I was thrilled to be asked to be one of the November Guest Designers for the Color Challenge. This is my first card for it.
I don't have Stampin Up ink or papers so have to get as close as I can with the supplies I have.
To get the first two colours, I used different Magicals powders. I sprinkled them on mixed media cs and spritzed with water, getting them to dissolve and flow. They give some lovely shimmer to the background that, unfortunately, I could not capture in my photo.
I die cut the pine tree using mixed media cs. I pressed a couple of shades of green and one of brown on my craft sheet, spritzed with water, and did the splash technique on the tree, continuing to add and blend colour until I got something close to the dark green in the challenge.
For the silver, I die cut a silver glitter star and stamped and heat embossed the sentiment in silver - heat embossing is the dessert option this week.
To assemble the card, I die cut two more pine trees out of white cs, glued them together, then glued my green one slightly offset to give a slight white edge for more contrast from the background colours and to give a little impression of snow on the branches.
I die cut two white snowbanks, one of which has the sentiment on it.
Date: Monday, November 5, 2018 GMT Views: 1039
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Accessories: various aqua and green Magicals, Stampendous Silver Tinsel embossing powder, Tim Holtz Pine Tree Bigz die, sloped hills dies, small star die
Registered: April 16, 2008 Location: Meridian, Idaho Posts: 8507
Mon, Nov 05, 2018 @ 9:41 PM
Totally love the background you created with the Magical powders, and the tree looks so pretty against it! The sparkly star is perfect! So glad to have you on the DT this month!
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83888
Tue, Nov 06, 2018 @ 2:47 AM
Very pretty, Susan. I love your bg and tree!!! Hugz
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28936
Tue, Nov 06, 2018 @ 6:13 AM
A beautiful water color Susan!! I really like it!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
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Registered: May 18, 2004 Location: Southwest Michigan Posts: 37113
Tue, Nov 06, 2018 @ 9:37 AM
This just flew straight into my favorites, Susan! I love the inking on your background and on that fabulous die cut tree. The silver embossed greeting and star finish your card perfectly.
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Registered: October 29, 2004 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Posts: 24007
Tue, Nov 06, 2018 @ 1:21 PM
Congratulations Susan for being chosen this months GD at CC712. You matched the Magicals colors by blending, so well with the SU colors. I LOVE your beautiful and artsy background and die cut and stacked tree. So gorgeous, my friend. Hugs..Nancy