I'm opting for winter colours that calm my soul! Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

I have no words to convey my gratitude for the response to my last post! I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for the love and support. You all are the best. With a view to a more long-form style of blog post, I’d love to hear what you’d like to read. So please, drop me a note in the comments and let’s keep the conversation going! I’ve linked all supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you. 

 

Check out all the new products in the Handmade Holiday Release! You don’t want to miss this. There are lots of new crafty products as well as more innovative organisational ones too! To mention just a couple – Blender Brush Holder we didn’t know we could do without, luscious Glitter Gels and New Inks.

* SSS Handmade Holiday Release
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* SSS LOVE JOY PEACE RAINBOW Set
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* SSS LOVE JOY PEACE RAINBOW
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* SSS LOVE JOY PEACE RAINBOW Wafer Dies
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* SSS Suzy's HOLIDAY TAGS AND DIES Set
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* SSS LARGE ROUNDED TAG Wafer Dies
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* SSS LARGE STANDARD TAG Wafer Dies
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* SSS MIXED LABELS
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* SSS REAL LEAVES
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* SSS THANKFUL WREATH
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* SSS FIRST NIGHT Wafer Die
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* SSS ETCHED BERRY BRANCH Wafer Die
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* SSS ETCHED DELICATE FROND Wafer Die
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* SSS COZY WISHES Set
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* SSS NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
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* SSS Embossing Folder SNOWFLAKE VISIONS
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* SSS Embossing Folder RIVER DAMASK
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* SSS Embossing Folder CHRISTMAS COOKIES
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* SSS Embossing Folder DELICATE PINE...
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* SSS Embossing Folder TALL PINES
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* SSS Embossing Folder SNOWFLOCKED HILLS
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* SSS Embossing Folder HOLLY BRANCH
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* SSS Embossing Folder PINE BOUQUET
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* SSS Embossing Folder CHRISTMAS FLORAL
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* SSS Embossing Folder SPRINKLE...
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* SSS Embossing Folder SWIRLING...
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* SSS Embossing Folder PINE TREE MEADOW
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* SSS Embossing Folder WINTER TREES
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* SSS Embossing Folder SNOWY PATH
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* SSS Embossing Folder LITTLE VILLAGE
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* SSS Stencils CANDY CANES
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* SSS Stencil CHRISTMAS WREATH
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* SSS Stencils LAYERED HOLIDAY GRID
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* SSS Stencils ORNAMENT BUILDER
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* SSS Stencils BIRCH TREES
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* SSS Stencils SLIMLINE RAINBOW
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* SSS Stencil HOLIDAY BOHO CIRCLE
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* SSS Stencil RUSTIC SNOWFLAKE
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* SSS LARGE THANK YOU SWIRL Hot Foil...
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* SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink Set...
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* SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink TRIO 6
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* SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink TRIO 7
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* SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink TRIO 8
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* SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink TRIO 9
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* SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink TRIO 10
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* SSS RAINBOW MINI Set of 6 Glitz...
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* SSS BLENDING BRUSH HOLDER
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* SSS Sequins GLIMMERING PINES
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* SSS Sequins GLITTERING SNOW
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CALMING WINTER COLOURS

I'm opting for winter colours that calm my soul! Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

Colour is one of the key design principles for me. It might surprise you, because if you’ve been around here for a while then you’ll know I love muted colours, but just because a colour palette is muted doesn’t mean it isn’t impactful. Muted colours speak to me, stop me scrolling and give me that emotional response I desire from creativity. And it is that emotional connection that I’m always seeking out. With Winter around the corner, icy colours especially blues are a given. However, by adding a touch of warmth with the kraft card then you have a contrast between the icy blues. Also anything which includes kraft nods to the handmade, homely feel. So those colours paired with the white for simplicity tell their own story to me. 

I'm opting for winter colours that calm my soul! Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

For this card, I started with a piece of watercolour card I had covered with acrylic paints. It was a piece I did with leftover paint from my last post. I had the Speckled Egg, Buff and White acrylics on my mat and roughly brushed those over a piece of card to give a background with movement, texture and colour variation. However, the background wasn’t too busy and this I find is helpful if you want to showcase a lovely embossing folder. With busy backgrounds, you lose sight of the etched design. However, this swooshy, swirly acrylic paint background was like goldilocks and the three bears – just enough interest, not too much or too little!

I'm opting for winter colours that calm my soul! Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

Once the acrylic paint was dry, I ran the card through my die cutting machine with the Snowflake Vision Embossing Folder. The deeply etched design of falling snowflakes is the perfect foil for the swirly icy blue paint. To accentuate the design, I gently rubbed White Pigment Ink over the snowflakes with my finger. 

I cut a piece of Neenah Desert Storm card and ran white embossing paste through the Holiday Boho Circle Stencil to bring the kraft colour into the palette. Once dry, I trimmed the kraft card to fit down the right-hand side of a white card base, kept in place with foam adhesive. I then adhered the Snowflake panel on top, again with foam tape.

I'm opting for winter colours that calm my soul! Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

I cut the Etched Berry Branch from a white card and foam mounted it over the two panels for seasonal foliage. Next, I accented with a red and white twine bow – bringing in that pop of red makes the colour palette that more seasonal don’t you think? Finally, I added a Reverse Holiday Sentiment Strip and a few sequins

I'm opting for winter colours that calm my soul! Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

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.

* SSS Handmade Holiday Release
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* SSS Embossing Folder SNOWFLAKE VISIONS
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* SSS Stencil HOLIDAY BOHO CIRCLE
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* SSS ETCHED BERRY BRANCH Wafer Die
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* SSS Sentiment Strips REVERSE LOVE...
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* Tim Holtz Distress Paint SPECKLED EGG
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Dina Wakley BUFF Acrylic Paint
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Dina Wakley WHITE Acrylic Paint
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Arches COLD PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD
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* SSS WHITE Pigment Ink
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White Embossing Paste
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Little Things From Lucy's Cards...
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* SSS SEA GLASS Sequins
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lawn fawn cord at Simon Says STAMP!
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Neenah SOLAR WHITE 110lb Card
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Neenah Desert Storm 100lb Card
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PAINTER'S TAP
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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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Crafter's Companion GEMINI JUNIOR...
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I'm opting for winter colours that calm my soul! Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

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