Sharing another
Christmas card I’m adding to my stash, this one’s made with the
String of Lights
die from Lawn Fawn.
I’ve had this die
for a little while but haven’t used it before, I was waiting for the right kind
of inspiration and I found it in the current sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch. I thought the loopy string and fun lights
would make the perfect thing to form the wavy lines. I needed some more lines to match the sketch,
cue one of the ‘roads’ from the Build a Scene: On the Road set by Taylored Expressions.
I inlaid die cut
the two wavy borders, not sure I’m lovely the colour of those. I used a Nuvo metallic pen in cooper to
colour them and then added glossy accents, think a gold would have been a
better match. I’ve then used multiple
layers of die cuts for the lights, the centre lime one is three high, the blue
four and the raspberry has six layers.
The silvery caps are also layered; I cut a slit in each of these so they
could actually be string through the loops.
I went with these
funky colours as the current challenge at Watercooler Wednesday is asking for
non-traditional colours. Hence my lovely
daffodil coloured sentiment too, from a retired Kraftin’ Kimmie set.
My white Enamel Accents have gone a bit off so my shine on my lights is
a bit meh, wishing now I’d cut them out of white cardstock and layered up. Pretty happy though with the lovely sparkle
and shine (which of course doesn’t show up in the photo) done with a layer of
clear Wink of Stella and some glossy accents.
I’ve gone funky
in joining the Christmas cracker fun over at Fab’n’Funky for their current
challenge too.
Ingredients:
Dies, SVGs &
Templates etc
Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts
~ #LF1234 String of Lights
Taylored
Expressions Dies ~ #TE512 Build a Scene: On the Road
Inks & Paints
etc
Ranger ~ Enamel
Accents White
Ranger ~ Glossy
Accents
Papers
Stampin’ Up! Cardstock ~ Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist & Tempting Turquoise
Stamps
Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps ~ Deck the Halls (sentiment)
Challenges
Thanks for
stopping by!
String of lights - perfect for a Christmas card challenge! Thanks for joining our Christmas challenge this week at Watercooler Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteWow, gorgeous Christmas card. Love all the layers and the non-traditional colours from the Daffodil Delight through the Lemon Lime. Awesome! You really worked this sketch and made it rock. Thanks for joining us at the Watercooler Wednesday challenge this week.
ReplyDeleteHi Emily, what a stunning Christmas card! Love those wavy lines and think the colour is just right. Gold would have called more attention to the lines when what you want to highlight is the bright and gorgeous die-cut lights on their string. Great idea having the base of each light in Silver Glimmer paper. Love the colours. Love the clean and simple lines. Great work! Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.
ReplyDeleteLove your design and those vibant colours! Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous! I love the clean simple lines and yet there is a wonderful amount of detail! Simply fabulous! Thank you so much for joining us this week at Watercooler Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteFabulous card...Thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky:)
ReplyDeleteWendy xx
What a great Christmas card! Thanks for joining us at CAS(E) This Sketch!
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