Hello, crafting friends!
I'm skipping about with a happy spring in my step today because I'm guesting with the incredibly talented team at CAS Christmas! And what a fun challenge they've got for you this month:
I love a non-traditional colour palette for Christmas and my only difficulty was choosing which colours! If you have this problem too, my top tip is to choose your stamp set first and then let the colours choose YOU!
I went with this utterly adorable polar bear from Funky Fossil's Christmas Characters and immediately thought of some zingy yellow stars and orange accents in a turquoise and white landscape.
I started by die-cutting a stitched rectangle of watercolour paper using a Heffy Doodle die, then water-colouring a smaller rectangle in blue ink. When it was dry I added some snow using an opaque acrylic paint. The bear features a little heart which I masked off while inking the image up with black ink, then un-masked and coloured with an orange marker before stamping. I added a little shading with an alcohol marker before cutting him out and adding him to my scene. The card was finished with a sprinkling of punched stars and a sentiment from a retired Uniko set.
Now it's your turn! I can't wait to see what colours pop into your head this month. Head over to CAS Christmas here and prepare to be knocked out by the fabulous inspiration from the DT. You can link up your card there when you're ready.
CHALLENGES
I'm linking this card up at the 'Not A Creature Was Stirring' challenge at Jingle Belles; also at Merry Little Christmas where Anything Goes.
AND IN OTHER NEWS
The bear in today's card reminds me of a little white bear that my daughter had when she was tiny. She had a whole collection of bears and this one was called Polo. My daughter was an early talker and used to enjoy solemnly reciting the names of all the bears. We would weave funny stories around them and I seem to recall that Polo was always a very naughty bear which would make my daughter giggle!!
Thank you for being our special guest this month, Vicky, your polar bear is so cute and I love all the non traditional colors you used!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute Christmas card, Vicky! Your little bear is so sweet and I love your color palette! So happy to have you as our Guest Designer for November ~ Barb
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous CAS Christmas card love your polar bear
ReplyDeleteThat little bear is the sweetest thing ever! A very charming card.
ReplyDeleteJudy
What a great choice of colours, a really lovely image and another super CAS creation, you are the Queen of CAS.
ReplyDeleteKath x
I love polo the bear ~ Great card and memory!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute bear a card design Vicky.
ReplyDeleteHugs Diane
Congratulations on your CAS Christmas win and Guest Designer post, Vicky! Love this sweet bear with the big heart! Fun colors!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being a guest designer at CAS Christmas, Vicky!! Just love your little bear gazing up at the bright stars!!
ReplyDeleteVick your polar bear is so sweet and I'm loving your yellow and turquoise palate. Thanks for being Guest Designer for our last challenge of the year :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely ADORABLE card and perfect for non traditional colors Vicky!! So glad you joined us this month at CAS Christmas...you will definitely be inspiring others to play along with our challenge this month with this delightful card!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteTotally adorable bear Vicky! I love the non-traditional orange heart that is perfect with the turquoise background. Thanks so much for being our Guest Designer this month at CAS Christmas!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your GD spot, love your cute polar bear with his big heart! x
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet polar bear card, Vicky!
ReplyDeleteThe yellow stars pop against the gorgeous turquoise sky, and the orange heart makes the bear look even cuter. A wonderful non-traditional color combo!
Thank you for sharing the sweet memories of your daughter and Polo, and thank you also for being a Guest Designer at CAS Mix Up this month!
oh what a gorgeous CAS card and the perfect way to feature that beautiful polar bear! thanks for joining our Creature Feature at Jingle Belles!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! xoxo
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful little polar bear stamp Vicky! So much creative work on this seemingly CAS design - love the painting, the stars and duo color sentiment! Thanks so much for being our Guest DT this month! xx
ReplyDeleteThe polar bear is adorable and sweet. The color palette is so fun and unique. Beautiful turquoise background to tie everything in. Thank you so much for being our GD this month at CAS Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThat polar bear is a cutie - and Polo the perfect name for a polar bear! Love how you combined this tricky colour palette too.
ReplyDeleteAdorable polar bear in his non-traditional colors. Thanks for being our GD this month at CAS Christmas.
ReplyDeleteLove these colours Vicky, perfect for Polo the bear, such a sweet image! Thankyou for being our guest at CAS Christmas, Cathy x
ReplyDeleteGreat card - thanks for sharing it with us at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog.
ReplyDeleteHelen x