Hello my crafty friends! I have the honor of hosting the new Color Hues challenge that just went live on the challenge blog. When I struggle to choose a unique combination I often turn to my Distress Oxide inks for inspiration. Two of my favorites are Stormy Sky and Bundled Sage hence our newest color duo is ...
Smokey Blue and Sage Green.
Disclaimer: The silver shimmer is throwing off the color hues in my photo.
I dug through my NBUS bin once again and pulled out a "new to me" set of Christmas ornament dies and then went wherever the creative juices took me.
I began by ink blending a few scraps of Bristol cardstock in my color choices, often mixing different shades of greens/blues combined with Weathered Wood and Iced Spruce to get a variance of hues. I then added a spray of silver shimmer to the top layer before assembling. I used a silver pigment ink to "stamp" the Better Press plate's image onto smooth black cardstock. It's hard to see in the photo but the sentiment is actually silver foiled and the gems are clear, not silver. I thought they added just the right finishing touch.
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Supplies:
Spellbinders - Stitched Curve Border and Ornaments die set (DOM-Nov21)
Spellbinders - Sending Joy Sentiments
Spellbinders - Night and Day Better Press plates
Distress Oxides - Stormy Sky, Weather Wood, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, Faded Jeans, Iced Spruce
Lisa Horton - Silver Shine pigment ink
Imagine - Sheer Shimmer Silver spray
I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration from my teammates as well as our special guest, Birgit. It would make our day if you played along in the gallery!
Thanks so much for visiting!
Jules
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This is such an eye catching Christmas card, Jules. That deep background really makes your ornaments pop. I also love your accent gems on each ornament. Thanks for challenging the team and I with this gorgeous combo.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely card using these colors! Those ornaments are truly stunning. Thanks so much for having me as a guest designer. I enjoyed the challenge!
ReplyDeleteYour creative juices took you in a wonderful direction, both in selecting a fabulous combination for the challenge and in choosing pretty ornaments to showcase the colours. The ornaments are lovely; I want a set for my tree.
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What a lovely trio of ornaments in the colors! The black embossed pine really set them off nicely!
ReplyDeleteFab die cut ornaments Jules, they really pop against the background. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to use your DI's as inspiration for color pairings Jules, and I sure loved this one and will definitely use it again!! Your card is gorgeous and YAY for one more for the Christmas stash!! Thanks for such a wonderful challenge...loved it my friend! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteThese ornaments are so pretty and remind me of some vintage ornaments that I still have a few of! I need to remember to try the silver on this BP plate! It makes a lovely background!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to keep those two Distress Oxide colors in mind, Jules. I do like these two subtle colors but I admit to fiddling around (alot!) with different combos to come up with something this was not too bright lol! I LOVE the ornaments, they definitely deserved an outing and look stunning against the black and silver background. Beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteOh my Jules you chose a fantastic colour duo but I have to admit I was a bit stumped as to what to use for my card. Your ornaments are fabulous love them in the DOx inks. I went through my new to me pile and chose a stencil and I was thrilled with the resulting panel!
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