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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Friday, 31 March 2017

Red, Green, and White for Merry Monday

Merry Monday is keeping it traditional this week.


Since I love the traditional Christmas colours, I had to enter!


I took my TH holly stencil and sponged over it with red, brown, and a couple of shades of green Distress inks.

Out of the darker shade of green (IRL the green of the frame matches perfectly but doesn't look that way in the photograph), I cut the Merry Christmas frame and trimmed down the holly panel to fit behind it.

I added red pearls to the red sponging to make it look more like clusters of berries.

Another for the Christmas stash!






Supplies:
Ink - various Distress inks
Paper - white and green cs
Size - A2
Accessories - SSS Holiday Frame, TH holly stencil, red pearls



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13 comments:

  1. nancy littrell31 March 2017 at 12:37

    Your pretty stenciled holly looks so beautiful framed by your die cut sentiment. TFS Susan. Hugs...

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  2. Julia Aston31 March 2017 at 15:56

    Love your stenciled holly and the cute berries Susan! The framing die brings it all together nicely! Julia xx

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  3. Loll31 March 2017 at 15:57

    So pretty Susan. Love that stencil and adding the "berries" gives some nice dimension. xx

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  4. Darnell31 March 2017 at 16:16

    Those pearls really do look like crisp berries, Susan! And I love the way your holly looks dappled, like the sun is shining through it!! Hugs, Darnell

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  5. Bonnie31 March 2017 at 16:17

    Your sponged holly is so pretty, Susan! I love how it fits in this frame! Hope you've had a good week!

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  6. JD/ Jill31 March 2017 at 16:30

    Lovely Christmas card!

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  7. Nstiz31 March 2017 at 20:27

    You have inspired me to pull this wonderful stencil out and do something with it! Love your soft sponging accented with your berries! Fantastic card, Susan!

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  8. Unknown31 March 2017 at 23:35

    Susan,
    Your card is perfect! I love the Holly with berries. Very creative.

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  9. Christine Alexander1 April 2017 at 09:05

    beautiful card, I love that holly stencil paired with the SSS holiday die. Great use of the pearls they give just enough pop with the colours.

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  10. Marcia Hill1 April 2017 at 09:10

    A lovely, lovely card Susan! I love that frame you used and need to get mine out and use it more often! And your stenciling is just beautiful!! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Merry Monday!! :0)

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  11. Notes by Nina1 April 2017 at 09:55

    Lovely card, thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.

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  12. Linda2 April 2017 at 08:18

    Lovely traditional color card. Thanks for joining us this week at Merry Monday.

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  13. Karen L K2 April 2017 at 13:04

    Very nice! I too like the traditional colors a lot. That holly looks nice and the pearl berries add a nice touch.

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