Rustic Christmas Heart Wreath

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I first saw the colour promt at Color Hues #5 to use yellow and kraft then a few days later CAS Christmas wanted us to use non-traditional colours ... hmmm could the two work together?  I already had out on my desk a magazine stamp set from last year which I wanted to use again and this is the result a rustic Christmas wreath with presents.


My kraft card is really brown compared to some others so I decided to stamp with brown pigment ink and clear heat emboss so my water colouring would stay inside the design ... that tested my eyesight especially as the mistletoe berries were tiny!  Did you know there is a European yellow mistletoe?  The leaves are green but I've painted mine in neutral.

The presents and bow are fussy cut, shaped and mounted with silicone.  Took an absolute age to decide the final placement of the presents but I'm sort of happy now with the layout.  Finishing touches some white dots with a gelly roll pen.  
I've used - 6x6" white card base
Papermania kraftstax card
Stamps from issue 75 Creative Stamping mag
Distress Oxides - squeezed lemonade, spiced marmalade, hickory smoke
Yellow & brown watercolour pencils

Linking up with -
                                                     Color Hues #5                 CAS Christmas November                

Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

Comments

  1. Trina P.Monday, 09 November, 2020

    How adorable. The yellow really pops beautifully against the kraft. Great idea to combine the challenges. Thank you for joining us at CAS Christmas.

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  2. Christine AlexanderTuesday, 10 November, 2020

    Beautiful berry wreath, love the pale yellow with a touch of blue on kraft. so pretty together. Thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas.

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  3. As.I.Do.Rodos.Tuesday, 10 November, 2020

    Gorgeous card Ginny x
    My Blog As I do Rodos

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  4. Alison59Tuesday, 10 November, 2020

    Oh WOW Steph this is wonderful :-)

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  5. LollTuesday, 10 November, 2020

    Sweet heart wreath Steph. Love the colours you've used for this card! Adding those white dots really brightens the design. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Christmas!

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  6. KarenWednesday, 11 November, 2020

    What a clever way to combine the challenges! It's a lovely wreath, and getting that yellow to stand out was a great accomplishment on the kraft cardstock. Thanks for joining us at Color Hues!

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  7. Kristie GouletWednesday, 11 November, 2020

    Very clever way to combine the challenges! The wreath is very pretty. Thanks for joining us at Color Hues!

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  8. AlisonCWednesday, 11 November, 2020

    That is a beautiful wreath and caught my eye immediately. Yellow and kraft are great together and perfect for this. It looks fun to colour, though trying!

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  9. EmmaTThursday, 12 November, 2020

    Just love this colour combo - gorgeous card that really stands out. Emmax

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  10. Sheri GilsonSunday, 15 November, 2020

    Love how you created a non traditional Christmas card with the colors! Thank you so much for playing along with us at the Color Hues Challenge!

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