Friday, August 27, 2010

Christmas in Summer

It is time for a new challenge at Phindy's Place Challenge and we want you to make a Christmas card.  I love that I can get a head start on my holiday cards and I think I now have six made - only thirty-five or so to go.

I am always trying to come up with embellishments for Christmas cards that aren't too dimensional because I can't afford to mail that number of cards in boxes.  I made the ornaments very simply by punching circles, running them through my Cuttlebug in a swirly embossing folder and then adding a handcut top, some gold cord bows and gold floss hanging thread.  I rubbed some gold paste on the raised parts of the embossing to make it stand out.



I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Say it with shapes
The Crazy Challenge - Never too early for Christmas cards
The Creative Cottage - Christmas

Image:  All Wrapped Up (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Green and Burgundy (Recollections), Gold (DCWV)
Papers:  Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Circle Punches (EK Paper Shapers), Label 1 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Chalk (Mungyo), Gold Floss & Cord (My Stash), Swiss Dots & Swirls Embossing Folders (Cuttlebug), Gold Paste (Jacquard)

15 comments:

  1. What an awesome idea Cec. I love the embossed ornaments topped with gold. What's not to love about this amazing card! Wonderful - Completely Wonderful!
    Hugs,
    Lynda

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  2. Cec-this is wonderful! Love the embossing and addition of the Christmas ornaments!

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  3. Such beautiful work on this card, Cec!
    Your embossed ornaments are an amazing idea and great job coloring that sassy little guy!
    Phindy

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  4. Beautiful card, Cec! I like how you did the embossed christmas ornaments! Lovely idea and it really looks wonderful :o)
    Sylvia xx

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  5. Fabulous card!! The Christmas ornaments are a great touch!

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  6. this is gorgeous all the detail looks great. Thanks for joining us at The Creative Cottage, Tracy x

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  7. Beautiful rich festive colours and absolutely gorgeous colouring. I love how you have created the baubles and don't you just love the card candy - so versatile (and inexpensive!)
    Hugs
    Annika

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  8. Stunning card! I love how you created the ornaments. I hope you are feeling better.

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  9. Wow! You did a great job with this challenge. I really like your ornaments.

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  10. Gorgeous - thanks for joining us at OSAAT this week and good luck - xx

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  11. yikes - best ornaments of all! and that little elf is colored so beautifully - lovin the colors! wonderful card kid-oh (-:

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  12. Very nice Christmas card and the image is totally cute. :)
    Thank you for joining us at the "Crazy challenge"!
    hugs Nana

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  13. what a brilliant cheerful Christmas card Cec, I love the colours with the cute image
    Mina xxx

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  14. Cec this is so cute and those baubles are such a clever touch, love it!

    Anne
    x

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Cec