Goodness, a week goes by quickly! It's already time for a new challenge at The Paper Players. Jaydee has set us this lovely sketch to play with this week.
For some reason, I struggled a bit with this. I have made a square version, then I made a normal rectangular card, then I remade the square one... and in the end, decided to share this one with you!
Through the various remakes, I had a lot of fun playing with the Decorative Trees bundle, soon to be available in the September-December Mini Catalogue. The tree shape matches the stamped tree from the set but the dies also offer six different decorative overlays to decorate the tree, across two sizes. For this one, I've used Garden Green for the base and some of the gorgeous Festive Glimmer Paper for the overlay - another preorder product that will be available in September. 😀
The DSP is already available as an Online Exclusive. The Season of Green and Gold DSP can only be seen in the online store, not in a catalogue. The section is worth a browse, just to see what's on offer.
I did originally plan to gold emboss the sentiment but once I'd done it, it just got lost in the sea of gold already on the card, so I stamped it in Garden Green on Very Vanilla instead and am much happier with that. The embellishments are from the Tinsel Gems Four Pack.
We look forward to seeing what you do with this sketch. You can see what the rest of the design team have done, and link up your entry, at The Paper Players page.
Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
- Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
- Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
- Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
- Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
- Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!
Don't forget to check out the great inspiration from the rest of the design team.
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And don't forget that the next Creativity Abounds stamp camp is in October and will be featuring the Reindeer Fun Bundle, Reindeer Days DSP and select accessories. Where else will you get 26 ready to go projects, with video and PDF instructions with your product purchase? Plus the fun of a virtual weekend of crafting? (18-19 October in the South Pacific)
If you live in New Zealand and would like to participate, feel free to ask me questions. If you live somewhere else and would like to participate, I can refer you to someone else in the team who can help.
Jan, I just love your mix of DSP to create this gorgeous Christmas card. That tree is the perfect image for the focal point! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Jan! What a wonderful way to show off the Season of Green and Gold designer paper! The tree with its gold die cut overlay is a stunning focal point. You have inspired me to get these dies out of the package and start creating. Have an amazing week!
ReplyDeleteJan... you certainly know how to entice your customers! The upclose of the tree is fabulous... love that glitter overlay. Great papers too. Fun way to start the merriment of making Christmas cards...
ReplyDeleteI love the gold glitter outline on the tree and those gorgeous papers in the background! Sometimes it takes a couple tries to get the result you like and I think you settled on the right one Jan, this card is beautiful!
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