Good morning! I hope you are all well today! The sun finally came out yesterday afternoon and I was so happy to see some blue sky after 3 dreary days! Today’s post is for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. For my second week as a guest designer we have a color challenge…
Two of the new In-Colors and and Chocolate Chip. I wanted to keep my card clean and simple. The base of the card is Gumball Green Card Stock. I used the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and a piece of Chocolate Chip for the background. Before I adhered it to the card I wrapped three pieces of Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon around it. The tree image is form the Evergreen Stamp Set. The solid image is stamped in Gumball Green and the outline is stamped in Chocolate Chip. I used the Merry Minis Punch Pack to punch out a piece of Summer Starfruit for the star on the top that is adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the More Merry Messages Stamp Set and is stamped in Gumball Green. Both the image and the greeting are backed by some Gumball Green before being adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I definitely have to say that I wasn’t very fond of Summer Starfruit when I first saw it but it has become one of my favorite colors. I hope that you enjoyed my second card as guest designer with Create with Connie and Mary. Head on over to the site and see what the other design team members have come up with and post your card too! Thank you for visiting with me and have a wonderful day!
Stampin’ Up! products used:
Card Stock: Whisper White, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit and Chocolate Chip
Ink: Gumball Green and Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Ink
Stamp Sets: Evergreen and More Merry Messages Clear Mount
Embellishments: Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Merry minis Punch Pack, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL
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I’m not sure about this colour combo, but I do like your card. I’m going to try tio
play along with this challenge over the weekend.
Thanks Carolyn! Think of the Summer Starfruit as gold! 🙂
Great card! I like how you added the (3) layers of Summer Starfruit ribbon – gives the card some great texture in addition to the wood grain!
Thanks Melissa! Have a great day! 🙂
Wow! This turned out really great! I wasn’t seeing these as Christmas colors but I definitely can now!! Great job!!
Thank you Deb! I thought of the Summer Starfruit as gold! 🙂
Great use of the ribbon we can currently earn free here in New Zealand! Congrats on your design spot too Justin!
Thank you Paula! That was the promotion here last month! 🙂
Great card, Justin! I love the way you used the colors.
Thanks Kat! Have a good day! 🙂
Great masculine Christmas card, Justin! Love the woodgrain combined with the tree. Awesome!
Thanks Lisa! Have a great week! 🙂
I’m glad I’m not the only one who has grown to love Summer Startfruit! It has such a bad reputation 🙂 Love your take on Christmas. That tree is great – sort of reminds me of a Charlie Brown christmas tree for some reason!
Thanks Jen! I love Summer Starfruit, it’s not fair that it has a bad rap! I think if people thought of it more as a neutral they would like it more. It does have a little bit if a Charlie Brown feel! 😉
I just love the Evergreen Stamp set and you’ve done a great job using it! Love the trio of ribbon!
Thanks Debbie! 🙂
Justin, welcome aboard the Create With Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge Team! I love it. I think we’re also on SUO Challenges together too. I admire your work and really look forward to working with you in the future and to getting to know you better.
Thanks Cindy! I love your work and am looking forward to getting to know you better too! Have a nice day! 🙂
Love the rows of ribbon in the background…clever! Thanks, Justin!
Thanks Connie! 🙂