Color Fusers Blog Hop — Nov 2023

Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for November 2023. This month, we have a color combination that’s perfect for the holidays, including Garden Green, Real Red, and Cherry Cobbler. Love it!

I decided to use the Above It All Bundle. This bundle speaks to my heart as a skier and mountain lover. Last year, I bought a season pass for the first time in my life! I enjoyed an entire Winter of skiing with my daughter, sister, and mom. It was heaven, and boy what a Winter it was … record snow and amazing conditions. One of our favorite things to do was ride the gondola all the way to the top of the mountain again and again and again.

I absolutely love all the cute elements in this stamp set! There are gondola pieces, a top connector, rollers, wires, and of course the stylish trees. There’s also great sentiments and coordinating dies to cut everything out. This card really focuses on the stamps; I could use the dies to create an entirely different look.

I stamped the gondola with Real Red ink and then used what I think is a two-step stamping piece to stamp the doors with Cherry Cobbler. That stamp may work for the windows too? Anyway, I love how the coordinating die cuts out the windows to see the background beyond the gondola. Super cute!

I stamped the trees by inking up the stamp with Garden Green ink, stamping off once or twice on scratch paper, then inking up a portion of the stamp with more Garden Green. Then, I lightly spritzed the stamp and stamped on Basic White Cardstock. Everytime I do this, it comes out different.

For the solid trees, I cut them out of Garden Green Cardstock and then used a Water Painter to watercolor them with Garden Green ink for shading. Once they dried, I used a Sponge Dauber to add Craft White ink for the appearance of snow on the branches. Lastly, I splattered the trees and background with a Wink of Stella Glitter Brush.

To give the card a little depth and make it appear as though the gondola is in front of the trees (like it’s running through a cleared path, I placed a strip of Foam Adhesive Sheets under the wires and gondola.

In the background, I layered some die-cut mountains in front of a sky that I watercolored with Pool Party ink.

Final touches include a silver embossed sentiment, some Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels, and Silver 1/8″ Trim bow.

On the inside, I used a little Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper and a couple leftover trees.

Be sure to continue on through the rest of the Color Fusers Blog Hop for even more inspiration using this month’s color combination. Next up is the fantastic Melanie Hockin:

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Have a fabulous day!

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