52 Christmas Card Throwdown - April theme challenge

Hello!  It’s theme week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.  Because I’m the hostess there for the month of April, I get to decide what the challenges will be, and I’ve chosen Christmas Foliage for this month’s theme.

My card ended up pretty much as a revision of a card I made about a year ago.  I started off by giving some watercolor paper a very light green wash of color.  When it was dry, I stamped the sketchy holly image with green ink.  Then I “colored” the leaves by going over them with a slightly wet watercolor brush.  The ink that I used to stamp the image provided the amount of color I wanted.  I colored the holly berries with a drop of cherry colored ink mixed with some water.  When I was done with the red ink, I mixed it in a bit of water, and splattered it around the image to give the background a little more color and interest.  Once the image was dry, I attached it to a mat of cherry cardstock, and then to a green card base.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has made!  Then craft your own card showing off Christmas foliage and link it to our challenge post.  You have until 7:00 p.m. Eastern time Friday, April 22 to share your card.  We’re looking forward to seeing what you create!  Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Supplies:
Stamp: Christmas Blueprint 4 (Tim Holtz)
Cardstock: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler (Stampin’ Up); watercolor paper (Artist’s Loft)
Ink: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler (SU)
Other: paintbrush