Kool Kitty Musings: 2016 card challenge

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Saturday, 01 October 2016

2016 card challenge - October prompts

Morning everyone!

Well, we are reaching the final stretch of this year's card challenge.

For our main prompt this month I've chosen this pic:

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There are some very cool design elements that can be easily translated to a card project:

Geometric prints as a main background
Copper/rose gold foiling/embossing/accents
Rusty red as an accent colour
Grey tones with a pop of contrasting colour
Woodgrain textures and background
Ombré effect like the rug
Felt and fabrics
Gladioli
Mirror-effect - sequins and similar bling, an actual mirror in the design, mirror stamping techniques
A circle as the main focus of your card - whether an aperture, circular text, or masking out a circle in the background to highlight your sentiment
A retro feel

As for this month's festive prompt, well I thought it was time to focus on the humble snowflake:

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You can be inspired by the picture in many ways:

Recreate the window scene
Feature falling snowflakes
Create a garland of suspended snowflakes
Focus on one eye-catching snowflake as your main design element - make it simple (white on white) or bling it up to the max with beads, glitter, etc.

That's it for this month, hope you enjoy the prompts!

Happy crafting!

Posted by Handmade by Natty at 07:57 AM in 2016 card challenge | Permalink

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