I was surprised to see that I hadn't inked up Stampin' Up!'s Snow Swirled set at all this year! I used it a TON last year! So, when the sketch for Stamping 411 needed a large focal element, I pulled it out. I decided to use some unusual Christmas colors, though. I saw a card done by Ilina Crouse that used Orchid Opulence and Bashful Blue colors and thought they were beautiful! My Orchid Opulence rarely gets used!
I started with a base of Orchid Opulence. I ran the Bashful Blue layer thru the Big Shot with the Petals A Plenty Impressions Folder and added it to the base. I used a Sponge Dauber and changed the color of the White Striped Ribbon to Orchid Opulence with my classic ink pad.
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The tree image I stamped in Bashful Blue, then used my Blender Pen to remove the Bashful Blue on the snowflake ornaments and my Orchid Opulence Stampin' Write Marker to color them back in. I added some Dazzling Diamonds to the snowflake ornaments and the star at the top (punched with the Small Star Punch).
I stamped the words Season's Greetings in Basic Black on Orchid Opulence and punched with my Oval Scallop Punch. I added some more dots of Crystal Effects in each of the scallops and added Dazzling Diamonds. Too bad you can't see how pretty this is in person!
I hope you check out the rest of the Stamping 411 Operators fun projects this week and play along with the sketch challenge! We love to see your creations!
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Love the nontraditional colors. Super pretty!
What a pretty tree!! I love the color combo and all the embossing is great!!
This is just so pretty. The colors are fabulous together. Love the sparkly dots!!!
Pretty, pretty card. Love that dyed ribbon and the sparkly star – great job!
What a fun color combo!!! I hardly use Orchid Opulence too!! I bet it is super sparkly in person.
Oh Connie — you know shades of purple and blue are my favorite color combination and you did a beautiful job with this card. Love the embossing and the bling — so pretty! Thanks for sharing — blessings, Gretchen