Sunday, September 9, 2012

Play Date Cafe Challenge#148 and A Blog Named Hero Challenge

When I saw the current color story at the Play Date Cafe I knew I wanted to try to make these colors work for a Christmas card:



I pulled out some oldies but goodies from my stash of Hero Arts stamps and did alot of silver embossing:


Using three snowflakes from Hero Arts CL562 attached to an acrylic block I repeatedly stamped them in Versamark dazzle ink on a piece of Stampin' Up gray cs then sponged the edges with Colorbox frost white pigment ink.  The Big Pine Bough and Flourish Ornament from Hero Arts were embossed with Inkadinkado silver embossing powder.  Sentiment from Hero Arts CL543 Very Merry Christmas was stamped with Ranger faded jeans distress ink.  Finished it all of with some peach seam binding from Martha Stewart.
Other Materials Used:  Papertrey ink enchanted evening cs, W R Memory Keepers corner rounder, Hero Arts gems

I'm also linking this up to the current challenge at A Blog Named Hero:


Thanks for all your lovely comments!

19 comments:

Michelle said...

Robin, this is incredible! I love your subtle background and beautiful ornament! The bow is so pretty in peach! Stunning christmas card!

Lin said...

Beautiful use of these colors, Robin!! Love it!

Barb said...

Wow, Robin, you used these colors so beautifully for Christmas! Gorgeous card!

Ginny said...

What a stunning and beautiful card! I am so impressed that you were able to take those colors and use them in a CHRISTMAS card so successfully. This is simply g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s.

~amy~ said...

simply gorgeous! I always love non-traditional colored holiday cards! Thanks for playing with us at The Play Date Cafe!

Rosemary said...

you certainly did makes these colors work, robin!! what a stunning card!!

Brenda said...

This is exquisite Robin! Heat embossing really adds something so special to a card!

joy said...

This is so very elegant, Robin! The heat embossing is so effective against that subtle background. Love it!

Sue McRae said...

I really like this colour combo for a holiday card, it's so rich and elegant!

Judy1223 said...

Robin, seriously? How do you keep on DOING this, card after card?! My jaw hit the keyboard when I saw this...sigh, so BEAUTIFUL!

Anita Rex said...

This is gorgeous! What a fabulous use of the colors! I really like this card! And I like how you sponged the edges with white ink! :>

Linda Beeson said...

Ohhhhh so stunning!

Greta said...

Love, love, LOVE this card, Robin! Gorgeous, elegant, wonderful Christmas card!!

Jocelyn Olson said...

Ooooo....so stunning! I LOVE the silver embossing. The pop of peach looks beautiful. Thanks for playing along with us at The Play Date Cafe!

Maureen Morton said...

Another Christmas card.....come on, Robin...it will be cold and snowy all too soon. Seriously, I love this - so elegant with that silver and the background is divine! You rocked these colors for Christmas, girlfriend.

Cindy C. said...

This is really beautiful Robin!

My Paper Epiphany said...

This is so gorgeous - the colours are so dramatic!
-ps: I'm nominating you for a Leibster award - it'll be on my next post.

cheiron said...

Gorgeous color combo Robin! Thanks for playing along with the “Who’s the Boss” challenge over at A Blog Named Hero.

Maria said...

Absolutely over the top gorgeous!!!