Saturday, October 25, 2014

Papertrey Ink October Blog Hop!




Good morning!  It's time for another Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!  The challenge this month was to choose an unusual Christmas color combination and get started on holiday crafting!  I'm sure it's no surprise that I chose this color combination:



I'm all about the bright, fun colors and I was immediately drawn to this combo.  Hot Pink on a Christmas card?!  Yes, please! :)

I pulled out my Holiday Lights stamp set and challenged myself to make a clean and simple card using that stamp set, and the above color recipe.  Here is what I came up with:


PTI October Hop 1

For a little something extra, I added glossy accents to the light bulbs.


Glossy

The more I played with this color combination, the more I loved it!  I was inspired by the stripes in the inspiration photo, so I pulled out my Watercolor Wonder stamp set and Tag Sale #10 die.  I played around with several images for the tags, but all were too busy to go with the bold striped background I'd created,.. I ended up with an old favorite, Lawn Fawn's Making Frosty Friends.  I think the size of the snowman is perfect for these tags, and the scarf and heart help to tie in the color scheme.  I am so pleased with how these turned out and I can't wait to tie them onto holiday packages!

Snowman tags

Snowman Tags 2

I'm pretty sure you'll be seeing lots more of this color combo before the holiday season is through!

That's all for now... thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Holiday Lights, Watercolor Wonder, Lawn Fawn Making Frosty Friends
Dies: PTI Tag Sale #10, Lawn Fawn Making Frosty Friends
Paper: PTI White, Raspberry Fizz Pattern Paper Pack
Ink: PTI Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf, Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: Copic Markers, Popdots, Glossy Accents, PTI Raspberry Fizz Satin Ribbon, Twinery Twine

23 comments:

Kristie Goulet said...

LOVE your CAS card and tags! Perfect!

Nancy said...

I LOVE them too! So FUN and cheerful!

Michelle said...

SO adorable..... love both projects!

Leigh Penner said...

Oh, I love those sweet little tags!

Kay D said...

The snowman tags are completely adorable, and I really love the Glossy Accents on the Christmas lights!

Nancy Guse said...

This is stunning!!!

Nancy Penir said...

Completely smitten with your fun snow guy! And those lights, well, can't wait to use glossy accents when I play with this set!

Connie MacFarlane said...

Audrey I absolutely love your pink Christmas card! And those tags are adorable. Great job on the colour challenge.

Elise C. said...

So cute, Audrey!! The bright colors are so fun for Christmas!!

June K said...

So bright and fun.

Marcia Hill said...

Your card and tags are absolutely fantastic! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how you did the bold stripes on your tags and that simple snowman is just too cute! Well done!! :0)

Lynn Put said...

Fantastic card and tags!!! Love the bright colors and great design.

Linda said...

Your tags are so darn cute. I may have to case them. And your card is so lovely....

Cammie said...

Audrey, I love the glossy accents on the bulbs, and those snowman tags are just too darn cute!

Carol D said...

Beautiful card - and such fun tags! The stripey background adds so much happy!

Megan Carroll said...

Super cute and colourful! Love em!!

Rhonda said...

Love the gloss and stripes! Very cute!

Jacquie Southas said...

These are fabulous - LOVE the tags!

BethieJ said...

CUTE CUTE CUTE!!!!
Happy Hopping!! :)
Have a GREAT day!!

Marge said...

Your card & tags are merry and bright & sooo JOYFUL!!! ;)

Unknown said...

So cute!!

Yuki said...

Your card and tags are sooo cute! Loving this color combo too!

Diana K said...

Love these!

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