I'm a big fan of Clean & Simple cards. I like how much white space surrounds the image to make it really pop out. And I like coloring so C&S works for me.

I started this card like all others, stamping the cheery, Christmas image from Stamping Bella on to my coloring panel. I use the word panel a lot and realized I haven't defined what that is. It's a layer of paper, in this case, of the cardstock I want to color on. The other panel on this card is the Green glitter cardstock I used to frame the image. 

Then I brought out my festive green Copic color combination to use as the dress color. I use this combo for Christmas a LOT when I want a bright, cheery green - G28, G09, YG09, YG05.

Once the coloring was finished, I trimmed the panel so just a hint of the green sparkle of the background layer would peek out and frame the image, playing off and complimenting the green of the dress.

I then stamped a Mathia sentiment that fit and embossed it. I attached my panels to each other and then to the card base. I then went in with my white gel pen and added the dots and plus signs to her dress to represent it sparkling. One less Christmas card to make!

Until next time....
DT Dawn