It always seems odd to me to be making Christmas cards in summer, but I guess I'm a bit of a last minute merchant and am always finishing things right up to the last moment.
I hope that this card fulfils the above four challenges.
The Pile it On challenge might be a little iffy, as they ask for no patterned paper. The white piece was an offcut from my envelope-making. I inked one side of the inner of a Cuttlebug embossing folder with Versamark, added the paper and ran it through the bug, then heat embossed the inked side of the paper with some Crystal Sparkle embossing powder. I did a similar process with the green, but used gold ink instead and didn't heat emboss afterwards. It didn't start out as patterned paper... honestly!
The other 3 challenges are fairly straightforward. The images are from Stampin Up and the sentiment is from Hero Arts.
Fab take on the sketch, such an elegant card, love those trees. Thanks for playing along at ICS.
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Oh it's lovely. Cute tree image!
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Stunning card Chrissie. The Christmas trees are so elegant.
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Clare x
Beautiful and totally elegant card Chrissie its gorgeous.
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Vikki xx
Brilliant card Chrissie, looks ultra modern but traditional at the same time with those colours :o)
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Love those fantastic embossed sparkling snowflakes ... fabulous holiday card.
ReplyDeleteOh my what a lovely looking Christmas card Chrissie. Love everything about this one! Thanks for taking the time to join us at ICS!
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Owner of ICS
oh wow! what a gorgeous & elegant holiday card! i love the dramatic colors and the gold embossing. soooooo luxurious!
ReplyDeleteVery cute... don't you just love your Cuttlebug! I love things in 3's. Thank you for joining Pile It On! this week.
ReplyDeleteJennifer PIO DT
Beautiful! What a perfect holiday card. Great colors, images, and accents. Thanks for playing this week at Pile It On! ~Denise :)
ReplyDeleteVery cool. I like the idea of inking the paper after you run it through the cuttle bug and then adding sparkle.
ReplyDeleteReally pretty! Love the gold and all the embossing! Thank you for playing with us at Pile It On!
ReplyDeleteStunning~ great job!
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Deanna fr Pile It On DT
Your card is beautiful
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Great card, love the tree stamp :o)
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous! I love the repeating trees!! Very elegant.
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Samantha
SP Color Combos Creator -Come play at SPCC!
http://spcolorcombos.blogspot.com
such a lovely and elegent looking card!!! soo gorgeous and great embossing. great job with the IC sketch this week!!
ReplyDeleteThe card is gorgeous! Especially those wonderful trees :)
ReplyDeleteooo loving the Christmas trees! Very elegant for sure!
ReplyDeleteAmy -- Pile It On DT
wow, the embossing is so beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteJust love it...can't wait till xmas...
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Julie Leblanc, Pile it On - August GDT
http://www.kewlstamps-n-more.blogspot.com
Your card is fabulous & so elegant Chrissie, great use of the sketch. Thanks for joining in with the ICS team this week, HuGs Kim :)
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