Cutesy Christmas

Challenge time again. This week for Challenges 4 Everybody we got use a Sherri Baldy image. 

I chose this christmassy image to colour, 'tis the season' and all that! I felt the reindeer on this really encompassed the victoriana era and so decided to go down the pastel routes to colour, rather than traditional colours. It's turned out to be a great for any little girl.

I wanted to keep the background simple, so as not to detract from the main image. To still make it part of the card and not just plain, I embossed the background through my Grand Caliber, mounted this on the card base with 3D glue gel to give depth and added a seriously filigree Christmas tree. To give the tree a little more whoosh, it's sprayed with glitter and white pearls have been added to the tree prongs. I just added 4 gorgeous pastel pink flowers to pull it all together and finish it off. Hop over to Challenges 4 Everybody to take part.

Ingredients:

8x8 white card base - Papermania

Embossing folder - Embossalicious: Elegance

Dies - Spellbinders Shapabilities Holiday Tree

        - Spellbinders 5x7 Elegant Labels 4

Promarkers - Skin & lips - Satin, Antique Pink
                     Pinks - Dusky Rose, Sunkissed Pink, Pale Pink
                     Blues - China Blue, Cornflower, Pastel Blue
                     Reindeer - Burnt Sienna, Cocoa, Caramel
                    Others - Tan Cool Grey 2, Cool Grey 1, Blender
Pearls - Creative Expressions 3mm white pearls
Flowers - from my crafty stash
Image provided by 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - christmas
http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.co.uk/ - Non traditional christmas colours
http://mymumscraftshop.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/challenge-12-winter-christmas.html - Christmas
http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/blue-white-colour-combo.html - Blue & White
http://natalieandamy.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/challenge-15cute-cuddly-christmas.html - Cuddly christmas
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/ - For a child
http://lothiancrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/lothian-crafts-online-challenge-29.html - Use dies
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/ch50-animals.html - Animals
http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - ATG + Option Christmas
http://bestieschallenge.blogspot.no/ - Inspired by a Christmas song