Card Indulgence

Have you ever made a card and just took your time having fun and enjoying the process?  That was me last night.  I really really liked the Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge this week so I thought I would make a card.  It has been a while since I have made a card just for the thrill of making a card.  While this is a Christmas card, this is not a design to mass produce--too much fussy cutting.  To steer my ideas which were all over the place I decided to use this week's Mojo Monday layout.

I stamped my focal point on Shimmer White cardstock for two reasons.  One because I love the shimmer and two because that cardstock holds up well with watercoloring.  After I finished painting the pointsettias I painstakingly cut out the image.

I am drawn to using at least two colors on stamps.  It creates dimension and interest

There is a bit of glass glitter in the centers of the pointsettias

At the end I felt the card was not balanced so I added the piece of Gold Cardstock punched with the Decorative Label punch.  I tucked it under the focal panel and was then happy with the balance.   

Stampin' Up! supplies:

Bells and Boughs Stamp Set

Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper

Brushed Gold, Shimmer White, and Blushing Bride Cardstocks

Black Staz On Ink,

Blushing Bride, Pretty in Pink, Pear Pizzaz, Crumb Cake, and Old Olive Classic Inks

Aquapainter

Champagne Glass Glitter

Basic Pearls

Always Artichoke Seam Binding

Decorative Label Punch