CASE-ed Merry Christmas

I am head-over-heels in love with this card of Lynn's:

I love the monochromatic colors, the use of twine, and the layout.

I wanted to use up a brown card base I had lying around and match it up with some pink for an unconventional Christmas card.

Here's what I came up with:

I pulled out my cherished Bells & Boughs stamp set as well as Angel Pink and Hibiscus Burst inks (before stamping with the HB I stamped it on some scrap first to take the "edge" off the pinkness).

For the sentiment, I tried a technique from Heather of PTI. I inked my stamp using Versamark ink and then inked over it with Raspberry Fizz. I used Kaleidoscope embossing powder to give it shimmer. Love!!

I wish PTI had a darker brown cardstock available. I inked over the card base with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and then impressed it with the Woodgrain impression plate.

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies--all Papertrey Ink unless noted}

• Cardstock: Dark Chocolate, Rustic Cream
• Stamps: Bells & Boughs
• Ink: Memento Angel Pink and Versamark (Tsukineko), Walnut Stain Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Ranger), Hibiscus Burst and Raspberry Fizz
• Dies: Stitched Mats - Rectangles (L'il Inkers)
• Other Tools: Woodgrain impression plate, Kaleidoscope embossing powder (Stampendous)