Saturday 4 September 2021

Christmas plaid

 


Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at CAS Christmas and Colleen has chosen plaid as the theme.
Our guest Melanie and my team mates have some great inspiration for you so I hope you can play along.
All of the details are on the blog.


I don't have any plaid stamps or designer paper but I do have a plaid stencil.
I diecut a tag thinking I'd use that then stencilled some sugar glitter paste through it.

It was sparkly but a bit bland, so I sprayed and smooshed on some Lindys starburst spray in a golden green colour.
That was a bit too much lol!

I tried it behind a few diecuts and thought this one with trees toned it down enough.
Here's a closer look at the sparkle.


The sentiment was embossed with a pearl jade powder.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday, glimmer and sparkle


ABC Christmas Challenge S is for stencil and T is for Two.
I've gone with S for stencil.


Christmas Card Throwdown


Supplies:
Tim Holtz plaid layering stencil; Bo Bunny glitter paste-sugar; Lindy's starburst spray in Ponderosa Pines Olive; Spellbinders circle die; Memory Box deco tree die; Hero Arts sentiment stamp; versafine clair nocturne ink & Stampendous Pearl lustre jade embossing powder.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x



22 comments:

JoAnn said...

Your plaid Christmas trees look great, as does your card. Love it. TFS

Barb Ghig said...

Great idea to use your stencil for these die-cut trees...I love all the sparkle, too! Lovely Christmas card, Cathy! xx

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Pretty trio of trees with the shimmery plaid backing them, Cathy!!

Linda said...

Your plaid trees are so cute. Lovely card, Cathy.

Loll said...

Love your plaid and sparkly trees surrounded by all that gorgeous white space. Fabulous CAS design Cathy!! xx

Bonnie said...

This certainly came together perfectly, Cathy! Such beautiful plaid Christmas trees!

Cat Craig said...

Cathy, the outcome was definitely worth all your efforts. Fabulous cas card.

Pat said...

I love the design with the pretty cut out trees on the die cut circle, and the sparkly green plaid looks great behind each of the trees Cathy...a really pretty card. x

Christine Alexander said...

wonderful stenciling, I just love that glitter paste and the contemporary design of the the trees :)

Mac Mable said...

All sparkly and love the plaid with the crisp white die cut. Such a contemporary and fabulous card Cathy x.

Brenda in IN said...

This came out so pretty and you can still see the sparkly. Plaid does make me think of Christmas (think pajamas for the whole family)!

Colleen said...

Your plaid Christmas trees look fabulous through that stencil! what a great idea! And I love that you put it on a circle and then stamped the sentiment in green also!

Papercraft Boutique said...

Stunning plaid tree CAS Christmas card, Cathy! The shades of green and the sparkle are so pretty! Showing the plaid pattern through the tree die-cut is a wonderful idea. Love this card!
Hideko xx

Marcia Hill said...

CAS perfection Cathy!! Your sparkly green plaid is SO pretty behind the die cut trees...LOVE it!! Hugs. Marcia :0)

My Paper Epiphany said...

Wow Cathy, you're stencilled trees look like jewels! Stunning card! I'm so happy you joined us in the stencil challenge at 52CCT:)

roffeycreations said...

Really interesting trees - very nice Mxxx

Julia Aston said...

What a lovely green sparkly plaid you created - it looks wonderful behind your pretty die cut trees - at first I thought the trees themselves were die cut and layered on the card! Sometimes it takes a bit of time to figure out how to use something on our designs - been there! xx Julia

Trina P. said...

Adorable trio of plaid trees! Love the sparkle. Backing the tree cutouts is a brilliant choice as it adds amazing dimension.

Susan said...

A great way to do the plaid challenge! Love the combination of the sugar glitter paste and the Lindy's spray. I don't think it's too much - it's beautiful, and looks great behind the trees die cut.

Inkyfingers said...

Such a lovely festive card and I love the creative way you created that beautiful background. Thanks for sharing with us at ABC Christmas Challenges.

Melanie Hungerford said...

What a great technique with a beautiful result! Thank you for having me as your guest designer this month.

Dorte said...

Such a very beautiful CAS Christmas card, I love it!
Thank you for joining in our S and T challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge.
Dorte x