Thursday, November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving

to all of you who are taking a break from kitchen duties and joining us for the Thanksgiving Day kickoff of the Dreamweaver Thursday's Dream Schemes.  Beginning today and every Thursday thereafter, check the Dream Team members' blogs (see the sidebar on the right) to see what we've made for you.

Today's challenge was to create a card using non-traditional Christmas colors.  As soon as I heard that, I knew exactly what I would do.  One of my favorite memories was my Grandmother's aluminum Christmas tree – you know, the ones that look like a gazillion strips of tin foil glued to a metal branch.  All the ornaments were one color and a flood lamp was placed on the floor on each side of the tree for uplighting.  My Grandmother and the tree are no longer with us, but the memory lives on in this card.

The Christmas tree (LG651) was embossed with white matte embossing paste.  When dry, I applied Splendor inks in silver, gold and turquoise.  That's all there is to it.  If you need to make a lot of cards, this might be the one to choose.

Thanks for stopping by.  But don't forget to check out what the other designers have made for you.  Just click on the names on the right.

See you next week!

13 comments:

  1. I agree Liz, this would be a great card design to make oodles of for the holidays. And that color scheme is lovely...hehehe no red and green today, huh?

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  2. Nice, easy idea, stencilling with ink over that white paste. Thanks!

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  4. Oooohhh, BEAUTIFUL Liz. I laughed out loud when I read your post...I remember my grandmother's tree like that too!!!

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  5. I agree with Deborah, I laughed at the thought of the metal trees, which in Oregon where I grew up always seemed out of place.

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  6. What a great memory! And great card. Love the colors.

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  7. LIz we had one of those trees and so did my husband. The really funny thing is that a few years ago my sister-in-law recycled it and used it in her home, the kids in the family thought it was cool. I love your card. Great colors and I think I need to get that stencil.

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  8. Great memory, thanks for sharing it, that's what I love about the holidays! Great Jon with the tree too.

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  9. This tree is just gorgeous and sounds easy to make. A perfect card to send if you have a lot to make.

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  10. Oooooh, love this tree in white with the turquoise ornaments!

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  11. I love this stencil Liz!! Great colors also! I hope you had a super Thanksgiving!

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  12. Beautifully done. I love that stencil. So simple yet so elegant. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. I just love this! I remember the aluminum trees, too. To add to my nostalgia, my dear mom-in-law decorated her tree, whatever type it was, in just that shade of turquoise. It's a great, striking, gorgeous card!

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