August 13, 2021

Guest Designer for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - August Colour Challenge

Hello there.  I’m so excited to be popping in today as a guest designer (GD) this week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown (52CCT) for their August colour challenge: Rose Pink, Aqua and Metallic Gold.


Those who know me know I love non-traditional colour Christmas cards.  This colour combo is definitely non-traditional and is beautiful, but I must admit it’s one I would not have thought of on my own.  It took me a bit of time and eventually, I came up with this snowy scene card.


Initially, I was going to use aqua for the sky, but this pink pattern paper from the beautiful Blurry Flurries 6x6 paper pack by Whimsy Stamps won out.  It was die cut out with an A2 stitched rectangle die (retired) and the sentiment (retired) was heat embossed on it using metallic gold embossing powder.


The bears from Polar Bear Pals by My Favorite Things (MFT) were stamped onto Xpress It cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Coloured and shaded them in with Copic markers (BG34, BG32, G00, G0000, R20 (cheeks), C4, C2, C00), then die cut them out with the coordinating dies.  A snowbank was then die cut from Bristol paper using a MFT Stitched Snow Drifts die.  Assembled the card to finish. 


I want to thank Andreja and the 52CCT team for having me GD with them this week.  For ideas and inspirations from the design team, head on over to the challenge post HERE.  Thank you for stopping by.




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17 comments:

My Paper Epiphany said...

Your card is sooo stunning! I love the pink background for your adorable bears! We're so happy to have you as our Guest Designer this week:)

Mac Mable said...

Congratulations on guesting Trina x. What a super cute card and those bears are adorable and look so friendly. 'WOW' to your sky in the pink....so creative and I love this non traditional Christmas card Trina x.
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and leaving such a kind and friendly comment Trina, I so appreciate it x

JanR said...

What a wonderful card! I love the pink background and the design is so fun!

BożenA said...

Such a cute winter card, Trina. The pink background is perfect for the color of the sunrise sky. These bears are real early birds.
Congratulations on guesting, Trina :-)
xx

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Darling little bear trio, Trina, and I love the pink sky you created!!

Cathy said...

Congrats on your GD spot Trina, that gorgeous pink dp looks awesome with your family of polar bears, so cute and beautifully coloured, thankyou too for playing along at Watercooler Wednesday, Cathy x

Christine Alexander said...

fun non traditional colours, I love your pink sky and those adorable bears :)

Chrissie said...

Completely LOVE it!
Chrissie xx

Andreja said...

What a beautiful card you made :-)) I like the background and adorable bears! I am so happy that you be our GDT this week.

Fabiola said...

Quelle jolie carte Trina, ce ciel est si original et superbe, merci d’être notre guest designer cette semaine, biz

Francesca said...

Simply wonderful! Love the pink background and these bears are my favourite! Thanks for playing at Christmas Craft Creations

Lynda said...

Love these colours - those bears are always so very cute. Thank you for joining us at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge xx Lynda/Loopyloo DT

Papercraft Boutique said...

Congrats on the GD spot, Trina! This non-traditional color Christmas card is so cute! A wonderful choice of the pink flurries pattern paper for the background. The polar bears are just adorable with the pink shiny cheeks!
Hideko xx

BrendaB said...

This is the cutest card! Just love those bears and that pink background is perfect! Thanks for joining us at Merry Little Christmas challenges

Cazro said...

Hi Trina, Such an adorable fun card, gorgeous colouring. Thanks for sharing with us at Happy Little Stampers Christmas challenge. Caz. DT.

Rocky said...

Love those gorgeous cheeky bears and the colours are perfect for our challenge, thank you for joining us at CCC.

Tammy L said...

Gorgeous card. I love the background. Wonderful colors. Thanks for joining us at Christmas Craft Creations and hope to see you again soon.
Tammy DT