Sunday 3 July 2016

Merry

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend so far. I was able to spend most of the day in my craftroom yesterday and have created several cards, all for the current Share the Love week by Winnie & Walter featuring Essentials by Ellen. I'll be posting each of my cards in separate posts so I can link them to the varisous challenges.

I will also (try to) keep these posts short so I can go back to my craftroom and create some more cards, since I still have a few ideas lingering in my head. Love when that happens when I actually have time to act upon them.

So here's my first card:


This card came about fairly quickly, since I started with a Brusho panel that I had created some months ago. I die cut the Merry die (W&W) from white stamping paper (Sheena Douglas), and adhered it to my panel after stamping part of one of the sentiments from the Corzy Christmas stamp set (Essentials by Ellen) in black Archival ink. I used the Christmas tree from the Tis the season set (Essentials by Ellen). In the stamp set, it's lying on top of a car, but I thought it would be fun to put it on my sentiment die and balance out the green on the left of my panel. I simply made a few brush strokes using 2 green Zig markers and blended these with a water brush before stamping the tree on top and then fussy cuting it.

Challenges:
Just Add Ink - 318 Just add S (Sentiment die, stitched rectangle die, splatters)
QKR Stampede - 198 Christmas in July
Crimbo Crackers - 110 Anything Christmas goes




14 comments:

  1. The brusho background makes a wonderfully atmospheric background for your sentiment Marianne - the added tree is a fun touch too! Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week.

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  2. Your pretty background is great for making the die cut stand out! Thanks for entering the Christmas in July challenge at QKR Stamps this week. Dorothy S, DT member

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  3. Love that Beusho background and the tree is just that little added extra that gives it a bit of humour. So glad you could get crafting this weekend!! Xx

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  4. The brusho background is so wonderfully vibrant. Great card.

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  5. Sweet!! Great job keeping the brushos contained to the center of your card. I always end up with it everywhere. :) Great focal to show off that white die-cut merry. Great design Marianne! xx

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  6. Gorgeous background Marianne, the brushos are so vibrant and l love the tree placement too. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink.

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  7. I love your background - the blend of colours is stunning. Chanell JAI

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  8. This is just gorgeous, Marianne. Love the background you've created and that little tree is a fabulous finish. Thanks for sharing with us at Just Add Ink this week. x

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  9. Beautifully done, Marianne! Loving the watercolor background and non-traditional Christmas colors. Thanks so much for playing along this week in our Christmas in July challenge at QKR Stampede.
    NanaConnie DT

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  10. A gorgeous card. Love the use of the brushos. Thank you, for playing the QKR challenge.

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  11. Beautiful card and so creative. Thanks for joining us this week at QKR Stampede. Karal DT

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  12. I have a question? From which company is this die ( merry )
    Thank you.
    Michaela

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    1. Hi Michaela. Thanks for visiting. The Merry die is from Winnie & Walter.

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  13. Really like this design. The little tree is the perfect addition for fun factor.

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