Bright and Happy Holidays

You know how I am about red and green, right? It's just not a thing in my brain, no matter how many Christmases go by.

But RIFFS on red and green are fine - like a sweet pink and an aqua. I also love red and aqua. But today - I wanted super happy non-traditional Christmas colors for this beautiful new holiday themed stripe set. And don't worry - there's a quick video below for how I built this. But first - the card.

This new plaids set is part of Concord & 9th's release today - and I have already made a billion cards with it. The stripes are perfectly sized for a card front, AND, I discovered, also perfectly sized for 1" Post-It tape, which you'll see in the video. I used Wild Dandelion, Bubblegum Pink and Sea Glass inks, with both ink blending with the Life Changing Blender Brushes and stamping. I pulled it all together with a pop of black, and a snowflake from this bundle, cut from the no-shed glitter paper. The sentiment is from this set. I like how it perfectly frames the little square intersection of the black stripes.

Happy Plaids Stamp Set [ C&9 ] Very Merry Sentiments [ C&9 ] Snow Flurry Die [ C&9 ] Snow Flurry Stamp Set [ C&9 ] Neutrals Glitter Paper Pack - Concord... [ C&9 ] Post-it 658 Labeling & Cover-Up Tape,... [ AMZUS ] "Life Changing" Blender Brush Set -... [ PFS ] GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Wild... [ GNK ] GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Sea Glass [ GNK ] GKD Color Companions Ink Pad-... [ GNK ] VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne -... [ ELH | SSS ] Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White [ GNK ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ] Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth [ AMZUS ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding... [ AMZUS ] Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675 [ SSS | ART | AMZUS ] Essentials by Ellen Storage... [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC [ ELH | SSS ] Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two... [ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ] Ink Off Cloth [ INK ]

And here's the quick video. 

So staying on the bright theme - I took the large snowflake from this set (this set matches the snowflake die I used above - look how they coordinated the teeny snowflake with the stamp!), and stamped it in Amalgam ink in my MISTI, and colored it with Copics. So easy and quick. Marker List: R29, RV06, YR07, YR16, Y08, YG07, G19, BG49, FB2, B79, FV2, RV09.

I layered the teeny glittery snowflake leftover from my first cut, and also added a layer of the glitter paper to the card base. The sentiment is from this set.

Snow Flurry Stamp Set [ C&9 ] Snow Flurry Die [ C&9 ] Happy Plaids Stamp Set [ C&9 ] Neutrals Glitter Paper Pack - Concord... [ C&9 ] GKD Amalgam Ink Pad- Jet Black [ GNK ] Ellen Hutson Copics [ ELH ] Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White [ GNK ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ] Sizzix Big Shot Express [ SSS ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth [ AMZUS ] Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding... [ AMZUS ] Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675 [ SSS | ART | AMZUS ] Essentials by Ellen Storage... [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC [ ELH | SSS ] Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two... [ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ] Ink Off Cloth [ INK ]

Both of these would be great for making multiples, because they are quick, but still super punchy, because of  the opportunities for so much fun color!

If you want to see the rest of today's amazing holiday release, you can see it here! Their gift with purchase this month is awesome.

Snow Flurry Stamp Set [ C&9 ] Snow Flurry Die [ C&9 ] Holly Jolly Banner Dies [ C&9 ] Cozy Christmas [ C&9 ] Cozy Christmas Dies [ C&9 ] Deck the Halls Turnabout [ C&9 ] Snowflakes Turnabout Stamp Set [ C&9 ] Very Merry Sentiments [ C&9 ] Happy Plaids Stamp Set [ C&9 ] Happy Holidays Label Die [ C&9 ] Merry & Bright Die [ C&9 ] Holiday Cheer Tags [ C&9 ] Holiday Cheer Tags Dies [ C&9 ]

Hope you enjoyed your weekend - today is the last day of my retreat, so we will be focusing on some fun watercolor techniques today and then heading home!

Loveyameanitbye.