LIST: Colours (red, green, yellow, gray, black, white) Techniques (stamping, colouring, die cutting) Elements (plaid, gems, branch with ornaments, lantern, scalloped mat, branches with berries, angled sentiment on mat)
INCLUDE: green, white, stamping, die cutting, plaid, ornaments, sentiment in top left corner, lots of mats
MODIFY: added pink and blue, stenciled/stamped plaid, round matted sentiment
EXCLUDE: branches, lantern, gems
I love the classic, rustic feel of the plaid, branches and ornaments in my inspiration, but I gave it a more modern feel with brighter almost-traditional colours and a custom stenciled and stamped plaid background.
I repeated the ornament portion of a postage stamp Christmas layered stencil set to create my row of ornaments. Then I created my own matching plaid with the same colours, and another layering stencil set. I stamped the coordinating stamp over top, and didn't get it quite lined up properly, but it still looks great - I think that's the sign of a well-designed product!
I was pretty sure I was going to change the location of my sentiment - that top left corner is unusual to me. I tried a few different ideas, and landed on this little stamped sentiment on a white circle with a black mat, and I think it looks just right - that's one of the things I love about this challenge - I often end up making something I would never have come up with on my own!
Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023 GMT Views: 266
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Ardyth, this is such a sweet holiday card. I love how you used the line of ornaments to mimic those on Raye Lynn's card. The stenciled background matches the ornaments perfect. Beautiful holiday card.
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105275
Sun, Oct 08, 2023 @ 4:17 AM
Wonderful plaid bg, and those stenciled ornaments are so pretty!!
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83888
Sun, Oct 08, 2023 @ 5:24 AM
Super cut Christmas card, Ardyth. I love the happy feel of this, and those ornament stencils are fabulous. Hugz
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
Registered: February 10, 2006 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 13153
Sun, Oct 08, 2023 @ 6:30 AM
Great case of Raye Lynn's card .... taking so many of her elements and making this card your very own!
------------------------------ Rita
God demonstrated His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us ... being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. Romans 5:8 & 9