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Sunday, 30 October 2011

A couple of Christmas cards

I really need to get a move on with my Christmas cards, so I have been having a play to find some quick and easy makes ...
 I love the latest Christmas stamps from Waltzing Mouse Stamps, especially the baubles and Nordic Winter sets.  I stamped the bauble in cherry cobbler ink and the masked and stamped the pink detail from the Nordic Winter set.  I used the square frame from WMS Frame it set to frame the bauble and added the sentiment from the Frame it set.  Finally I doodled a hanging loop.  The dp is BG Eskimo Kisses and I added some white seam binding, tied a knot and added a pink button.

Challenges:
Waltzing Mouse Stamps - sketch
Stamptacular Sunday - borders and frames
Just Add Ink - blushing bride, cherry cobbler, neutral
Come and get it - anything goes

IMy 2nd play involved some Marianne Creatible dies I bought a couple of months ago and haven't used yet!  I cut the branch out of TH Coredinations paper and sanded it to age it a little.  I covered a scrap of cardstock in red and gold decopatch paper and then cut out the star bauble.  I added a bow to secure the bauble to the branch.  The dp is Nitwits and I used olive and crumb cake cardstock.  Finally a few teeny pearls to finish.

Challenges:
Less is More - Stars
CAS-ual Friday - sketch
One Stop Craft - no sentiment
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13 comments:

  1. Elizabeth Hart30 October 2011 at 15:04

    Love your ornament card and the masking technique was perfect for it! Thank you for sharing this lovely card with us at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge this week.

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  2. Chrissie30 October 2011 at 15:35

    Super LIM card I really love that DP.
    Great job!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"
    If you could possibly remove Word Verification it would help enormously when commenting.
    Thanks

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  3. Anonymous30 October 2011 at 16:45

    Love how the background paper matches the image. Very nice. Thanks for taking part in this week's challenge on Come and Get It Challenge Blog.

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  4. Deborah Frings30 October 2011 at 22:51

    Both these cards are just super. I love the Nordic Winter card with the bauble and matching paper - genius! The star diecut is so elegant!

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  5. Laura Davis31 October 2011 at 01:13

    Beautiful!
    Thanks for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!
    Laura

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  6. Kelly S.31 October 2011 at 01:23

    Your ornament card is so lovely, Cathy! So smart to use the masking technique to change up the inside section. The pine bough die cut with the intricate star is such a lovely Christmas card, too. So glad you could play along with this week's sketch challenge!

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  7. Céline31 October 2011 at 18:25

    stunning card, love the image
    thanks for playing with us at stamptacular sunday this week
    hugs
    céline

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  8. F.T1 November 2011 at 09:27

    Effort is important but creativity is more important. Very sentimental pattern.

    print VIP cards
    Printing on Plastic

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  9. Vicky Hayes1 November 2011 at 13:36

    Two fabulous cards Cathy! I love the delicate die cut star.

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  10. Edna Morrisedie2 November 2011 at 12:13

    The pink and red bauble cards is just lovely! Thanks for playing along with the Mischief Makers this week!

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  11. Jodene2 November 2011 at 12:13

    Great Christmas cards Cathy! Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week :)

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  12. Karen B.3 November 2011 at 00:23

    Two great cards, the colors are perfect. Thank you so much for playing along in the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge!

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  13. Shelley3 November 2011 at 21:40

    Just gorgeous, thanks for joining in this weeks One Stop Craft Challenge. Hugs Shelley xx

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