Tuesday, July 14, 2026

52CCT26 Merry Christmas

 Happy Tuesday, all!  My card today features an unusual color palette, coming from the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge:


I really had to put on my thinking cap for this one!  I recently got some new Unity stamps called Winter Foliage, so I did some creative stamping and fussy-cutting and came up with this simple card:


I cut and embossed a panel of Basic White, using a Taylored Expressions Cross-Stitch die, then stamped my foliage in Perfect Pine at the top, adding a sentiment from SU's retired Seasonal Tags in the same color.  On a scrap piece of white, I stamped the foliage again in Crisp Cantaloupe and fussy-cut it out, gluing it over the first image.  Finally, stamped the pine cone on a scrap of Kraft in Pecan Pie and added it:


I added a few peach-colored sequins just to jazz it up a bit, then added a Crisp Cantaloupe mat and some piney paper from an old Kaiser Craft pad called Home for Christmas.  It all went on a Perfect Pine card.  Unusual, but it's good to get out of our comfort zone occasionally, right?  Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!


"To whom can the holy God be compared?  Is there anyone else like him?  Look up at the sky!  Who created the stars you see?  The one who leads them out like an army, he knows how many there are and calls each one by name!  His power is so great - not one of them is ever missing!"  Isaiah 40:25-26


Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps Seasonal Tags (ret), Winter Foliage (Unity)
Card stock & Papers     Basic White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Perfect Pine, Kraft (ret), Home for Christmas (Kaiser Craft)
 Ink Perfect Pine, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pecan Pie
Accessories Sequins from my stash
Tools     Big Shot, Cross Stitched Stacked Dies (Taylored Expressions)

1 comment:

I Card Everyone said...

LeAnne, it is unusual, but you've found a really beautiful way to highlight them! That pine-y paper was just the ticket!
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