Hello and welcome to a new month of Christmas Card Challenges! We’re starting off with a fun color challenge using the following photo for inspiration!
My card was created after getting the idea from the current Online Card Class: Clean and Simple 4. I decided to play around with Yana Smakula’s lesson on faux embossing to create the snowflake background of my card.
As I was writing my post Saturday afternoon I realized that I had also used direct to paper inking which was another lesson taught in class…anyway, I don’t want to give too many details because really, you should go sign up to take the class; but I did want to say that after I was totally finished and looking at the photograph, I wish I hadn’t added the gems and pearls. I think I took a very CAS design and made it a little too fussy but what can I say…I like sparkly things! 😉
Anyway, I hope you’ll play along this week (maybe you’ll find your card on our Facebook page!) and make sure to visit our talented design team for more inspiration!
Hi Jessica , I have a problem with embellishing either too much or not enough so I feel for you . But I love the card .INMH I think the embossing holds the bling very well , although I might have used smaller gems . I love the sentiment as the focal point .
hugs Shirley-Anne
Beautiful card. Love the pretty snowflakes and the sentiment as the focal point. I think the gems & pearls look fine.
Thanks ladies! Smaller gems…that would have been a good idea…*sigh*… 😉
I think this is a beautiful monochromatic card Jess, and I hear you about embellishments. I love to use them too and sometimes I have to force myself to leave the table so my hands don’t pick up sparkly things on their own volition.
Hugs
Carol x
Gorgeous, the gems look good, and I love how you have made the snowflakes. Gail xx