Wrapped in the Warmth of Christmas

Inspiration: July VSN challenge G + Try Stampin' on Tuesday #372 (with the sketch flipped 90 degrees) + ColourQ #12 + Stamp Ink Paper #158

When I saw the VSN challenge calling for a card with a holiday theme, I decided it was my chance to get my Holiday Hugs stamp set inked. I looked at past ColourQ challenge for quick inspiration and thought the combo #12 could work nicely. I sort of liked the combo, but I thought I could like it even better if I changed some of the colours to close equivalents, so in the end, I chose Call Me Clover, Real Red, Soft Sea Foam and Powder Pink. That allowed me to include some of the newly released colors in my card as well. I wasn't sure what I thought of Soft Sea Foam - it's really pale and it can look like the colour of scrubs depending on what you pair it with. In this combo, I think it works well, though.

I found in a past Christmas set and sentiment that translates to "Wrapped in the warmth of Christmss." It was perfect to go with my hug image, and the size worked well to fit the curve of the image. I hadn't initially thought to add the pink piece of cardstock to the tag, but the card suddenly became more vibrant and interesting when I did. I used the snowflake row from the same stamp set to add a bit of decoration at the top, to fill the empty space.

The main image was stamped and embossed with Copper embossing powder on watercolor paper and watercolored with inks. A piece of copper-patterned washi tape was added to the tag to tie with the copper embossing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Supplies
Stamps: Holiday Hugs (W Plus 9); Diagonal Stripe, Souhaits en rafales (Snowflake Sentiments - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Call Me Clover, Real Red, Soft Sea Foam, Powder Pink (Stampin' Up!);
Grana Satinata Hot Pressed Watercolour Paper (Fabriano)
Ink: Call Me Clover, Powder Pink, Soft Sea Foam, Real Red, Sahara Sand,
Soft Suede (Stampin' Up! Classic Inks); VersaMark
Accessories: Holiday Hugs Dies (W Plus 9); Confetti Card Dies (Concord & 9th);
Holiday Toppers CutUps, Toppers CutUps (The Cat's Pajamas); Button (Autumn Leaves);
White Medium Envelope, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Washi Tape, Softly Falling Embossing Folder,
Powder Pink 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon, Project Life Corner Punch, Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder,
Baker's Twine, Aqua Painter Brush (Stampin' Up!)

 

Comments

[Amy Koenders]

So sweet! Love your image, perfectly colored! Great tag too. Thanks for joining us at Stamp Ink Paper, hope to see you again soon!

[Donna Scholz]

Cindy - Cute card with the hugs and holiday colors! I like how you have added texture to the red tag with the "Softly Falling" embossing folder, too! Thank you for joining us this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday! -Donna

[Heather H]

Cindy, this is SO CUTE! Lovely layers, sweet colors, adorable images - what else is there? Thanks so much for playing at TSOT!

[Dianne Keough]

Darling! Thanks for joining us at TSOT.