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Friday, January 1, 2021

A New Year and a New Challenge at Color Hues

 Welcome to a New Year and welcome to my blog. You're just in time for Color Hues Challenge #9 ! I know many have enjoyed a long break from card-making and stamping over the holidays. Jump back into the fun of our challenge to use red and gray for your project. 

I needed a few birthday cards for January, so I thought these colors would be great, especially for a couple of the men on my list





Using a monochromatic background really allows the red to pop! I combined some dies from my stash with a scripty sentiment and created a scene. Beginning with Dove gray card stock, I stamped pine trees in the background and die cut a trail of stars along the top. White die cuts of the stars are popped up. The stag was cut from white card stock, sponged with a very pale gray ink, and then covered with a wash of Wink of Stella. 


I hope you will check out the wonderful projects of our team, and play along!  


Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!



12 comments:

Kristie Goulet said...

Definitely great colors for masculine cards! I love yours! Happy New Year!

Karen said...

Hard to imagine a more appropriate winter birthday card---for a guy or a woman! Love it! Happy New Year!

Lisa Elton said...

Yes, the red does pop! Fabulous card, Cindy!

Nancy said...

This is a great card Cindy! Your placement of the pops of red is perfect! Makes your eye dance around the card as it should. That star die-cut is fabulous too! Happy New Year to you!

Julie B said...

A perfect card for a winter birthday and a great take on the colours. :)

Linda Callahan said...

Oh the red and grays are beautiful on your card! Lovely winter scene! Happy New Year!

Leslie Miller said...

I must say you made red and gray look amazing! This is a most beautiful winter scene and perfect for a man or any nature enthusiast. I love it so much! Happy new year, Cindy!

Kim S said...

This is gorgeous - so subtle yet so much amazing detail!!

Ida said...

Very elegant looking and the use of the star die is fantastic.

Carol said...

What a pretty, serene card for a winter birthday!! The colors you chose are perfect for this quiet, snowy scene!

Lindsey said...

I love the light and dark grey together with the pops of red. Gorgeous card!

Brenda in IN said...

This is a lovely card and a great masculine card too. I love the stars across the top and those pops of red with the birds and scarf.