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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Thursday, 5 May 2016

Holly for 52CCT

This week's 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge is to pick a previous theme challenge. 


I picked theme #20 "Holly" and created this card:


And also made a colour variation on it:


I stamped and watercoloured my image, flicked some colour splatters on it, die cut with a square, and bordered with burlap.

It's a nice flat card for mailing and would also be easy to mass produce.

Thanks for visiting!







Supplies:
Stamps - Rubber Stampede holly, Wordsworth noel
Ink - Archival Jet Black
Paper - cream cs, watercolour paper
Accessories - watercolour paints, red and natural burlap



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5 comments:

  1. Bonnie5 May 2016 at 16:21

    Pretty holly, Susan! And I love the burlap and how different the red burlap makes the whole card!

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  2. Paper Lily Leaf6 May 2016 at 06:54

    Gorgeous! I love the beautiful holly image combined with the burlap. Thanks for joining us at 52CCT, April x

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  3. MaryH6 May 2016 at 10:27

    Love both these vibrant holly themed cards. Lovely watercoloring, and I liked the texture of the burlap frame behind the image. Especially loving the wonderful color on the red...Very rich depth indeed. TFS

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  4. Loll6 May 2016 at 22:37

    Great design with the beautiful holly image and splatters. The burlap layer is awesome ... adding lots of texture. Love both colours. xx

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  5. Deborah Frings7 May 2016 at 10:25

    I like that you made two cards with the holly theme. The burlap texture is just super. Thanks so much for playing along with our Pick a Previous theme at 52CCT this week! Deborah, DT.

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