Color Trend Christmas Card

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. For today's card, I am jumping in with the non-traditional Christmas color trend of pink and pastels. Do you like this trend or still go for the traditional Christmas colors? The colors are inspired by the latest Scrapbook and Cards Winter Issue Color Challenge as seen below. 

This is my second project featuring the Kat Scrappiness Buffalo Plaid Backdrop die. The previous post features the other card using this die. I enjoy using this die. This die offers a lot of possibilities.

This card involves a lot of die cutting. You can use a trimmer as an alternative to die cutting the squares.

After I die cut the plaid on dark pink cardstock, I built my background with more die cutting. I strategically die cut a light gray cardstock to fill in the dark pink squares on the plaid background die cut. When I say strategically die cut, since I only need the squares cut by the open square areas of the die, I positioned the paper near the edge of the die to cut that last line of the plaid. It is a lot of passing through the die cut machine, but this is the only way I know how to save paper and also cut the squares that perfectly fit in the openings of the die cut. I could have cut the backdrop on another colored cardstock, use the negative square cuts and saved the backdrops for later use but I need a lot of gray to fill the panel, so I opted to do my selective die cutting.

I die cut a light pink and a light blue cardstock to fill in the square openings of the background die cut. I also die cut a purple cardstock to fill in the back of the diagonal openings for a pop of color showing through the vent openings. 

After all the square die cutting, I adhered the gray square die cuts first over the dark pink squares. I adhered the purple squares on the back of the vented squares. I adhered the panel to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" scrap white cardstock. I adhered the light pink and light blue squares after, alternating the colors. 

For the sentiment, I die cut the word Merry on grape and light gray colored cardstock. The die is from My Favorite Things Merry and Bright with all the Trimmings die set. I adhered the grape letter die cuts on top of the gray letter die cuts, slightly off setting it. I applied shimmer to the letters with a clear Spectrum Noir shimmer pen. I added dots of Marvin Uchida Snow Marker to the letters to mimic snow that settled on the letters. I heat set this to make it puff up. I adhered this to a dark gray cardstock and trimmed it to size.

I die cut the word Christmas twice on the same dark gray cardstock. This sentiment die is from the Trinity Stamps Scripty Christmas die set. I adhered one sentiment die cut on top of the other for some dimension. I applied shimmer and snow to this sentiment die cut using the same technique I used on the word Merry. I die cut the shadow of the sentiment on light gray snowflake embossed paper. I spritz some pink and light blue shimmer spray on this die cut. I adhered the dark gray sentiment die cut on this.

I adhered the sentiments on the center of the plaid panel. I replaced the tiddle of the letter I with a die cut 3D bow die cut on pink mirror cardstock. The die is from Lawn Fawn Mini Wreath die set. I adhered this and added a clear gem on top of the bow.

I layered silver and holographic snowflake sequins to the squares on the top and bottom rows of the card for additional embellishment. To adhered sequins together, I recommend using Ranger Glossy Accent.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

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Maria Giselle B.

I added below the link to the Kat Scrappiness product I used on this card. There will be no additional cost to you should you decide to purchase this product. While you are at the Kat Scrappiness website, do check out their wide array of products especially the exclusive Kat Scrappiness products. Not to forget, Kat Scrappiness has an ongoing sale on all Christmas products including the die that I used on this project. 

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