Here is a Christmas Card using a sponged background with Adirondack Cranberry, SU Apricot Appeal and Ranger Weathered Wood Distress inks, each applied with a sponge dauber over a masked section of the card.
The trees, a stamp from Artemio, were over stamped with SU Mellow Moss and Stazon Olive Green inks, both before and after the upper mask had been removed.
I finally added a few prints of the tree using Encore Ultimate metallic gold ink, inking only the edges of the stamp so that some of the colour beneath would show through.
The sentiment from Penny Black is heat embossed in gold.
I had fun making this one!
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41 comments:
This is such a beautiful card, anyone would be delighted to receive this
Kathyk
Gorgeous card Chrissie, love the sponged background you've created. Beautifully stamped too :o) Lisa x
PS. Thanks for joining us at Stamp Something!
Stunning card Chrissie, the background is perfect:)
Absolutely beautiful Chrissie, what gorgeous colours.
SUPERB!!
x
WOW... this is brilliant Chrissie. Love it. x
Wow!!! This is stunning Chrissie.
Caroline x
This is gorgeous Chrissie
xx Jan
Hiya Chrissie beautiful Christmas card and lovely embossing and such a pretty card, thank you for sharing with us at Winter Wonderland and Stampin with the Dragon
Hugs Kate xx
Wow Chrissie this is excellent, I am blown away by the beautiful colours and trees, I love this big time.
Hugs
Lorraine x
wow- thats so fantastic card! Wonderful!!!!!!
Hello from Elborgi
Beautiful scene. I like that your tree breaks through the panel and your gold edges on the trees. x
Wow Chrissie, this is awesome hun. Love the colours and that embossed wording is stunning.
hugs
Dawn x
Hi hun
wow this is bloody gorgeous, ya no i luv me trees,luv how you have so much depth to it, awesome creation, sue,x
so what a beauty this cad!
greetings mina
Beautiful card, Thanks for joining in with us at Stampin with the Dragon, good luck.
Kevin xx
Hi Chrissie
Fabulous xmas card ...love it ...stunning...
hugs
sylvie
xx
Amazing card Chrissie and thanks for the description of how you did it...I really must get myself more inky:)
The gold trees at the front look so natural within the scene. You have a real eye for colour choices :)
Jenny x
My goodness this is gorgeous! I love everything about it! So glad you joined us for this weeks CCC!
This Christmas card is so.... gorgeous!!
WOW Chrissie this is fabulous.
luv
debby
Wow - this is stunning Chrissie! Lov ethe sponged background...the stamping is so effective too!
Thanks for joining us at the ABC Christmas Challenge!
Helen x
It's a beauty, Chrissie. Can almost forgiv eit being a Christmas card!!
Wow! This is just my kind of card Chrissie! I love the way the trees burst out of the top of your strip and I love the gold edged trees. The sentiment is perfect with it too. Vx
This is simply stunning Chrissie! What kind of sponges to you use to get such a great soft background?
Yup this is a WOWzer alright! love this so clever! Thanks for joining us on the ABC Christmas Challenge
hugs Samantha
Wow what a fantastic christmas card.
Many greetings
Angela
This is a beautiful card Chrissie I love it I need to learn how to mask better :)
Beautiful card, lovely background. Thank you for sharing it with us at ABC Christmas challenge.
Hugs Dorte
Oh.My.God.
This is super beautiful! Stunning! :)
Totally beyond "stunning", Chrissie!
Oh WOW! This is an absolute master piece, totally stunning.
Kaz xx
Holy Moly, this looks like a gorgeous photograph rather than a brilliantly done stamping technique. Beautiful, Chrissie!
Brilliant card Chrissie you have really mastered this technique and I love the depth of colour in the background, beautiful, Gay xxx
OMGoodness, but this is a beautiful card. TFS!
Cheers, Karen
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oh my goodness! it looks like a painting! thanks for joining us at CCC!
Those trees are amazing, this is such an elegant Christmas card! You + ink = Brilliant!
Beautiful!
Oh Chrissie what a great card and little scene, I also love sponging. Love the way you did the trees too, what inspiration you give us all... thank you :O) Viv xx
Oh noooo I don't want to think about Christmas yet lol... but your card sure is a stunner. Love it.
hugs
Chris xx
I love the simplicity and beauty of this ! Rock on Sister!
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Juelmarie
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