Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Vibrant Christmas. - Take One

This weekend, I spent more time colouring. I was inspired by Kathy Racoosin's card for day 3 of her 30 day colouring challenge. She also inspired me to try using my Inktense pencils with my Aquamarker blender pen.


For the colours, I was inspired by this wonderful photograph on the Jingle Belles blog. I used more muted colours for the background, went a bit brighter with the tree and then went a little overboard with the sequins. And since I couldn't find my Wink of Stella marker, I used Perfect Pearls to add some shimmer to the tree.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:


Jingle Belles - A very vibrant Christmas


Cupcake Inspiration - 300th Challenge Celebration - Confetti Inspiration Challenge


CASology - Week 137 Tropical


Friday Mashup - FM200 Combine 2 previous challenges
178 - Vellun and/or stitching (faux or real)
188 - Silver/gold and/or Christmas


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16 comments:

  1. Benzi12 March 2015 at 01:48

    I really like your background and not too many sequins, at all. What a very pretty Christmas card.

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  2. SmilynStef12 March 2015 at 04:04

    I am lovin' that wonky little tree ... fun coloring technique too ... so glad you were inspired with us at jingle belles.

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  3. KT Fit Kitty12 March 2015 at 07:15

    Very pretty card! I enjoy making Christmas cards all year long myself! I'm new to the Friday Mashup but I'm joining their 200th celebration too!

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  4. Irish Cherokee12 March 2015 at 14:36

    Love the simplicity of your card and the technique. The sequins are not overdone. great card. - Jim

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  5. Barbara12 March 2015 at 18:45

    What a fun card - and the sequins are not overdone at all! They are the perfect touch!

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  6. D-13 March 2015 at 14:29

    Oh I love your card. The colors are sooo pretty.Thanks for sharing.
    I spotted you over at Friday Mash Up.
    Crafty hugs,
    Dawn
    DesignsByDragonfly {blogspot}

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  7. lauren bergold13 March 2015 at 15:24

    what a BEAUTIFUL card!!! i love that you combined our JINGLE BELLES inspiration with that fabulous coloring technique (thanks for the link, too, i want to try that!) and the result is a unique and FABULOUS holiday card! ps: you can never have too many sequins, in my opinion, lol!!! :0

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  8. Ardyth13 March 2015 at 22:29

    This is a really fun card - love the colours! So glad you joined us at CASology this week!

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  9. Nina Dee14 March 2015 at 04:49

    What a great holiday card! The colors are so pretty! Thanks so much for joining in the fun for the Cupcakes Inspirations 300th Challenge Celebration!

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  10. Melissa14 March 2015 at 07:20

    This is so colorful and fun, Marianne! Wonderful coloring too!
    Thanks so much for joining us over at CASology! :)

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  11. Indy's Designs14 March 2015 at 16:17

    This a so fun! Love the colors! Thank you so much for joining us for our 300th challenge!
    Hugs, Debbie, DT Sweetie!

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  12. Nance15 March 2015 at 06:16

    Great Xmas card! Love the tag stamped background! Thanks for playing our 300th Celebration at Cupcakes Inspiration!

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  13. Lisa16 March 2015 at 09:21

    Very lovely Christmas card, thanks for joining the celebration at The Friday Mashup!

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  14. Unknown17 March 2015 at 14:54

    I love your little tree! And nice job coloring, I'm a blender pen fan. Thanks for playing along at the Mashup!

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  15. Kim P18 March 2015 at 19:17

    What a fun card! Very unique for Christmas! Thanks for helping us celebrate #200 at the Friday Mashup!

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  16. Mary-Anne V19 March 2015 at 13:09

    Love how the tree looks in front of the background.

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