Inspired by Ivana

Hello and happy Tuesday readers!  Today I am sharing three cards that were inspired by fellow cardmaker, Ivana Camdzic.  I first discovered Ivana through Instagram and was drawn to her beautiful use of pastel colors and her stunning layout photography.  I have later come to learn she is a foodie, a traveler and also married to a wonderful man named Mark.  So, we have discovered much more in common through our social media friendship than just our shared passion for papercrafting!  What I have also realized after creating these cards is that I really like pastel colors and that even though they are considered more non-traditional for holiday cards, they are equally as stunning!  I do hope to incorporate many more of these soft colors in the future.

Here are the beautiful cards created by Ivana that inspired my cards:

Card details:

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Smoky Slate cardstock.  Using the Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangles, I cut a piece of silver star patterned paper (source unknown).  I adhered this scalloped patterned paper directly to the card base using a dot tape runner.  I die cut the wreath in both Mint Macaron and Pistachio cardstock.  I punched little white flowers to adorn the wreath and placed clear rhinestones in the center of the flowers.  Lastly, I die cut the sentiment "joy" from silver glimmer cardstock and adhered it to the bottom of the card.

Card details:

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Crumb Cake cardstock.  I die cut a piece of music patterned paper (source unknown) and adhered it to the center of the card.  Using the Hello Winter Nice and Neat Dies from Neat And Tangled, I die cut the word in Cherry Cobbler and white cardstock. I adhered the sentiment to the middle of the card using foam adhesive.  I stamped the leaves, greenery and berries using the Spruce and Sprigs stamp set and coordinating dies from Papertrey Ink. I adhered the berries, leaves and greenery to the top left and lower right side of the frame to make the sentiment pop. 

Card details:

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Crumb Cake cardstock.  Using the Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangles, I cut a piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I adhered this scalloped patterned paper directly to the card base using a dot tape runner.  I die cut the wreath in both Blushing Bride and Flirty Flamingo cardstock.  I placed pink rhinestones in the center of the wreath.  I cut a 4" x 1 1/2" sheet of birch gold foil paper, notched both ends and placed it behind the wreath.  I die cut the "believe" sentiment from gold glimmer cardstock and white cardstock.  I layered the two on top of each other and adhered the sentiment to the center of the card using foam adhesive. 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing a variety of ways to incorporate pastel colors into your holiday cards.  Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

XO, Crystal

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