Wednesday, 20 July 2016

One-layer Christmas card

Hello again. After my crafting frenzy earlier this month, I needed a little time to catch my breath and to work hard to earn some money so I can buy all the supplies I want need for my hobby lol.


This weekend, I created this card for a number of challenges, the first of which is Muse: ChristmasVisions 53 where this week's Muse Chriss Blagrave presented us with the following festive poinsettia card:

Inspiration card by Chriss Blagrave

I focussed on the 3 red and gold elements and the bold black sentiment. I left out the splatters but my sentiment happens to have lots of dots.

I stamped the outlined leaf stamp from Eva's favorite flower set by Winnie & Walter (originally part of a SOA collection) 3 times in Memento Rich cocoa using my MISTI, coloured them using red Promarkers, adding the tiniest bit of shading, and then stamped the outlines again using Versamark ink and heat embossed them in gold. The advice to heat emboss after colouring with alcohol markers was a tip I picked up from Yana Smakula on the first day of the current Online Card Class, Heat wave. The line from the same stamp set was also heat embossed in gold, while the sentiment (Holiday Sentiments by Clearly Besotted) was stamped in Archival Jet black ink. This is my go to ink for stamping sentiments. Love the crisp results this ink gives.

Challenges:
Muse: ChristmasVisions 53 - Inspiration card by Chriss Blagrave
One-Layer Simplicity - OLS29 Christmas in July
Cas Mix Up July - Stamping + markers + choice (heat embossing)
Less is More - 285 Theme: Repetition
AAA Cards - 69 One stash favourite (Archival jet black ink)









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17 comments:

  1. Bonnie20 July 2016 at 02:48

    What a lovely, simple design with powerful impact, Marianne! Love that dotty sentiment! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!

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  2. Loll20 July 2016 at 05:50

    Fabulous CAS Christmas card Marianne! Love the red and gold. Beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up! xx

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  3. Susan20 July 2016 at 08:05

    Fabulous one layer CAS Christmas card! Beautifully proportioned layout! Thanks for joining us at CAS Mix Up.

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  4. Chriss Blagrave20 July 2016 at 08:30

    Your card is brilliant! I love all of the elements you selected to create this beauty with! Your gold embossing is stunning, as are the three leaf images!
    So very happy to see you in the gallery this week! ❤️



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  5. Esther20 July 2016 at 10:56

    What a stylish, classy Christmas card. Great tip about heat embossing after colouring, and it's certainly produced a crisp and eye catching effect here. Super Less is More entry, well done and thanks for sharing!

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  6. Julie B20 July 2016 at 11:56

    A very stylish, graphic interpretation of the Muse! Love the dotty sentiment. :)

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  7. Barbara20 July 2016 at 20:34

    Oh yes, less can be so much more! Your card is really stunning!

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  8. Pam Sparks20 July 2016 at 21:51

    love it Marianne!

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  9. Jane20 July 2016 at 21:57

    Perfectly CAS and completely awesome. I love it! Thanks for playing along at AAA Cards.

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  10. Marilyn20 July 2016 at 22:55

    Oh, Marianne ... your card is stunning and eye catching. I love it.

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  11. Ardyth21 July 2016 at 16:25

    Beautifully clean and graphic! So glad you joined us at MCV this week, Marianne!

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  12. sandie21 July 2016 at 19:50

    Stunning design, love how you grounded the image with the line. Thanks for joining AAA

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  13. Monica22 July 2016 at 15:49

    This card is so posh. I love it.

    Monica

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  14. Sharon Traynor Designs23 July 2016 at 00:05

    This is elegant and classy Marianne. That's a really good tip about the heat embossing - and it shows how well it works on your card. Super colours and a fab bold sentiment too. Thank you for sharing this with us at Less is More.
    Sharon xx

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  15. Chrissie23 July 2016 at 09:08

    Simple and gorgeous!
    The red and gold look so rich in a beautifully simple setting!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  16. Heather T23 July 2016 at 18:00

    What a beautiful bold design; I love the gold elements.

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  17. Ceal25 July 2016 at 20:29

    fabulous Christmas card, thanks for sharing with us at AAA Cards!

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