Afternoon all.
Halfway through November already, these weeks are whizzing by and I'm nowhere near sorted with my Christmas card stash. Well the new Color Hues pairing has given me the opportunity to make a least one more card for the stash! Here's my take on the new duo.
My inspiration for this card was one I saw on Pinterest using a Gina K stamp. I loved the bauble effect, so decided to make my own version of it using my Uniko stash.
To begin, I drew around a circle die cut lightly with a pencil to create the bauble on a panel of red card and then stamped an arrangement of snowflakes with in it. I tried to keep it symmetrical but it is slightly off! Each stamp was inked with Versamark then the image heat embossed with Metallic Gold EP. To infill the spaces, I used a WOW embossing pen and more gold EP.
To make the image complete, I used a freebie stamp and freehand drew the string and bow with the WOW pen before heat embossing with gold EP.
I had envisaged a one layer card but I ended up trimming the panel down before adding some ink blending around the edges to put the bauble in focus. I used a mix of red DIs, Festive Berries, Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany.
So where will these new festive colours take you, you don't have to go down the Christmas route but it would be a good excuse to expand your Christmas stash!
For more red and gold inspiration why not check out the rest of the Color Hues team here along with our GD Claire.
Joining in over at:-
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Get ready for Christmas
Use Red (Thanks Chris for the heads up)
Your snowflake baubles card is gorgeous! I love the Uniko snowflakes; they're so versatile, as you've clearly shown. Inspired and inspiring in every way!
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Elegant and beautiful! The gold embossing and red background are very festive. Thank you for joining in at Stamping Sensations.
ReplyDeletePS You might like to link up at Sweet Stampin' - the current theme is 'Use Red'
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This is simply stunning Julie. I love the CAS design, and the gold embossing looks so elegant on the red cardstock ..... great job!
ReplyDeleteThat's a brilliant card. I genuinely thought it was made using one stamp. I am impressed and inspired that it was made using various stamps from your stash. Another technique I must try and remember!!
ReplyDeleteJulie this is such a beautiful, clean & simple card. However, your design work is fabulous and I think you placed the snowflakes perfectly. Bravo and so lovely!!
ReplyDeleteI can never heat emboss this well when I do it, Julie. Your card is just gorgeous! Now that I read your post and see that you used multiple stamps, I am even more impressed.
ReplyDeleteYou have much more patience than I, Julie. Creating that gorgeous bauble was a labor of love and creativity, and if the stamping is the tiniest bit off, the recipient is certainly not going to notice because they just received this stunning card!! Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteThe gold embossing onto red gives a really rich feel, many thanks for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations challenge.
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Super festive elegance
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Love the gold embossing what a beautiful card
ReplyDeleteHi Julie, just popped back to say thanks for linking up to Sweet Stampin' x
ReplyDeleteAnd to think I thought you just used a round snowflake stamp...oh my gosh Julie, I am SO impressed with your embossing skills to make this bauble come out looking so FANTASTIC!! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteAmazing design using your stash of small snowflakes, Jules. What a fabulous way to create your ornament! xx
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Nice job arranging those snowflakes within your hand drawn bauble. Nicely done! Thanks for playing over at LIM.
ReplyDeleteThis card is just beautiful, and because I own that stamp it's being pinned--and no doubt cased before the holiday card making is completed. So lovely!!!
ReplyDeleteOK, time to confess--I didn't read the blog post carefully enough, and just assumed you'd used Gina K's stamp. Now I'm even more impressed and blown away by this card design! Simply awesome!
ReplyDeletelovely card, so elegant.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us at Less is More, Stamping Sensations and Sweet Stampin.
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Simply gorgeous, Julie ! And what a beautiful way to use all those tiny stamps. Love it !
ReplyDeleteLove your amazing card, Julie! It's festive and elegant. I'm in awe of your creative skills to fashion the lovely ornament.
ReplyDeleteThis is so clever ! I had no idea you'd created the bauble using different stamps...I thought it was one big stamp. It looks fab in the red and gold!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful style. Pretty done with the christmas ball. Thank you for joining at Stamping Sensations.
ReplyDeleteSo elegant !!!
ReplyDeleteLove the gold embossing !
groeten Ineke
You clever girl!!!! I really thought this was an ornament stamp. You've just opened up a world of possibilities. Just gorgeous!
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