Merry Monday Guest

Hello everyone!
Today I have the honor of posting alongside an amazing group

of talented card makers over at Merry Monday as a guest designer!
Needless to say, I'm thrilled and beyond excited!!

Kristie is the host this week and her challenge is to create a card that

uses the colors lime, turquoise and white. LOVE that color combo Kristie!
I don't have any true lime ink (???) so I used the closest that I have. 

I've been wanting to try the Neenah solar white card stock and I 

recently found some at a craft store only a couple of hours from where

I live. YAY! I understand now why it's so popular - It's got such a nice

weight to it. 

This isn't the card I set out to make. I had an idea in mind but when

I started pulling out supplies, I got another idea and when I started

working I changed up my idea again - it's funny how that'll happen.

I stamped the image in versamark, heat embossed with black 

embossing powder. I used Tim Holtz distress inks to

watercolor in the ornaments. I need to use those inks more often,

they're fun to play with.  The splatters were added

to hide the fact that I colored a little outside the lines. After I 

stamped the greeting I remembered I had some green and blue 

sequins so I added a few to finish it off. 

Make sure you head on over to the Merry Monday blog and

check out all the cards. While you're at it, why don't you join us

in the fun and join the challenge!!!

I am also playing along with the anything goes challenge

at Christmas Card Challenges

supplies:

all from Stampin' Up! unless noted

card stock: marina mist, pear pizzazz, white (neenah paper)

stamps: linear baubles(stamp-it Australia), Christmas Carols (CAS-ual Fridays)

ink: versamark, memento black, smoky slate, peacock feathers & peeled paint(Tim Holtz)

big shot: large and small stitched rectangle stackables (lawn fawn)

embossing powder: black

sequins: dollar store

Happy Stampin'

and thanks so much for visiting!