Hello everyone. I’m excited to be guest designing (GD) today at Color Hues (TCH) for their challenge #73 - Coral and Blue.
My first idea didn’t pan out, so I put a couple of new products from a recent Hero Arts order to work. I used the gorgeous Color Layering Poinsettia Window stencils with a sentiment from the Winter Foliage stamp and cut XL set to create a non-traditional colour Christmas card.
To be honest, this well-designed stencil set did most of the work and made the creating process pretty easy. Distress inks (DI) and blender brushes were used to apply inks through the stencils onto an A2 size Bristol panel. A quick side note… the berries were coloured with Abandoned Coral DI then darkened with residual Black Soot DI left on the brush.
DI included:
corals - Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral, Black Soot
blues - Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire
grays - Lost Shadow, Black Soot 
I have the complementary die, but opted to keep it simple by stamping the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink directly on the panel and heat embossing it with clear glitter embossing powder for some sparkle. Adhered the panel onto a white card base, then added a highlight dot to the berries with a white gel pen and clear jewels by Memory Box to the poinsettia centers to finish.
I want to thank Nancy and TCH team for this GD opportunity. For more inspirations and/or to link up your card, click HERE. Products used for my card are linked below. Thank you for stopping by.
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Challenges:
NBUS #55 - new stencils, stamp
Trina, As I already mentioned in my sneak peek, this is just absolutely gorgeous! I have to go check this set-out, pronto! So happy you are with us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Not only a fabulous design and a gorgeous colouring, but also a wonderful take of the palette and a lot of attention to the details! Absolutely LOVE this Christmas card in non traditional colours!
ReplyDeleteCongrats for your GD spot and - needless to say- SO well deserved!!
The card looks like it took a lot of effort to create. I love this floral wreath, these poinsettias look amazing.
ReplyDeleteJust love what you did with that die/stencil set, Trina - gorgeous colors!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just stunning Trina!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Christmas card with these non-traditional colors. Love the pretty poinsettias in coral.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card!
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning card, Trina! Congrats on your well deserved guest spot!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE how you've used the challenge colours for a Christmas card, Trina. It's gorgeous. And now I'm thinking I need to buy that stencil set. :) xx
ReplyDeleteI love this traditional stencil in the new colour combo Trina, makes such a pretty card. So happy you are guesting with us this time around. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful, Trina! I love the classic florals in these non-traditional colors! We loved having you guest, thank you!
ReplyDeleteA GORGEOUS use of these colors, Trina! Congratulations on your Guest Design spot!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being GD at Colour hues, you really nailed it with this card. The poinsettia are so pretty in shades of coral ♥
ReplyDeleteWOW, Trina! Your wreath is absolutely stunning; blown away that this is the result of stenciling. All that's needed is a frame! Thrilled that you're our guest designer for this challenge; you're such an inspiration!
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Trina... these colors are fabulous for Christmas. I love your poinsettias... beautiful coloring. Such a wonderful twist on a classic. Thank you so much for joining and sharing at Christmas Card Throwdown this week.
ReplyDeleteGosh, Trina, WHAT a STUNNER! Gorgeous stenciling job, and I love the funky color scheme for the holidays, too! This card knocks it outta the park! Thanks so much for playing at Sparkles!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely breathtaking Trina! wowzers. I already added this set to my cart. LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm back to say thank you for your sweet comment! Scrap Shotz, in Calgary, has Festive Poinsettias in stock. Reasonable prices and shipping; Sandy is awesome!
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Oh Wow Trina, this is stunning and the colors are so pretty together. Thanks for linking up at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge and we hope you'll play again soon.
ReplyDeleteDonna xx
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I'm swooning over your stunning Christmas wreath, Trina! While the stencil may show where to place the color, your gifted hand adds the colors to make all the depth and dimension with the colors you choose. What a gorgeous card! I'm so glad you were able to join us as guest designer for this challenge!
ReplyDeleteOh Trina, this is just GORGEOUS! Love your colors! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Peace On Earth challenge! (Don't forget about our Stencil Fun challenge blog ... link below). Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Congratulations on your Guest Design spot, Trina!
ReplyDeleteThis poinsettia wreath is stenciled so beautifully! The layered colors give the wreath wonderful shades, and I especially love the shades of the blue with the light gray next to it. The added highlights and clear jewels are pretty, shining finishing touches!
Hideko xx
So glad to have you guesting with us Trina and your card is absolutely FABULOUS! I love the stencil you used and our challenge colors worked beautifully with it too! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteTrina, those colours are so unusual for a christmascard but....what a great and surprising result!!
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Trina, this card is so gorgeous! Your DI stenciling is soft and so perfect. Thank you for being our guest this challenge! You may have sent me shopping ;)
ReplyDeleteI love your description of the Christmas season :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining the Christmas Card Throwdown.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well :-)
Majda DT
Wonderful use of non-traditional Christmas colours! Love your new stencils!
ReplyDeleteReally love this card--the colors are unusual...but perfect! Thanks for joining our #staycraftychallenge with @Ablognamedhero!
ReplyDeleteFabulous colouring. Beautiful card. Thanks so much for playing along with the Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero Challenge.
ReplyDeleteTrina, this wreath is absolutely stunning! There may well be a coloring stencil, but you've created beautiful shading with it. We're so happy to have you as our guest this round at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful floral wreath, Trina!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking this up at Beautiful Blossoms Challenge.
Aimeslee DT
Congratulations on Guest Designing, Trina! Your cards ... your stunning cards! ... are recognizable to me now when I see them in a gallery in Blogland and this is a gorgeous use of the colors! Thank you so much for inspiring everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card. I love the colors and the design. So glad you shared over at Sparkles Christmas
ReplyDeleteYour choice of template for this color set is amazing. Surprising and brilliant.
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