 at 08:07

    Beautiful card Helen thank you for joining us over on
    Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge
    Dianne xx
    HJCC DT

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  7. Sharon Traynor Designs8 November 2016 at 13:03

    Sensational card Helen. Putting everything together on the purple card blank has made this a real eyecatcher! The smooshed paper is gorgeous and your super-sparkly embossing add a really luxurious look to the card. Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Less is More xx
    p.s. Is Pauline still cardmaking?

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  8. Unknown8 November 2016 at 16:06

    WOW ! It's a really an awesome card Helen ! I love your Distress background and the gold stamping on it ! This colour combo is really effective ! Thanks for sharing.
    Izzy Scrap

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  9. Sue's Crafty Corner8 November 2016 at 17:23

    A stunning card Helen, such a gorgeous colour too.

    Sue xx

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  10. Christine8 November 2016 at 18:51

    Wow! This is gorgeous.

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  11. Lynne K8 November 2016 at 20:46

    Very striking and elegant, Helen! Love the colours. Thanks for sharing it with us at Stamping Sensations.

    Lynne

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  12. brenda9 November 2016 at 08:03

    A super and vibrant Christmas creation for our Stamping Sensations November challenge, many thanks for joining in and sharing your lovely work.

    B x

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  13. N-Eva9 November 2016 at 16:18

    Your card is beautiful and so elegant looking. Thank you for sharing your wonderful project at Holly Jolly Christmas challenge. Good luck . Neva

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  14. Lynn (aka Lynnpenguin)14 November 2016 at 20:33

    What a lovely and elegant card Helen. Thanks for joining us for our Christmas Tree Challenge at Holly Jolly. Good Luck. Hope to see you again soon.
    Lynn, Holly Jolly DT

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  15. Tracy25 November 2016 at 20:41

    Fab creation, thanks for joining Stamping Sensations, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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

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