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Monday, May 15, 2017

Merry Monday #248



Greetings friends!  Today our Merry Maker is Marcia and she has selected some gorgeous colors for us to use on our Christmas card this week at the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge.
I know it doesn't look like it but the strip on the left is really a green called limeade ice.

Marcia wants us to use turquoise, green and purple on our card.
I first used versamark and embossed the greenery from WPlus9 Happy holidays.
I then did a wash with the turquoise brusho and kind of made it ombre with darker at the top.
I die cut the ornament from PTI What the Doodle: Ornament and watercolored it in with zigs.
I hope you will take the time to play along with us...and please go check out what the design team has made to inspire you with those colors!
Heart Hugs, friends!



9 comments:

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Gorgeous ornament, Colleen, and I love the pines coming in towards it!!

Kampin' Karen said...

I am going to use your card as my inspiration for another Christmas card. I have a different pine set and a different ornament. TFS.

Birgit said...

What a pretty color scheme and lovely card! Totally beautiful!

Brenda in IN said...

I love that purple ornament and it looks great on the brusho background. Have a wonderful week.

Linda said...

Beautiful card, Col with these lovely colors.

Marcia Hill said...

Lovely, lovely card Colleen...that ornament is so pretty with your beautiful background and the colors are just perfect! Hope you're having a FABULOUS week! (Feels so good to be back in my craft room again!! Thanks for the lovely comments on my new grandson too...he is definitely a keeper!!) :0)

Notes by Nina said...

Wonderful card Colleen, I love the your pretty ornament.

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

This is so pretty, Colleen - love the soft colors!

3treescreations@gmail.com said...

This is really, really pretty Colleen! Love the soft background!!