CI#157 Pastels and Brights for Christmas End of Year Challenge.

Well..... 2023 was...... a big year

and here it is 2024 already.

I've had a little de-tox from social media and cardmaking but thought now would be a good time to jump back in and share in this colour challenge. This is one of the four or five cards I created for Colour INKspiration challenges but never got around to photographing and sharing in 2023....

Definitely not a Christmas card , but the colour palette is so light and soft and lovely.

picture credit https://akailochiclife.com/218/11/diy-snow-dotted-cone-trees.html

My card uses one of the new sets in the January Mini - Painted Lavender -it is an image only set with no sentiments. I love it. We'll be using this in my February class.

I used the Baby Wipe Technique and loaded Bubble Bath and Flirty Flamingo inks onto a babywipe and used that as my inkpad for the floral sprays.

I did add some more sparkle after I took the photo. The inside shows the beauty of the floral stem

While this colour challenge is nearly over you still have this weekend to play with these gorgeous colours and get your 2024 off to a creative start. I hope you will join us at the FAcebook Group here.

If you would like the new mini catalogue I'd be happy to send you a copy.

I hope you have a creative week and remember,

"don't just post online,

post something pretty!"

cheers, Liz

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