Is it just me, or is anyone else having trouble un-sticking the concept of Christmas cards from her brain?  Hmmm…maybe I don’t want to hear the answer to that.

I played with the Color Challenge at Splitcoast yesterday and really liked the combination.  The challenge was to use Certainly Celery, Bermuda Bay and Handsome Hunter together, with an option to add pink – but not pink cardstock.  The Hunter was something of an issue at first, but when I decided to make it a minor accent and bring the pinks to the forefront, everything fell into place.

• Cheep Talk stamp set
• Whisper White, Handsome Hunter and Certainly Celery cardstock
• Thoroughly Modern Designer Series paper and an ancient DSP I can’t for the life of me recall
  
• Pretty Ink Pink, Certainly Celery, and Bermuda Bay Classic Ink pads
• Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Bermuda Bay and Handsome Hunter Stampin’ Write Markers
• Big Shot and SU Perfect Details texturz plate
• Double rectange punch, Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon, and the Blender Pen
• A retired Pretty in Pink button (substitute Sherbet Designer Buttons) and  Mini glue dots
• the Stamp-a-ma-jig

Kinda used a lotta stuff, didn’t I?   More is more…

I used the markers to add highlights – details on the leaves and a little grid on the birdie wings – and to marker the stamps after removing ink with the Blender Pen.  It’s much faster than trying to color larger areas of a stamp.

My craft desk was kind of a mess after this card but it was worth it.  I don’t mind picking up after my own messes, but everyone else’s?  Well, there’s an obvious answer to that.