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Christmas Card Challenges #14: Color Challenge

6 Mar

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Good afternoon!  We have a fun color palette to inspire you this week!

I love how the colors are SO close to traditional Christmas colors but also NOT quite there… 😉  When I first saw the colors they really screamed “beach” to me so I decided to make a beach-themed Christmas scene!

I love my little Santa Claws! 😉 Ha!  I used Ready Set Snow to create a sandy beach globe shaker!  I stamped the sandcastle and crab from Life is Good and the santa hat from Baaah Humbug and colored them with copic markers.  Then I blended tumbled glass and peacock feathers distress ink onto a piece of Neenah cardstock to create the sky and water before stamping and heat-embossing the snowflakes on the sky.  I added sand with the stitched hillside border and then filled my shaker with microbeads!

I adhered the shaker to the tag die and then added a ribbon of kraft twine and teal embroidery floss.  I glued two strips of patterned paper to my cardbase and then added the shaker to finish the card.

And now it’s your turn to get crafty!  We provide an inspiration palette or photo each week but really, the only rule is that you create a holiday card!  For even more inspiration, check out what the rest of the Christmas Card Challenges design team has created!

  • Alanna
  • Donna
  • Heather
  • JoAnn
  • Laurie
  • Mandy
  • Margo
  • Marsha
  • Monica
  • Rema
  • Shirley Anne
  • Susan

Thanks so much for visiting and have a fantastic day!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!)

Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps, Ready, Set, Snow
Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps, Life is Good
Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps, Baaah Humbug
Lawn Cuts Dies, Ready, Set, Snow
Lawn Cuts Dies, Ready, Set, Snow Shaker Add-On
Lawn Cuts Dies, Stitched Circle Tags
The Crafts Outlet MCR-GLS-TRN-TA6-CLR Transparent Glass Microbead, 1 Bag of 1-Ounce, Clear
Lawn Fawn Collection Pack, Pint-Sized Patterns: Beachside
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Robin’s Egg, 25 pk
Grafix Clear .005 Dura-Lar Film, 9-Inch by 12-Inch, 25 Sheets
Copic Sketch Markers
Neenah Exact Index, 110 lb, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 250 Sheets, White, 94 Brightness
Powder Tool Adhesive Deactivator
Ranger Embossing Powder, 1 oz, White
Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder, Clear
Tsukineko Full-Size VersaMark Pigment Inkpad, Clear
VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black
Tsukineko Full-Size Memento Fade Resistant Inkpad, Tuxedo Black
Lawn Fawn Ink Pad, Lobster
DMC 117-3849 Mouline Stranded Cotton Six Strand Embroidery Floss Thread, Light Teal Green, 8.7-Yard
KINGLAKE® Natural Jute Twine Best Arts Crafts Twine Christmas Twine Industrial Packing Materials Du
Sizzix 660340 Big Shot Plus Cutting/Embossing Machine, White/Gray
WAGNER HT 400 650-Degree Heat Gun
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  1. Kajcyika says

    March 6, 2016 at 11:44 am

    omggg, this is soooo cute! I love it 🙂

    Reply
  2. Celeste Goff says

    March 6, 2016 at 11:58 am

    What a fun and whimsical Christmas card Jessica! Love the shaker element!

    Reply
  3. Lisaerica says

    March 6, 2016 at 3:43 pm

    So stinkin cute! I love his hat and the micro beads look fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Susan Powell says

    March 6, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    HI Jess 🙂 This is absolutely AWESOME!!!! So very creative of you!

    Reply
  5. Megan says

    March 7, 2016 at 1:13 am

    Hi Jess, a gorgeous Summer Christmas card your sand-shaker is cool love your little crab too, it’s 32C here today, so very hot looking forward to the cooler months coming… Thank you for the inspiration… Megan

    Reply
  6. Shirley-Anne says

    March 7, 2016 at 6:01 am

    Hi Jess .Love the beach globe

    Reply

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