It’s my turn to be the hostess at the Color Hues Challenge this month—and it is a month-long challenge. I chose Navy and Cream, knowing I’d need more holiday cards and that my Jewish friends would find Navy and Cream a good combination for Hanukkah cards as well. And, because the holidays will be over before the challenge ends, Navy and Cream will work for many occasions beyond the holidays.
As I did for our last challenge, I created a set of cards. This time I varied the sentiments.
I began by die cutting a rectangle from Papertrey Ink’s Dark Indigo paper, and then cutting an arch with Ellen Hustson’s Essential Arches die.
On the cream card base, I stamped the Bethlehem silhouette in Dark Indigo ink as well as the sentiment. I embossed a gold star and added a rhinestone for some sparkle before overlaying the navy arch.
The beautiful silhouette is from Spellbinder’s Three Kings stamp set as is the first sentiment. The card below uses a different sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio’s Our Home to Yours.
I hope you’ll take advantage of the month-long challenge and join us at Color Hues. For some inspiration, head over to the blog to see what the Design Team and our guest designer have created.
Oh how lovely! I know it’s not fashionable to send religious Christmas cards (at least here) but I really like them and always buy a couple of packs, which I send to people I know will appreciate them/won’t be offended.
I have a question: when you say that a certain sentiment has come from X or Y, does that mean the entire message – wording and layout – is provided as a whole, or do you get fonts and letters that you can use to make your own messages, and set out as you please?
Exquisite card. Like Lady Ella, I like some religious Christmas cards.
Navy and cream with your cityscape silhouette look wonderful together. I like to include carol sentiments on holiday cards or use a single word I.e. joy or peace. So glad to have a month deadline, too.
This is such an elegant card Karen, the colours were a great choice! 🙂
Karen, What a beautiful set of cards and such a great color pairing you chose for us. I really love those sentiments. The Gallery is going to be full of wonderful cards, I just know it. Take care!
Oh Karen these cards are just gorgeous. So simple and elegant.Love the colours you chose. Lovely to be Guesting with you this month.
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