Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Purple Peace, and Pink Snow!!

Tuesday greetings, bloggers!  I hope the week has gone well so far, and will continue to do so!  Here is what I have to share with you this evening:
 
 
I have added to my "collection" of monochromatic inked background Christmas cards with these two.  I really love how the purple one turned out!  I decided to try a new technique on that one with the stacked Papertrey Ink die cut.  I really like the look of it, but in hindsight, I wonder if my "stacks" should have been cut from black instead of white.  Ah well, next time!  On the PINK card, I used the same layout as on this green version here.  I added some Wink of Stella to the pink portions of the Fred, She Said snowflake, and I heat embossed the Cloud9 Design sentiment on vellum.  These backgrounds also have the same yummy shimmer as their predecessors do.
 
Spending some time looking at the purple card, I'm thinking it looks too plain.  Should I scatter some sequins, perhaps?  Please let me know in your comments!
 
Challenges:
 
Jingle Belles:  PINK for the Cure
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up #10:  Anything goes or "for a child" twist
Sparkles Christmas:  Distress It!
CHNC Extra:  Anything goes
ABC Christmas:  "U" for unusual Christmas colors
Classy Cards 'n Such:  Pretty Pink Christmas
 
Thanks for stopping by, and God bless!
 
~Marie~
 

12 comments:

  1. Beautiful cards...I would love for you to enter your pink one in our Pretty Pink Christmas challenge at Classy Cards 'n Such...you can find the link on my blog or on the Paper Playful Sunday listings...hope to see you each and every week!!
    Diane CCNS DT

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    1. Thank you for your comments and the referral to the Classy Cards 'n Such challenge! It is now entered there too! :)

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  2. Such a great background and pretty design!

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  3. oooh YES, i love both of these!!! of course i'm bound to say the pink one's my favorite, eh? and truly... that snowflake... so swoony! thanks for joining our "pink christmas" festivities (AGAIN!!!) at JINGLE BELLES for a great cause! ♥

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  4. Very nice! Neat dreamy quality.

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  5. Love your pretty layered snowflakes ... so very glad you joined us by going PINK for a Cure with Jingle Belles.

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  6. I love both your cards, unusual colours for Christmas but they work perfectly. Thank you for joining us at Sparkles Christmas
    Jane

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  7. I love the backgrounds you have produced for both of these!
    Thanks for sharing with 12 Months of Christmas Link Up!

    SUSAN DT

    DT for The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up!
    Calling All Crafters! – My personal Blog!

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  8. This is just the cutest cards ever and just perfect for our challenge over at “ Sparkles Christmas Challenge " "Distress it” good luck and hope to see you again next time Dt Member Sandra H xx

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  9. Thanks for joining in with our challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge,
    hugs Samantha :0)

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  10. These look fabulous. Great idea with the monochrome effect. Thanks for joining us at 12 MOC.
    DT for The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up!
    Designed By Del – My personal Blog!

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  11. Super make! Thanks for joining us at CHNC this month. Hope to see you again!
    Fiona DT x

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