Life is full of contradictions, and I find myself as an adult surprised by my choice of Christmas colours. Our childhood Christmas was a chaos of multicoloured shiny baubles and tinsel. Streamers festooned the ceilings, and every available picture frame had sprigs of holly tucked in. I loved it as a child but expected that as I grew up and had my own house that I would choose an elegant colour scheme; monochrome or perhaps just a couple of colours. However, life is full of surprises, and I relish delving into the decorations box and seeing glimpses back to my childhood as I pick out each bauble and handmade nugget. From delicate antique spheres that belonged to my Nana to the crumbling Santa decoration, I made from a blown-out eggshell as a young child to the precious momentoes sent from friends afar to the annual holiday decoration sent to the children from my Mum. I find my Christmas embracing the chaotic and is just as colourful as my childhood, and I wouldn’t have it any other way! So when I came to colour this Outline Christmas Bulbs set from the new Cheer And Joy release from Simon Says Stamp I went full rainbow – very unusual for me! I’ve linked all supplies at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.
SIMON SAYS STAMP CHEER AND JOY RELEASE
Before I jump into the details of the card, here’s a look at what is included in the Cheer And Joy release.
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WATERCOLOURED LIGHTS
For this card, I stamped the large Outline Christmas Bulbs set in Antique Linen Distress Ink and took a depth breath before reaching for some bright Daniel Smith watercolours! Among the ones I used were Pyrrol Scarlet, Quinacridone Gold, Jadeite Genuine, Phthalo Blue GS and Quinacridone Violet.
For the sentiment, I chose a greeting from the Holiday Greetings Mix 1 set and stamped it in clear embossing ink on vellum and white heat embossed. I trimmed the strip to a banner and wrapped it around the watercoloured panel. I then added the panel to a Neenah Desert Storm card base with foam adhesive.
I finished the card with a generous sprinkling of sequins in colours to match the Christmas bulbs.
That’s me for today, and I’ll be back on Saturday to join in with a blog hop packed with inspiration. In the meantime, check out the Cheer And Joy release from Simon Says Stamp here.
SUPPLIES
You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support.
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Summary of the project which gives all the views of the card in one photo :D I’d love if you pinned and called by on Pinterest :D
I love all the rubber stamps in the new release but this one by far is my favorite. Your card is so beautifully done with this stamp. Love it!!!
I love these multicolored Xmas lights and the techniques used to achieve the look. Thanks for the inspiration.
Did you watercolor each Christmas light!? New to this. BEAUTIFUL CARD!!