Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Back to Christmas card

I just can't stop my Christmas card obsession.  Is there a cure for it?

I've combined a color combo challenge and a sketch challenge for my card.  The Color Combo came from Dynamic Duos:


and the sketch came from Clean & Simple:


This card is also entering the challenge at Crazy for Challenge (C4C164), which asks us to put a bow on our project. 

Catered Crop asks that we use silver or gold.  My card is entering the challenge there!

Heart 2 Heart Challenges asks that we incorporate glitter to our project and my card is entering its challenge!

My card uses Pacifica cardstock and Silver embossing as the focus:


The Silver Shimmer Trim is really a nice little helper here - it makes adding the silver border easy!

If you see some "silver speckles" on the cardstock, yes, your computer screen needs to be dusted (just kidding) but that is actually a result of spraying pearl paint on the cardstock:




I actually started with a heavily sprayed cardstock but I figured that it would diminish the attention to the snowflakes so I made this one that is only gently sprayed.  In person the cardstock looks quite nice but I apologize for not being able to capture that for you in the picture.  Try it out, it is a cheap, quick and easy way to add interest to cardstock!

Thanks for stopping by!

7 comments:

  1. What a bright, cheerful card! Thanks for joining us at Dynamic Duos this week!

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  2. Wow--heat embossing that snowflake stamp (from Perfect Fit--Holidays, right?) looks awesome! Really great job coordinating all your challenge elements--sketch, colours and GLITTERINESS! Thanks for joining the crew at H2H this week.

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  3. That snowflake stamp looks fab embossed in silver, and the sparkly strip looks great layered over the top! Thanks for playing along with Dynamic Duos this week!

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  4. I adore circles so of course I'm loving your card. Love all the details from the embossing to the spray to the twine. Thanks for playing with the Dynamic Duos.

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  5. Very pretty, Joyce! I love the embossed snowflake and the baker's twine is a fun finishing touch. Thanks so much for joining us this week at Dynamic Duos! :)

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  6. Joyce, the silver embossing is fabulous and it works so well with the Sketch! Thank you so much for playing the CC with us...hugs ~S~

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