It’s a cooler day here in Chesterfield UK, so I’ve decided to do a Christmas card. I have no idea where the logic came from in that sentence. It just seemed to fit. There are a few challenges out there with the theme of Christmas, so I’ve been playing with some of my crafty goodies.
I have also tried another way of taking a photo. What do you think? My sister sent me a link to a blog by Yana Smakula – I think she is bored with my previous background!! – and I’ve had a play with out house wall and a stool outside…….do you think it works better?
It actually took me a good couple of hours to conceptualise (what a word!) and come up with this. I wanted to do snowflakes, and I wanted them laying over the edge of the main piece of card, but other than that I just played.
I started by die cutting all five of the snowflakes from Sizzix/Tim Holtz ‘Paper Snowflakes’ – randomly – from a piece of white card. After die-cutting the snowflakes, I then stuck a piece of double-sided sticky sheet on the back, which meant I could add some gilding flakes to the apertures left by the die cuts. (I’ll be using those on another project)
I applied IndigoBlu ‘Yorkshire Dales’ gilding flakes as I liked the multi-coloured effect these created. After adding the flakes, I smooshed them down and then embossed the sheet with a Sue Wilson 8 inch square embossing folder called ‘Snowflake Mosaic’. Then I decided what size I wanted the actual card to be – 8.25 inches by 6 inches. (Pre-bought card bases)
To follow the sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, I then cut some circles from the MFT ‘Stitched Circle Frames’ out of the same ‘greeny’ card I used on my jungle themed challenge. I just love this colour – kinda shimmery, olive/greeny/browny.
I attached the circles to the bottom left of the card, leaving one of the smaller circles out for added interest so the circles weren’t so boring, and die cut one of the snowflakes out of Stampin Up glimmer paper, sticking that down with one of their dimensionals.
I cut the circles and snowflake to match the edge of the card, then peeled off the other side of the double-sided sticky sheet (already on my white card if you remember – and stuck that down to yet another layer of the greeny card, then onto white base card.
The sentiment is an X-Cut die, which I cut out three times from card with double-sided sticky sheet on each layer to make it easier to stick one on top of the other, then added to the card.
From the front, the sentiment isn’t quite that obvious – which I wanted – and doesn’t detract from the snowflakes, but turn it to the side and get the shine from the gilding flakes – I think it works well.
I shall be entering this card into the following challenges:
Altantic Hearts Sketch Challenge – sketch
Watercooler Wednesday challenge – Christmas
Addicted to Stamps challenge – Holiday
Mix it up challenge – anything goes option embossing
Christmas Cards all year round – precipitation (snowflakes)
Pretty card!!! Thanks so much for participating in our CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR ‘ROUND challenge. Hope you participate in our next challenge!! Have a happy crafty day!!!
Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper
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Thank you, Deanne. ☺
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The multi-colored snowflakes are stunning, as is the fabulous embossing, Thanks for sharing your card with us at Addicted to Stamps and More.
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Thank you very much, Bobby. 🙂
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This is so beautiful! Love all of the shine and sparkle! Thanks so much for playing along at Atlantic Hearts!
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Thank you very much, Lisa. 🙂
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A beautiful snowflake card and yes, cooler weather does inspire thoughts of fall/Christmas creating, doesn’t it! We’re finally having a ‘wee’ bit of warm weather here, which is why I went with ‘holiday travel’ as the theme for my DT cards. I think your photo background works well; I like the ‘rustic’ feel! Thank you for sharing this gem in the ATSM gallery!
~carol
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Thank you Carol. And thank you for taking the time to leave such an informative comment. 😊
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What a gorgeous Christmas card! Love all that shine.
Thanks so much for joining us at the Mix It Up Challenge Blog – https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com.au/
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Thank you very much Cheryl. 😊
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Shiny Christmas indeed! And it looks great against the rough brick background. I like to take photos of my projects outside – when weather permits. Thanks for playing with us at Watercooler Wednesday.
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Thank you, Gail – and thank you for the comment on the photo. 😊
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I really love the sparkly take on this challenge! Fabulous! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Watercooler Wednesday!
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Thank you, Judy. 😊
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wow! great card! I love the metallic snowflakes and embossing on top of that! wonderful! thanks for sharing with us at AHSC
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Thank you very much, Alicia. ☺
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Very pretty Christmas card! Thanks for joining us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.
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Thank you, Anna. 😊
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A great card for our Christmas challenge – those snowflakes are lovely and shiny. Personally I prefer your previous background – I feel this one is too busy for the cards but that’s only my opinion. Taking good pictures of my own cards is not a strength of mine – it is tricky isn’t it! Thanks for joining us at Gails Christmas Challenge at Watercooler Wednesday.
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Thank you for a great comment. I don’t know which way to turn now! I’ll keep looking for other backgrounds……. 🙂
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Thank you very much, sis. 🙂
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A lot better! The card seems clearer.
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