January 03, 2022

CAS Christmas January Challenge - Silver and Gold

Happy new year everyone!  Are you ready to continue making Christmas cards? 😉  Our first challenge of 2022 at CAS Christmas starts now and the theme is Silver and Gold


These metallics are beautiful, but to use them together, I definitely struggled.  Then an order arrived with the We Wish You a Merry Christmas die from Trinity Stamps and the star tree topper included in the set was the “golden” ticket and inspiration hit! 😂   Here’s my card.


Metallics are so hard to photograph.  Had not intended to make it so dramatic with the black, but I wanted the gold glitter and silver foil paper to stand out more.  Started by dry embossing the die (minus the tree trunk) onto an A2 sized black panel. 


Next, die cut the tree from silver foil paper and the star out of gold glitter paper from Memory Box Majestic Hues Glitter pad.   Mounted the panel onto a split black/white card base, then adhered the die cuts over the matching dry embossing to finish!  Easy-peasy!


Our guest this month is Lisa (My Paper Tales).  Be sure to check out more inspirations from her and the design team HERE.  Thank you for stopping by.








27 comments:

Linda said...

Trina, so pretty and elegant. Gorgeous card. Happy New Year!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Stunning cardM

Julia Aston said...

Wow! what an impact using the black background Trina - love that sentiment tree! xx

Christine Alexander said...

the silver Christmas sentiment really pops against your navy background.
Happy Crafting in 2022 XX

Christine Alexander said...

sorry meant to say Black background :(

Marcia Hill said...

CAS and absolutely perfect Trina!! I can see why you were inspired when this die set arrived...it's beautiful and totally pops with the silver and gold on the black!! Lovely, lovely card my friend! Hugs 😊

Ann Schach said...

Beautiful, Trina! The gold and the silver really "pop" against the black background. Such an elegant look! I am so glad you played in my "sparkly" challenge at The Paper Players this week!

Bonnie said...

WOW! This is so elegant, Trina! Love this bold die cut and how the silver and gold play off the black! WOW!

Lisa Elton said...

What a great die set! This is fantastic, Trina!

Papercraft Boutique said...

The combination of the silver foil and the gold glitter paper looks fabulous and stands out on the black card base, Trina! I love the tree-shaped die-cut holiday sentiment! I can already see you using the die set in many ways in the future. :-)
Hideko xx

Barb Ghig said...

This is such a gorgeous Christmas card, Trina! I love the font on your sentiment and how you played with the silver and gold foil cardstock...you are off to an amazing start with your Christmas cards for 2022! xx

Loll said...

LOVE your design, Trina! The silver and gold look amazing on the black background. What a cool sentiment tree die!! xx

Kathy Krug said...

The black was the perfect backdrop for this design. Love the silver and gold theme. Thanks for sharing with us at Peace on Earth Challenge Blog. We hope you will join us throughout the year.
Kathy
POE DT

Diane said...

So beautifully elegant! Thank you for joining our challenge at Peace On Earth! There is a new color challenge called Colorful Options if you are interested, the link can be found on my blog!
Diane POE DT {Nellies Nest}

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Stunning and striking CAS Trina, love that silver tree against the black and the glitter gold star!

laurie said...

LOVE this!! stunning card and so pretty. Thanks for joining us at The paper Players!

Brenda in IN said...

That is a great die and your card showed it beautifully. I love the dramatic background of the black cardstock.

Darlene said...

Just BEAUTIFUL Trina! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Peace On Earth Christmas challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often. We appreciate your support on our new challenge adventure!!

Darlene
PEACE ON EARTH CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

Cathy said...

Such a striking card Trina, the silver tree looks amazing against the black, love the glittery gold star on top too, beautiful CAS card, Cathy x

Susan said...

So elegant to have the gold and silver against the black! I admire your patience in sticking down all those words!! Well worth the time though!

nancy littrell said...

Stunning metallic stamped sentiment tree and star, Trina. TFS the close ups too. A real CAS beauty, my friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy

Colleen said...

Stunning card, Trina! A beautiful masterpiece! Happy New Year!

Joanne James - The Crafty Owl said...

Trina your bold silver sentiment is fabulous and so striking against the dark background and the glittery star the perfect tree topping! Thanks for sharing with us over at The Paper Players this week!

Mac Mable said...

The metallic's look so striking against the black card stock and what a stunner of a card Trina x.

BożenA said...

The color scheme is so elegant, Trina. I think the black background is perfect because it enhances the contrast even more. Amazing idea for a card and very inspiring.
xx

Witchcrafted Life said...

What a chic, timelessly lovely design. It feels modern and classic in the same go, and you absolutely knocked it out of the ballpark with the colour palette here.

Autumn Zenith 🧡 Witchcrafted Life

FiestyCrafter (Tina) said...

Stunning CAS Christmas card. Thanks for joining us at MLCCB
Tina DT