Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Color Hues: Red and Green


December is upon us! Time for a new Color Hues challenge, and how appropriate for the beginning of December - our colours are RED and GREEN! Of course red and green can be used for more than just Christmas cards, but that's certainly what I need right now, so that's the direction I took: 


I love this big poinsettia frame stamp - especially the fact that the design work is done for you! ;) After stamping and embossing it, I coloured the poinsettias with Copics. I considered adding some green to the evergreen elements as well, but decided to leave the focus on the flowers. The sentiment can be left as is, but I decided to die cut the letters out of the panel and inlay with black glitter paper instead. The secondary sentiments are stamped in red and embossed. The only other colour I added is small dots of gold Smooch paint in the poinsettia centres. The card base is lightly coloured with distress ink.


This challenge will be open until December 29th - this gives the design team a bit of a break, and you more time to join us! 

Supplies: Neenah white cardstock, Concord & 9th graphite glitter cardstock, Concord & 9th Christmas Florals stamps & dies, Versamark, Versafine onyx black, Catherine Pooler rouge & twisted citron distress ink, Wow clear gloss embossing powder, Copic markers, Smooch gold paint

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10 comments:

Julie B said...

I love a poinsettia card as you can see and this one is fabulous. The frame and sentiment just add to the festive look. :)

I Card Everyone said...

Oh, my goodness, Lindsey! Where has this gorgeous Poinsettia stamp been hiding?? You have really made it even more spectacular with these deep reds, and greens!
Very merry, indeed!
=]

Nancy said...

Lindsey as I mentioned...this is such an incredible card! I adore this so very much! Well done!

Barbara Godden said...

Gorgeous card, gorgeous poinsettia and beautifully coloured. love it.

Kristie Goulet said...

I love this gorgeous Poinsettia stamp! Your coloring is amazing! Love it! Have a great week!

Karen said...

What a fabulous stamp--and one I've never seen before. You've made the most of it! Your coloring is gorgeous and inlaid die cuts are a wonderful addition! Such a festive card!

Lisa Arana said...

The sparkly letters were a fabulous choice. Such a beautiful card.

Cindy Beach said...

Lindsey, I think your card is a show-stopper and I LOVE it! The stamp and design are beautiful especially in the deep hues. Leaving the pines black and adding the black glittered letters is brilliant! It all stands out on the soft neutral card base. Hugs.

cm said...

I agree with all the others: this is a show-stopping, gorgeous card! LOVE it!
hugs~c

JoAnn said...

Beautiful card Lindsey. Love the soft background and the beautifully colored poinsettias. Happy New Year.