Hello everyone. I have a couple of cards to share with you today. Both of these cards are from new purchases which arrived yesterday – and I couldn’t wait to get stamping. This first card is using the ‘Holly Branch‘ stamp set:
I took the layout from CAS Colours and Sketches and created a simple Christmas card, using the stamps and sentiment from this set. I also added some red glitter card to the top and bottom, and die cut the main piece with a Catherine Pooler die.
I shall be entering the following challenges with this card:
CAS Colours and Sketches – sketch
Watercooler Challenges – Occasions
Time Out Challenges – Holidays
This second card:
is using the colours from Color Throwdown and the newly purchased ‘Peony Notes‘ from The Ton. I also used a Catherine Pooler background stamp for the lines as a back-drop to my flowers. To make the pieces fit together, as opposed to putting one on top of the other, I just turned the die around. Almost like a paper piecing kind of thing.
These flowers are stunning, and I tried them in different colours – and probably made smudges and mistakes on most of them!!
This card will be entered into the following challenges:
Color Throwdown – Coral, Aqua, Yellow Green
4 Craft Chicks – anything goes
Daring Cardmakers – anything but white
Here is one of those smudgy mistakes – I’m still trying to figure out how I can save it! You see the green smudges on the yellow flower? How do I fix that? I may just have to bin this one and start again………….
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Pretty cards, love the vivid yellow stripes with the lovely peonies! Thanks for joining us at Daring Cardmakers this week!
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Thank you very much. 🙂
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So a pretty card. I love the colours so bright and fresh. Thanks for joining in at Daring Cardmakers. x
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Thank you, Dawn. 🙂
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Love your Christmas card but have to admit that I’m not quite ready to make the first one of 2018 just yet. Thank you for sharing on the CC&S challenge.
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Thank you, Fiona. I know what you mean……..:)
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The postage stamp die cut adds such a great detail to your CAS Christmas card – and I really like how you framed it with the two stripes – great design! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Time Out! Jill
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Thank you, Jill. 🙂
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The postage edge is wonderful and I love the card! Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges!
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Thank you, Kathryn. 🙂
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Wow! Love your idea of the postage edge on the front panel. Pretty X’ma’s card, indeed! Thanks for playing along with us at CAS Colours & Sketches this week . Please come back with us again.
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Thank you, Wei. 🙂
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A lovely card! The postage edge and strip of red glitter really adds to the overall design! Well done! Thanks so much for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge!
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Thank you very much. 🙂
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Thanks for playing along with us at CC&S! Your card is wonderful. Love the postage edge with the holly image.
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Thank you, Karen. 🙂
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