Happy Sunday, all! Time for a new Paper Players challenge, and Joanne has a color palette for us that really said "Christmas" to me and probably will to you, too! Here's my card, using the retired Toile Christmas stamp:
And here's her prompt:
I stamped Mr Cardinal in Versafine Black and Real Red inks, then added some Tim Holtz holly in long-retired Handsome Hunter (remember THAT color?). I diecut the cardinal out with the Christmas Cardinal dies, and added some gold swirls from the same dies:
Some holly-printed DSP created the background, I also stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment on the front with gold ink and embossing powder, and added three gold pearls to the corner. The berries are from Iconic Imagery. A Simon Says Stamp sentiment went on the inside, along with an extra set of berries:
I must say that the Design Team outdid themselves with these colors! I hope you'll go check them out at the Paper Players blog, and use these colors as an excuse to start your holiday stamping, if you haven't already! Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!
| Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified | |
| Stamps | Toile Christmas (ret), Iconic Imagery, Christmas Blessings (Simon Says Stamp) |
| Card stock & Papers | Basic White, Shimmery White (ret), Painted Christmas DSP (ret), Gold Shimmer from my stash, Handsome Hunter (Ret) |
| Ink | Real Red, Versafine Black, Gold Encore (ret) |
| Accessories | Dimensionals, Festive Pearls, Gold Embossing Powder |
| Tools | Big Shot, Christmas Cardinals Dies (ret), Iconic Imagery Dies (ret), Foliage Dies (Tim Holtz), Heat Tool, Aquapainter |
LeAnne, he is a very handsome Cardinal and looks very happy among your holly and berries!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'd love to play with those festive colors!
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Beautiful card, LeAnne! Audrey always loved cardinal cards for Christmas so I know she would have loved this! I remember Handsome Hunter and even still have ink & cardstock in that color! Great card for today's challenge! Love it!! TFS
ReplyDeleteMr. Cardinal is just gorgeous, Leanne! I love the soft holly patterned paper, it's such a soft and lovely complement to the vibrant colors of your die cut holly and the cardinal. Love those gold swirls--if there's anything I love as much as plaid, it's definitely swirls! I too have just a little bit of Handsome Hunter cardstock left in my stash. Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteHe is a handsome fella and your card is very merry!
ReplyDeleteThat cardinal makes for a majestic centrepiece amongst the holly LeAnne - and the gold swirl is a fabulous extra! A beautiful Christmas card that really makes the most of this week's colours. great job!
ReplyDeleteThe bird is a striking centrepiece, surrounded by the holly boughs and golden swirls. I think the genius thing you did was to use a soft green background rather that white or vanilla as that really pops the rest. :-)
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