Merry Christmas - Color Dare #266

Another Christmas Card with non-traditional colors using Bashful as my pink choice.  It's such a soft color against the bold neutrals.  Using the circle tree die for the focal point selected a black polka-dot design paper because it appears that snow is falling from the sky.  The background paper was chosen for a stripe affect.  Die cut the bird from pink glitter, deer with Pebble cardstock, and the tree white daisy and added pink ornaments with Nuvo crystal drops and Wink of Stella on the focal point.  Tree, bird and Deer were all adhered with 3D thin foam tape for dimension.  Three more Nuvo crystal drops were put in the bottom corner for an embellishment.  

After my card was finished, one of the girls in the group said where are you going to put your sentiment? ...oops.  Looked for a small stamp with Merry Christmas, cut stamp between the words so could maneuver better on the curve and Misti came through again without messing up the sentiment.  

Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #266: We are challenging you to Use (All and Only) these CTMH Colors: Pixie or Pick Your Own Pink, Pewter, Pebble, Black and White Daisy with Optional Silver. If you don’t have these CTMH colors you may substitute similar colors. Hop on by and see the many inspirational cards by our DT and other entrants. This challenge is open until November 2nd.


For the inside of the card...used a border from my stash and bottom layer of bashful cardstock and added the second bird in the bottom corner.  

Our Weekly Color Dare Challenges are open for two weeks, so if you have not yet created and entered your project for Color Dare #265, click HERE or click on the sidebar at the top of our challenge blog. 




Also submitted to the following Challenges: 
Happy Little Stampers "Anything Goes With Dies"
Craftyhazelnut Christmas Challenge #355 - Optional Twist "Stripes" 
   Used a cursive background paper that appears as stripes 
   (Didn't meat deadline date, unable to submit)
Craftyhazelnut Patterned Paper October 2017
The Outlawz Festive Fridays "Christmas"
Weekly Christmas Card Challenges #24

Jingle Bells "Pink Christmas for the Cure" 






CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 
Design/Specialty Paper 
     Silver and Gold Paperpack
     Bashful Glitter Sheet
Cardstock 
     White Daisy, Pewter and Pebble 
Stamps 
     C1525 Pear & Partridge Cardmaking Workshop 
Inks 
     Black 
Dies
     Bird - IO Dies #DIE079-U Birch Tree Trunks
     Focal Window - Memory Box #99843 Stitched Circle Trees
     Deer - Memory Box #98390 Leaping Deer 
     Christmas Tree - Yvonne's Creations #YCD10111 Pine Trees
Other
     Nuvo Crystal Drops "Gloss - Bubblegum Blush" 
     Zig "Wink os Stella" Clear