Hello there! It’s time for this month’s color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches, and I have a fun holiday card today with a big abstract snowflake! ❄️❄️❄️

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Here’s the lovely color combination that Cecile chose for us:

And here’s my card!

When I first looked at the challenge colors, I was pretty much at loss and wasn’t sure what to do with them… 😅 But then I remembered a crafty advice from Jennifer McGuire. She talked about small die cuts as a way to escape a creative “block”, and that gave me an idea!

I took out the fun Abstract Elements dies from Tim Holtz and Sizzix, and started die cutting different shapes from cardstock pieces in the challenge colors. At first, I was drawn to the cute leaves, and then it hit me! I could use the leaves to create a snowflake! 🤯🤯🤯

From there it was pretty much smooth sailing… 🙂 The snowflake, naturally, required a holiday card.

I decided to use a light gray background instead of my usual white, because I thought the pretty gray (that has some “Kraft qualities”) emphasized the colors nicely. So the first step was to arrange the leaves on the gray panel and create the snowflake.

Then, I stamped a simple sentiment from the Abstract Holiday stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.

To finish the card I added some gemstones on the snowflake, for some extra sparkle. Also, I think it makes the snowflake shape more “obvious”.

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Happy Tuesday! ❤️

– Michal

Supplies

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• Tim Holtz Sizzix Abstract Elements Die Set
• Simon Says Stamp Abstract Holiday Stamp Set
• My Favorite Things Blue Beyond Dye Ink Cube
• Reuta Gray Smooth Cardstock
• Accent Opaque White 100lb Cardstock