This card was inspired by Merry Monday #261 (Ornements), Freshly Made Sketch #309 and past ColourQ challenge #9.
One of the Falliday Fest challenges on Splitcoast Stampers called for adding scored lines to a holiday card background. I pulled out the Simply Scored (I should say I dusted it off) and when I did, I spotted the borders accessory we need to sell with it and decided to add a scalloped border. I then used the grid itself to add stripes to the rest of the background.
For the ornements, I used the retired set Ornement Keepsakes. It's funny, I was looking everywhere for it last year, to use with the matching dies and I couldn't find it anywhere. I was thinking there was no way I would have gotten rid of it since it's a classic ornement set and a wood-mounted one as well. Flashforward to last week, when I had to empty my living room closet since I was having the water heater changed and it's sitting at the back of it. I stumbled onto a box of paper crafts material I had put aside to eventually sell, and what do you know, the ornement set was sitting in it! I pulled it back out and when I saw that the Merry Monday challenge this week was about ornements, I knew I wanted to use it. The fun, retro combo I found in past ColourQ challenges just takes it from classic to fun.
Colour Combo: Melon Mambo + Pretty in Pink + Gable Green + Bermuda Bay + White
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes, Hourra pour Noël (Oh, What Fun)
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Pretty in Pink, Gable Green, Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Pretty in Pink, Gable Green
Accessories: Holidays Ornaments Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, 1" Circle Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels,
Candy Dots, Sequins (Simon Says Stamp), Shimmery Hot Pink Envelope (Simon Says Stamp),
Simply Scored Board and Borders Grid, Smoky Slate Stampin' Emboss Powder, Silver Gel Pen (Sakura)
Great colour scheme for your fun Christmas card. Those retro ornaments are just perfect for our challenge! Thank you for joining us at Merry Monday Christmas Challenge - Charlotte/Lady Joyful, GDT
Posted by: Charlotte E (Lady Joyful) | October 22, 2017 at 13:31
What a beautiful color combination! Absolutely darling card! Thanks for joining us this week!
Posted by: Kelly Lunceford | October 22, 2017 at 19:39
Oh my gosh I love this, the colors are fantastic!
Posted by: sandy m | October 22, 2017 at 20:41
Loving those retro look ornaments! Beautiful holiday card! Glad you joined us at FMS!
Posted by: Linda Callahan | October 22, 2017 at 21:04
Lovely colour combo and the perfect stamp set for the challenge. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday.
Posted by: Susan Joyce | October 23, 2017 at 00:52