A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Sunday 13 May 2018

Blue and Turquoise

The 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge is a colour challenge this time:


Here's my card:


I had a piece of background in my UFO box that I'd painted with turquoise shimmer dimensional paint. Over top I spread glass bead gel through a star stencil and sprinkled on gold pearlex powder.

I die cut the sentiment frame from gold glitter cs and layered over the stenciled background. Out of the scrap from die cutting the sentiment, I die cut several small stars from the same gold glitter cs and scattered them around the edge of the frame.


Thanks for stopping by!





Supplies:
Paper - white cs, gold glitter cs
Size - A2
Accessories - glass bead gel, gold Pearlex, blue shimmer dimensional paint, Simon Says Stamp Holiday Frame die, Memory Box star stencil, various star dies



10 comments:

  1. Wow, look at all that shimmer and shine! Beautiful way to use these colors, Susan!

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  2. This is such a festive and sparkly Christmas card, Susan. Love the gold stars and the way you carried that through in the framing. Fantastic card in design!

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  3. Wonderful effect with the dimensional paint and the glass beads with the pearlex powder. So much glimmer....stunning x

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  4. So pretty in the gold and blue! love the texture of the glitter paper!

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  5. This is so pretty and shimmery Susan. What a great way to use the challenge colours. I could see this being a very popular card at your sale ... need to make multiples, my friend! xx

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  6. wow, great colour combo and all those glittery stars flying around.

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  7. Gorgeous. The scattered stars really make it. Thanks for joining in at 52CCT

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  8. great design, I love it.
    Thanks for joining in at 52CCT.

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  9. That's an absolutely beautiful turquoise background for you to start from - and the gold bling really sets it off. Fantastic card. Thanks for joining in at the 52CCT.

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  10. C'est une très jolie carte Susan, la pluie d'étoile d'or est superbe, merci de jouer avec nous chez 52cct, biz

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