Golden Holiday Card

Hello Newton Fans!

Here today on the blog sharing a golden holiday card.

 

I had no idea Christmas Cactuses were a thing until I saw this stamp set.

Finally a couple of years ago, I found my very own Christmas Cactus at Trader Joe's.

 

This is Holly, she just finished blooming.

 Over the years I have loved watching holly grow and sprout out her flowers.

Every holiday season I enjoy pulling out this stamp set and creating a card inspired by Holly.

To create this year's card, I started with the golden background.

Using the Christmas Cactus, I stamped the image

in a random pattern using Versamark ink onto gold card stock.

I use gold embossing powder and heat set the embossing powder onto the cardstock.

I let the embossed image dry and then die cut the embossed paper with the

banner from the Basic Frames Die Set.

Next, I created a card front and base using red cardstock and the Frames and Flag Die Set.

I stamped, colored, and die-cut out images from the Christmas Cactus Stamp.

I assembled my card front and base and then added the golden layer on top.

Finally, I added my die cut Christmas Cactus on top of the golden layer with foam tape.

I positioned an additional section of Christmas Cactus in the background to enhance 

the card front and allow the foreground image to occupy more space.

To complete this card I created a simple banner with one of

 the sentiments included in the stamp set.

Also I added some gold bobbles for bling.

Hope you enjoyed my golden holiday card.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Stay crafty everyone!

 

DIANE

 

 

Inky Paw's Challenge 188 - Color Challenge

Hello Inky Paws Fans!

We are at the halfway point of this current challenge.

Here is my take on the challenge.

 

For this challenge I used the following Newton’s Nook Design’s product.

Christmas Cactus

Oval Frames Die Set

I had this idea for this card when washing dishes one night.

This card is fun yet simple.

I created a card base using the kraft color in the challenge colors.

Using the Oval Frames Die Set, I die cut out the white cardstock for the first layer.

I used the Scalloped oval and Tim Holtz Idea-ology Deco Sheets.

The shine is off the charts gorgeous.

For the Christmas Cactus, YES, I know they are not blue.

But, thought this would be a fun take on the challenge, so why not.

To finish this card, I glued all may layer to the front of the card.

I also stamped on my sentiment and a few silver gems. 

This completes my take on this challenge.

I Hope this gives you a bit of inspiration for your next project.

Make sure you share your projects by using the link in

the challenge picture above.

 

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Thanks so much for visiting.

 

STAY SAFE AND STAY CRAFTY.

DIANE