At Beccy's Place Month long Holiday card challenge the prompt is the letter E.
E is for embossing
This card contains a few of my favourite things, Snowflakes and recycling.
My starting point was this lovely layout from Creative Sketchy Girls. I had a gorgeous snowflake that I had rescued from an old Christmas card and it needed to be the focal point of a card so the current sketch is perfect. There is just no way such a pretty sparkly snowflake like that should be thrown away..... I see it as my duty to save it from such an awful fate ☺
The card blank has been covered with a metallic paper from Papermania. The starry paper was from a Christmas cracker, the brighter blue strip was from an old Christmas card and the snowflake strip is from my Christmas scraps box. The sentiment is really glittery from an old card and the blue cardstock are all scraps.
I used one of my favourite embossing folders to add the snowflake panel. The scalloped edge die cut circle is from Craftwork Cards and I coloured it with a metallic rub on.
Finally I added some gems. The glittery ones are from The Works & the plain blue is from Poundland (supposed to be self adhesive but the sticky has long gone on them....)
Card Details -
Size - 6” Square
Dies - Framelits Circles (Sizzix), Die cut embossed scalloped Circle (Craftwork Cards)
Embossing Folder - Snowflakes (Cuttlebug)
Colouring Medium - Metallic Rub on chalks
Designer Papers - Kansan Strip, Background is Papermania
Embellishments - Glitter gems & a blue gem
Recycled Elements - Star paper (recycled from a Christmas cracker) bright blue strip, sentiment and snowflake (recycled from Christmas cards)
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)
- Allsorts - #701 Sparkle & Shine
- Beccy’s Place Challenges - Month of Holiday Cards Day 5 - E is for Embossing
- Crafty Friends Challenge - #161 Christmas
- Creative Sketchy Girls - #77 Sketch for Layout
- Fab ’n’ Funky - #560 Shades of Blue
- Gem of A Challenge - #23 Anything Goes
- Let’s Craft & Create - #189 Anything Goes / Use a Sketch
- Merry Little Christmas - #47 Anything Christmas Goes
- Outlawz Tuesday Colour - Monochromatic Blues & Twist Snow
- Polkadoodles - #45 Anything Goes
- The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge - #127 Anything Christmas Goes
- Through The Purple Haze - #198 Monochrome
- Try It On Tuesday - Sparkle & Shine
Beautiful card and great design love the papers and embossing-love your dedication to saving stash lol
ReplyDeleteCarol x
I wholly agree Mandy, that snowflake definitely deserves to be in the spotlight and not the bin! Fabulous colour combination... blue and silver is one of my favourites for Christmas cards and décor.
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Beccy
What a beautiful color scheme and fabulous sketch! Thank you so much for joining us at Allsorts challenge this week!
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Ellibelle's Corner
A pretty tone on tone Christmas card for our Allsorts theme this week, thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteB x
Fabulous card!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at Allsorts Sparkle week;-))m
Lots of lovely details and embellishments on this card. Thanks for sharing at Allsorts this week.
ReplyDeleteLorraine
Wonderful way to pull together all those lovely bits! Blue and silver a favorite. Many thanks for joining the Sparkle & Shine challenge at Allsorts.
ReplyDeleteLovely card, I like the combo of techniques.
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Buffy (DT) xx
Gorgeous use of paper and textures to make a stunning Christmas card! Thanks for joining us at Polkadoodles, Good luck and hoe we'll see you again soon!
ReplyDeleteLove the image and the layers! Totally cute and festive! Thank you for joining us at The Outlawz Tuesdays Color Challenges
ReplyDeleteA really agree with your recycling, you created a fantastic card and thank you for linking with us at Try it on Tuesdays.
ReplyDeleteYvonne
What lovely paper layering. I like the blue and the big gemstone you used. Thanks for sharing with us at Try It On Tuesday. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteIt is a gorgeous card, thanks for joining us at the Crafty friends challenge, xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, I love the blue colour scheme. Thank you for sharing at Polkadoodles Craft Challenge. Hope to see you again!
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Wonderful embossing on the pretty card Mandy. Thank you so much for playing along with us at Fab'n'Funky. Pat K xx
ReplyDeleteHello... Thank you for entering your lovely card into the Christmas challenge at Crafty Friends. Good luck and hope you will join us next time.
ReplyDeleteDiane Louise x
Super:)Thanks for playing with us at Let's Craft and Create :)Ines DT
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