Afternoon peeps, is it really December already?! November passed me by in a haze of Olbas oil, tissues and menthol sweets as I tried, along with my OH, to get rid of an awful cold that seemed to drag on for the whole month. Anyway as I wasn't feeling upto housework, :), it gave me the perfect excuse to play with some new stash that I'd bought back in the summer, Waffle Flower's Postage Collage starter set.
Here's what I made for the new Color Hues challenge.
Initially, I bought just the starter kit but finally decided to buy the Christmas stencil set at Port Sunlight back in October. There are far too many lovely sets and they aren't cheap as they consist of 4 separate stencils, so it took me awhile to choose. I love poinsettias so this one spoke to me!
I have restricted my colours to those of the latest Color Hues colour duo and some neutrals, so my poinsettias are shades of pink, as are my scandi stars, all arranged on some new to me card I also picked up at Port Sunlight, Warm Taupe from Lime Tree Crafts. It has a subtle texture that I liked and hope to get more next time I see his stand. I do like kraft card but sadly getting some that's not too dark is difficult of late, this might become a good substitute in the meantime!
Once I'd filled in the patterns using the stencils, including a bit of sparkle using a gel pen on the reindeer, cut up the panel and stamped some of the postage elements in black before rearranging onto my panel. I stamped Merry Christmas, Uniko, onto black and heat embossed with white. All the postage elements were glued flat but I popped the sentiment up on foam pads. The trimmed down taupe panel was then added to an A6 white note card.
So where will this colour duo take you? We're looking forward to seeing your makes in the Color Hues gallery which will be open for the whole MONTH!! So lots of time to make something, perhaps use some of your gifts from Santa, once all the relatives have gone, or perhaps in a quiet moment whilst they're still here ;)!
For more fabulous inspiration please check out the rest of the team here along with our GD.
MERRY CRAFTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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Julie, this is just so fabulous! I love the color combo and all the symbols of Christmas on your stamps! I appreciate all the time that went into creating it! Thank you for joining my challenge at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty card, love the colors you used!
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see these dies in use, I can't help but be impressed. I love those pretty images, in such sweet colours, against the neutral base. Thanks for sharing with us at The Paper Players.
ReplyDeleteSo, like me, are you hooked on the postage collage stencils now Julie?!! I just ordered two more today because of the cyber sale (the Poinsettia and Gingerbread stencil sets)! They are expensive but the 75% off made the 2 I got only $6! But anyway, back to your card...it's beautiful and I love the way you cut the stamps apart and arranged them...soooo pretty my friend! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteJulie your stencilling is divine! I really love how you kept the stamps separated but did not overlap them. It makes such a clean design, my favourite!
ReplyDeleteI am a sucker for all things Postage and this card is just perfect in every way! I love how you tied in a bit of black on each stamp! One of my favs of yours for sure!
ReplyDeleteThis is my favorite stencil set that goes with these dies, Julie! They make such pretty Christmas stamps in these colors!
ReplyDeleteSomehow I've resisted the Christmas postal sets. This is delightful, and obviously I need to reconsider that purchase. It's absolutely delightful in green and pink!
ReplyDeleteJulie, I think your choice of stencil was perfect and I love how you colored it. I also love the fact that you didn't put it on a white base, the pale pink sets off the colors on the stenciled images beautifully. So glad you shared this with us at the Paper Players this week
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Julie, congratulations on your Cut Above over at Paper Players! Such a darling card! I just love that set of stencils... I should probably revisit them soon!
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