"We do not remember days, we remember moments." Cesare Pavese

Saturday, December 7, 2024

More Christmas Cards

 Hello!   Hope all is well in your world.  I have two cards to share today.   One card is for Color Throwdown and then other card is for Color Hues and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge.  Both cards feature stenciling.  Let's have a look.


Last year I bought the Honey Bee Stamps Holly Border stencil and die set.  It came too late to make a Christmas card with it so I wanted to make sure that I got something made with it this year.  The Color Throwdown challenge was just the vehicle.   I originally thought that when you stenciled the holly the colors would be layered, but that isn't the case.   So I stenciled one layer of the holly in a light green and the second layer in the dark green.  The berries were done in two shades of red.  The veining for the holly leaves was done with a dark gray.  Once the stenciling was done I die cut each piece with the matching die.  The word die is from Simon Says Stamp (Fancy Peace) and was die cut from a cream cardstock four times, layered and then added to the shadow layer that was die cut from PTI's rustic white.  The card base is also rustic white.  I added the holly borders, stamped the small sentiment and then adhered the larger sentiment.  Simple, but I like it. 


When I saw the Color Hues combo of blue and purple I had to play along.  And I immediately thought of the Pinkfresh Studio Folk Snowflake as the image I wanted to use.   I stenciled the snowflake in two shades of purple and the one shade of blue.  Stamped the details using black ink and then die cut it.  I embossed a panel of white cardstock with a Simon Says Stamp snowflake embossing folder and adhered that to a white cardstock base.   I die cut the silver glitter cardstock using the largest die in the Pinkfresh Studio Fancy Circles die.  That was adhered using thin foam squares.  The snowflake was added using slightly thicker foam squares.  I finished with the sentiment from a Simon Says Stamp set and was embossed on vellum using silver embossing powder.  I trimmed out the banner and adhered itdusing glue.   Dollops of Nuvo drops in Morning Dew were added to the center of the snowflake as well as the four blue dots. 





That's it for me.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

10 comments:

Karen said...

The PFS Folk Snowflake is one of my all time favorites, and yours is stunning in Purple and Blue set on the glittering silver circle! The white on white background and lovely sentiment embossed on velllum add to the elegance of your card. Thanks for sharing with us at Color Hues.

Marcia Hill said...

The PFS snowflake is one of my all time favorites too and you've used it beautifully with the blue & purple color combo Rosemary! I love the silver circle that surrounds the snowflake and the gorgeous embossed background too! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty with us at Color Hues!! Marcia (DT) :0)

Lisa Elton said...

I love the traditional look of your first card with the festive holly borders and pretty sentiment! I agree with Karen and Marcia that your snowflake looks fantastic dolled up in those colors. Two marvelous makes, Rosemary!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Just love card one with the foliage borders, Rosemary!! And card two with the blue/purple is a showstopper - love, love, love it!!

Nancy said...

Both of your cards are just lovely, Rosemary! Love your festive borders so very much! As for card 2, the layout and sparkle really make for an elegant card. Thanks for playing along at Color Hues for our 100th Challenge. We love having you in our gallery! Happy Holidays!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

I love both cards, so different, but they are so beautiful. x

Broni said...

Both cards are beautiful, Rosemary!! Thanks for playing along with us at the Color Throwdown!

TK said...

Beautiful, Rosemary, but your first card might be CAS but it speaks to me!

Bonnie said...

This is my favorite snowflake and I LOVE it in these colors, Rosemary! It works beautifully on the snowflake background! I'm so glad you shared this with us at Color Hues!

Greta said...

Absolutely love your card, Rosemary! Gonna have to add the holly border to my wishlist & you make me want to use my Folk Snowflake!