Dusky Christmas hues with GinaK's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

As I hone in further on the colour palette that speaks to me, I saw a peachy pink and dusky blue combo. I can’t remember now where I saw it. I think it was on a colour chart on Pinterest. I spend a lot of time scrolling through colour palettes! However, wherever I saw it the combo stuck in my head and although it is not a traditional colour scheme for Christmas I think the soft peach works beautifully with the stunning snowflakes in the GinaK STAMPtember set just out today. I’ve linked all supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

 

DUSKY CHRISTMAS HUES

Dusky Christmas hues with GinaK's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.
Dusky Christmas hues with GinaK's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

The key for me when heat embossing a delicate image is a smooth cardstock. As I was going to watercolour over the top of the snowflake, I chose the silky smooth Arches Hot Pressed watercolour card

Dusky Christmas hues with GinaK's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.
Dusky Christmas hues with GinaK's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

It possibly doesn’t show very well in my photographs, but the snowflake has a built-in sentiment banner across the middle. I wanted the greeting to stand out more so than I could achieve on the peach colour and so I ink blended a scrap piece of Ivory card with Weather Wood and Stormy Sky Distress Oxide inks. Together they provided the perfect dusky blue to stamp and white heat emboss the greeting on. I cut the strip down until it nestled into the sentiment banner spot on the snowflake.

Dusky Christmas hues with GinaK's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

One top tip is that if your heat embossing isn’t perfect, then fill in any gaps with a Posca paint marker

STAMPTEMBER 2021

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 (*) provided by a store or the manufacturer. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support.

* Gina K Stamptember Stamp and Die Set
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* Gina K Stamptember Stamp Set
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* Little Things From Lucy's Cards...
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Little Things From Lucy's Cards...
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* Tonic FAIRY WINGS Nuvo Dream Drops
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Tonic BUBBLEGUM BLUSH GLOSS Nuvo...
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Uni POSCA EXTRA FINE WHITE Paint Marker
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Uni POSCA MEDIUM POINT WHITE Paint...
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SSS Clear Embossing Ink
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Dina Wakley WHITE GESSO
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* SSS Blending Brush SET SMALL AND LARGE
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad...
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad...
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Arches HOT PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD
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SSS FOG Card
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* SSS IVORY Card
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Daniel Smith at SSS
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Fabriano Cold-Pressed at SSS
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White Gouache at SSS
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misti at Simon Says STAMP!
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Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
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Dahle Self-Healing Cutting 9x12 Mat
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE
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METAL EDGE ACRYLIC RULER
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Crafter's Companion CRAFT KNIFE
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T SQUARE RULER
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Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board
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SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER
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* Tim Holtz MINI SNIPS Scissors
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Fiskars SPRING-ASSIST SCISSORS Micro-tip
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TWEEZERS
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3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
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Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun
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Ranger ANTI STATIC POUCH
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SSS Embossing Powder Storage
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Dusky Christmas hues with GinaK's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

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