Tuesday 30 June 2015

Candlelight

Hi and welcome to Merry Monday - where we get to make Christmas cards all year round!  This week, Sue has challenged us to use candles and flowers on our Christmas card.


I have to admit to struggling with this challenge as I don't really have many Christmas stamps with candles and flowers and I didn't feel like doing any punch art.  I dug into the deep dark recesses of my Christmas stamps and found a set that features a candle and holly.  So for today's challenge, I'm declaring that holly is a flower :)


I stamped the candle onto some X-press It cardstock and colored it very quickly with Copics.  I went over the whole image in Wink of Stella so it has a lovely shimmer IRL.  I outlined the image in B0000 and B000 pens and then decided to use that as my accent color.   So I cut a strip of Audrey Blue cardstock for the left hand side.  

The sentiment comes from a Verve set called Christmas Joy.



Thanks for visiting.  The rest of the DT have some wonderful inspiration so be sure to check them out.

Products used:

Stamps:  Yuletide Greetings (CTMH), Christmas Joy (Verve)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock:  White, X-press It, Audrey Blue (SSS)
Accessories:  Copics, Wink of Stella

17 comments:

Sue said...

What a gorgeous design and beautifully coloured!

Sue said...

What a gorgeous design and beautifully coloured!

Becca Cruger said...

So cute! It's simple and elegant.

Bonnie said...

This is a beautiful little candle and you've colored it beautifully, Karen! The sentiment is perfect with it! Love at that white space! Hope you have a great week!

Susan Joyce said...

Gorgeous CAS design Karren, beautifully executed.

Kristie Goulet said...

Gorgeous CAS design! Love the little candle and your coloring is beautiful. Have a great week!

Diane said...

Wonderful colors and love the holiday design.

Hugs Diane

Diane said...

Wonderful colors and love the holiday design.

Hugs Diane

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

Karren, LOVE the CAS design and beautiful candle image!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Debbie Henderson Debbie's Designs said...

The blue around your stamped image looks AWESOME! And the candle image is so perfect!

LeAnne said...

I'll take holly as a flower...this is STUNNING!

Susan Powell said...

Gorgeous!! Clean and simple perfection!!

Susan Powell said...

Gorgeous!! Clean and simple perfection!!

Katie Melhus said...

So pretty, Karren - I always love your coloring and this is another super sweet little image!

Wendy said...

Love your beautiful CAS card, Karren! Your candle & holly are colored perfectly! Hope you had a great week! :)

Notes by Nina said...

CAS perfection, I love it.

3treescreations@gmail.com said...

Gorgeously gorgeous!!

Deanne :)