Pinkfresh and Altenew

I have a couple cards for December monthly challenges.  First up is my entry for the Pinkfresh December Monthly Challenge.  I love that this challenge lets you use the theme or colors or both.  Generally, I use the theme and that's what I did this time.  

I like leaves with a design, so decided to make my own printed paper using a PFS stamp and the emboss resist technique.  PFS Folk Snowflake was stamped multiple times without overlapping until I covered a white cardstock square.  After gold embossing, I brushed the square with blue and green Altenew watercolor markers.  When it dried, I die cut PFS Layered Wreath--love the look!  The additional leaf dies were cut from a gold embossed scrap and glued to the wreath. 

The sentiment was made from PFS Classic Holiday Word dies cut from the same cream cardstock as the card base.  The words were stacked 3 high, brushed with shimmer and covered with glaze.  I splattered the card with gold watercolor and tied on a twine bow.  I'm also entering Christmas Kickstart.  

I used 2 of my favorite Altenew dies, Pink Star Tulip and Sparkled Frame, to make a card for the Altenew Year in Review challenge.  I chose January's beautiful, fresh color combo of blue, green and tan.  I die cut all the pieces from white cardstock scraps.  The bloom pieces were brushed with Altenew Caribbean Sky and the leaves with Grass Field.  Then I splattered white gesso.  

The frame was brushed with Rocky Shore--darkest on the outer edge.  I wanted a little color in the background, so smooshed a panel with Arctic and Caribbean Sky.  I did a little molding of the petals and leaves and added a pearl.  The sentiment from Altenew's Build a Garden: Morning Glory was stamped in Rocky Shore, die cut and stacked.  Definitely not a flat card, but I love it!  I'm also entering SSS Wednesday, WAW and Snippets Playground.

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