Tuesday 18 March 2014

Quirky Christmas

Hi and welcome to the 100th Merry Monday challenge!  What an accomplishment!  For nearly 2 years Lesley has been helping us to create Christmas cards regularly rather than in a massive rush at Christmas!


To celebrate the 100th challenge we have a choice - sketch or colors or both.  I combined the challenges to come up with this:



I'm not a fan of pink normally but I do love bright pink and lime green together - it's such a modern and bright combo.  I chose a cute and whimsical stamp to go with these colors.  As cute and whimsical is not a regular occupant in my craft room, I was limited, but Polar Party came to the rescue.  I stamped the trees image and colored with Copics. 

As I don't have any pink/green patterned paper, I made my own, using a Tim Holtz stencil and sponging on Melon Mambo ink.  I then moved the stencil and sponged on some Lucky Limeade ink.  The green panels were dry embossed before being cut.



Here's a peek at the inside.



Thanks for looking.  Head on over to the challenge blog to check out the amazing creations from the rest of the DT.

Products used:

Stamps:  Polar Party
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade
Cardstock:  Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Xpress-it
Accessories:  Copic Markers, White Organza Ribbon, Tim Holtz stencil

Cheers
Karren

21 comments:

Lesley said...

Ack! Adorable trees! Love them on the inside too! Great festive card, Karren! Happy St. Patty's Day!

Lori Turner said...

OMGOSH Karren, those trees are super cute!!! Have a super week :)

3treescreations@gmail.com said...

SO fun!! Love that polka dot paper too!!!

Deanne :)

Katie Melhus said...

Karren when I saw your card I was so jealous that I didn't think to use this stamp, its just perfect! And you MADE that polka dot paper? Wow, it's just awesome. Such a pretty card!

Stacey Schafer said...

darling trio of fun, Karren!

Kristie Goulet said...

Very fun card! I love that you made your own polka dot paper! So creative. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Bonnie said...

Perfect, Karren!!!!! Love these little trees and I love the paper banners! Have a great week!

Wendy said...

Love this card, Karren! These are great colors together and the tree image is perfect! Have a wonderful week! :)

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

Wonderful card, Karren! Exceptional coloring and love how you did the inside too!

Darnell said...

You may not do cute and whimsical often, Karren, but when you do, you ROCK them! I am swooning over this delight!! Have a wonderful week! Hugs, Darnell

Joni Andaya said...

How CUTE are those trees Karren....Fabulous :)

Susan Joyce said...

Love how you coloured your trees, so fun and that you finished off the inside. Fantastic card.

Scrappy Géri said...

Oh wow I love your take on the challenge Karren :)

Unknown said...

One of my favorite stamp sets..You did a great job!

Notes by Nina said...

Fabulous card Karren, I love your trees they are so cute.

Karen Davis said...

You have done pink proud Karren. I love the tree image, so beautifully coloured. A gorgeous card.

Linda Callahan said...

I do love me some quirky! This is adorable!

Princess Judy Palmer said...

What a fun, whimsical card!

Judy1223 said...

Those cutie trees lend themselves perfectly to this fun color combo -- very quirky and fun!

Greta said...

What a fun, modern card!

Margaret Moody said...

Such a great card, Karren! I love your trio of trees! So fun and festive!