Warm Wishes in Pastels

We have a new challenge at 

Merry Monday

Deanne (Three Trees (paper) Creations) is our hostess this week.

isn't this fun.

This was a good excuse to pull out my NBUS  

Warm Wishes poinsettia stamp from Penny Black.

I stamped it with VersaMark on hot press watercolor paper 

and clear embossed it.

Then I used some Distress Markers and my Aqua Painter to color it up.

To do the wash on the background, I swiped the markers on 

an acrylic block, picked up the ink with the Aqua Painter and

dropped the color on wet paper. (Wet on wet.)

I die cut the word joy twice from a snippet of

Neena 110 lb. cardstock and once from

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.

Stacking them up gave the word more dimension.

I cut the Glimmer frame with my paper cutter.

Now it's  your turn.

I hope you'll create a Christmas card using pastel colors

and join us at

Merry Monday.

I'd also like to enter this at

Christmas Card Challenge

and

Christmas Stamping All Year Long

ANYTHING GOES

Thanks for visiting.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Warm Wishes (PB)

Ink:  Versa Mark, Distress Markers (Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint)

Paper:  Watercolor (Arches 140 lb. hot press), Solar White (Neena), Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Clear EP, Aqua Painter, Stitched Square dies (Lil' Inker), Kars Snowflake EF (retired Cuttlebug), Holiday Words Script Die (TH)