A big holiday hello to all my friends! Are you ready for another Double D challenge? I know it's busy times and crafting might not be on the agenda, but this challenge will run into the early days of the new year. The quiet week after Christmas is one of my favorite times for crafting!
Our challenge is all about the candy cane colors of red and white. I'm pretty sure you can do something with this even if it's not a Christmas card. I just love the cocoa pot and the striped cookie jar in the inspiration board:
I just happened to have a candy cane stamp that I love and have used many times. My clear set is sold out and probably retired from Power Poppy, but it's available as a digi stamp here. I colored with Tombow markers and blender, then dressed up the card with designer paper cut to look like peppermint sticks. Fun!
You know how it goes: The team votes on creative winners, plus there's a cool prize that goes to a random winner. This time it's a cute candy cane stencil:
The team has some fun and festive cards to share on the Double D blog. Check them out and say "hello"! Happy candy cane holidays!
Stamps: Power Poppy Berry Sweet Holiday (retired) Paper: Fabriano Artistico Extra White 140 lb watercolor, Neenah 110 lb white, scraps designer paper Ink: Palette Noir Other: Memory Box Stitched Layered Circles, Sakura Gelly Roll clear sparkle pen
Oh my gosh ... I LOVE this card Leslie. It has a place of honour on my mantel where I get to look at it all through the day. Thank you so much! xx
ReplyDeleteAnother gorgeous card! You never disappoint! I love those beautiful berries and of course the candy cane is colored perfectly!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! The strips of red and white stripes really accent the beautiful candy cane bouquet.
ReplyDeleteStunning and so elegant! The background strips are a great mimic of the candy cane stripes. Love the colors in the candy cane cluster. Your coloring is just amazing. Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteSuck a BEAUTIFUL creation Leslie! Your coloring is always inspiring and how clever of you to used those stripes of paper as candy cane sticks ... PERFECT! Merry Christmas sweet friend! I was going to call you but for the life of me, I could NOT find your number ... when you get a minute how about emailing it to me. Then we can 'chat' during the holidays when things quiet down. lol
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card. Lovely image and I really like the peppermint sticks background. Have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed and healthy New Year to all the family.
ReplyDeleteOh I like that stamp. Makes a really pretty card. Nice sentiment too. I always have a problem with sentiments... have a great day and happy safe holidays.
ReplyDeleteHello Leslie: This card just made me want to chew on a candy cane, right now!!!! absolutely beautiful and totally inspiring and elegant.
ReplyDeleteI will get out of my short brake and give this challenge a try.
The inspiration board is fabulous.
Thank you for sharing.
XO
Maria.
Gorgeous! And I love your colors and coloring, so perfect! And the red and white peppermint striped background is awesome! Merry Merry!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous image and beautifully coloured love the effect with the strips of P.paper
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Nothing could top mistletoe and holly better than a peppermint candy cane, Leslie! What a fantastic image and you've colored it beautifully!
ReplyDeleteHope to find my mojo again - it's around here somewhere!
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wow beautiful image of the mistletoe and candy cane, love the fresh colours of the red with the blue ♥
ReplyDeleteWOW, Leslie! This is so beautifully colored! I love your "peppermint sticks" cut from patterned paper! I hope you have a wonderful, merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteLove your sweet candy cane Christmas card, Leslie:-) Your main image with the flowers and candy cane are so pretty and beautifully colored and LOVE how you cut your DSP into strips to look like candy canes..so clever and creative. TFS my friend...I LOVED our hour and a half visit yesterday and it was so much fun seeing all your Christmas cards from friends IRL:-) Merry Christmas to you, Rich and the kids. Love and hugs..Nancy
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet image and colored BEAUTIFULLY too Leslie! And it looks FABULOUS against the strips of striped dsp...CAS perfection my friend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful card Leslie! The image is colored up perfectly. I love the blue ribbon and white berries. The striped strips are genius. Your card is beautifully done! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I checked your blog today! What a delightful card. Love everything about this Leslie, your amazing colouring along with the perfect colour palette, and designer paper cut to look like peppermint sticks - just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you, Rich and the kids!
(Not sure if my son and family will make it here for Christmas this year. Major snow storm coming tomorrow, and he lives an hour east of us. They are advising not to travel, blowing drifting snow along the major highway, white out conditions and winds up to 100km/hour (62m/hr). So we might have to postpone until the 26th (my birthday) which will be nice.)
Who doesn't love a candy cane?? Your card is so sweet!! I like the candy cane stripes in the background along with the mistletoe. You can't beat these old stamp sets. Miserable here today with freezing rain, snow and cold temps coming in for the weekend. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteGreat take on the inspiration and wonderful colours. I love that pale blue ribbon it looks very special against the red of the candy cane. Lovely colouring, as always, too. Wishing you a very special Christmas. Thank you for the card too, I love it's sparkle xx
ReplyDeleteI think that is the only candy cane image I have too , love how you have colored it up, and your peppermint sticks background is so clever with it, cute sentiment to go with it too!
ReplyDeleteWishing you all a very Merry Christmas!
This is just beautiful, your coloring is perfect. Great design too, absolutely gorgeous!! Merry Christmas my friend, and all the best in 2023!!
ReplyDeleteYum! I love the perfect coloring and the candy cane background that you did on this card. You can't go wrong with a classic. Great white space for the sentiment too. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteSo utterly delightful, Leslie!! I always love your coloring and design.
ReplyDeleteSuch a perfect card..love all the white space!
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