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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Tuesday 6 August 2019

Pastel Christmas Tree

The August challenge at Christmas Cards All Year Round is "Add a Tree".  I saw this photo on the internet recently:

It immediately made me think of this Jofy Christmas tree stamp:


I stamped it in Smokey Grey so that there wasn't as much of a contrast between the stamping and the pastel colours (as there would have been if I'd stamped in black).

I watercoloured in colours as close to the image as I could get. Then used a pale metallic gold watercolour paint for the stars. I die cut the panel with the wonky stitched rectangle die, bordered with a pale gold cs, and used a cream card base. I added a few pink, pale green, and cream pearls to the tree.

It was fun to step outside of the bright reds and greens of Christmas!






Supplies:
Stamps - Jofy tree and sentiment
Ink - Versafine Smokey Grey
Paper - watercolour paper, gold shimmer and cream cs
Size - A2
Accessories - watercolour paints, gold shimmer watercolour paint, MFT wonky stitched rectangle die, pearl embellishments



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10 comments:

  1. Loll6 August 2019 at 10:41

    I LOVE this Jofy stamp and it looks so sweet in the soft pastel-y colours with the gray outline, Susan. This is a fun Christmas card! xx

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  2. Mac Mable6 August 2019 at 10:52

    Great take on the inspiration photo from the internet and your stamped image is fabulous. Your card is contemporary and love the colours x.

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  3. Nstiz6 August 2019 at 12:59

    These are two really fun cards, Susan. Love the tree made of strips and I'm very fond of that Jofy stamp. It looks wonderful in pastels!

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  4. Bonnie6 August 2019 at 16:30

    Love, love, love this, Susan! It's perfect for pastels! Would love to find this stamp!

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  5. Christine Alexander6 August 2019 at 19:30

    the perfect take on the inspiration photo Susan. I agree the JOFY stamp is ideal and love the pastels :)

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  6. Brenda in IN7 August 2019 at 06:19

    Oh my gosh, this is so cute. A fun tree and lovely pastels. That gold mat is so pretty and adds so much to your card.

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  7. Trina P.7 August 2019 at 13:05

    You did that inspiration photo justice with this adorable card. Such a cool stamp... it’s almost like it was made specifically for this! You nailed the soft pastel colours beautifully. xx

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  8. Deanne Saunders7 August 2019 at 15:25

    Your card is gorgeous!!! Thanks so much for participating in our CHRISTMAS CRAFTS ALL YEAR ‘ROUND challenge. Hope you participate in our next challenge!! Have a happy crafty day!!!
    Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper

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  9. nancy littrell7 August 2019 at 23:33

    Beautiful and creative soft non-traditional Christmas colors for your lovely tree, Susan. TFS Hugs...

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  10. Helen31 August 2019 at 12:51

    Beautiful card - love the colours.

    Thanks for joining us at Christmas Crafts All Year Round.

    Helen x

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