Friday, 7 October 2016

Christmas in turquoise and lilac

Less is More was having a fun colour challenge this week, namely turquoise & lilac. Since I love these colours, I had no excuse but to play along. In addition, my Stamp of Approval box arrived on Wednesday, and I could not wait to ink up some of the stamps of this holiday collection, called Candy Cane Lane. So here goes.



I heat-embossed the Merry sentiment and several of the tiny snowflakes and stars from the Hip Holiday set in Silver pearl embossing powder (Ranger) onto some watercolour cardstock (Crafter's Companion) and then used my Winsor & Newton watercolour paints to add colour to my background. To finish off, I added a few clear sequins (SSS) and mounted my panel onto a side folding A2 sized card from Fog cardstock (SSS).

Challenges:
LIM - 296 Colour: turquoise & lilac
ATCAS - Watercolour
CAS on Sunday - 93 Heat embossing
HLS October Christmas challenge - Embossing
Virginia's View challenge - 24 Focal point









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12 comments:

  1. Ruth7 October 2016 at 23:48

    Oh it's so pretty! Love that colour wash - don't you just love Winsor and Newton paints? This is perfect for mass production for Christmas. Gorgeous. And you must let me know how you get on with your MFT spend, winning buddy! :D xx

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  2. Esther8 October 2016 at 00:46

    Gorgeous! The watercolour wash looks so fab against that pretty sentiment. Loving the added shine from the sequins too! Thanks for playing along with us at Less is More :)

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  3. Susan8 October 2016 at 07:06

    Your watercolor background is so pretty. You make it look so easy! Thanks for sharing at ATCAS!

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  4. brenda8 October 2016 at 09:51

    Your card is a real beauty Marianne, both the lovely colours and stylish design.

    B x

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  5. Sharon Traynor Designs8 October 2016 at 11:05

    Fabulous card Marianne! The snowflakes and sequins are so delicate and your watercolour background is so soft. The fonts on the sentiment are terrific too. Thank you so much for playing along with our colour challenge at Less is More xx

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  6. Sarah G8 October 2016 at 15:23

    What a lovely background for the pretty sentiment, Marianne! The watercolours provide a perfect colour combo for our challenge this week. Great to see you at Less is More :)

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  7. Barb Ghig8 October 2016 at 23:00

    Such a beautiful sentiment, and your watercolored background really makes it pop, Marianne! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at Addicted to CAS!

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  8. Loll10 October 2016 at 22:11

    Very pretty!! Love the colour combo of your watercoloured background. It really makes the heat embossed sentiment pop! Fantastic CAS design Marianne! xx

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  9. Barbara12 October 2016 at 20:44

    I practically see myself standing outside on a crispy cold Christmas Eve, looking at the stars and enjoying this special silence of a snowed-in landscape! Wonderful card!

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  10. anja curvers14 October 2016 at 15:30

    Very pretty. Thanks for joining us over at CAS on Sunday.

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  11. Janneke15 October 2016 at 11:09

    What a great card, thank you for joining us at CAS on Sunday!

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  12. Zora4 November 2016 at 10:35

    So cute. Thank for your participation in HLS christmas challange. Hope to se you in outher next challande. //Zora

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