Sunday, 17 July 2011

Christmas in July

Since discovering sponging techniques some time ago, I have gained enormous satisfaction from creating cards using this medium.
Here is a Christmas Card using a sponged background with Adirondack Cranberry, SU Apricot Appeal and  Ranger Weathered Wood Distress inks, each applied with a sponge dauber over a masked section of the card.
The trees, a stamp from Artemio, were over stamped with SU Mellow Moss and Stazon Olive Green inks, both before and after the upper mask had been removed.
I finally added a  few prints of the tree using Encore Ultimate metallic gold ink, inking only the edges of the stamp so that some of the colour beneath would show through.
The sentiment from Penny Black is heat embossed in gold.
I had fun making this one!
Stamp Something - Christmas in July
Stampin with the dragon - Christmas in July
Winter Wonderland - Wet or Dry Embossing
Craft Us Crazy - Christmas in July
ABC Christmas Challenge - No Nonsense
Christmas Card Challenges - Christmas in July
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40 comments:

  1. Kathyk17 July 2011 at 13:14

    This is such a beautiful card, anyone would be delighted to receive this

    Kathyk

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  2. Wishcraft17 July 2011 at 13:54

    Gorgeous card Chrissie, love the sponged background you've created. Beautifully stamped too :o) Lisa x

    PS. Thanks for joining us at Stamp Something!

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  3. Maja17 July 2011 at 14:59

    Stunning card Chrissie, the background is perfect:)

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  4. Fiona17 July 2011 at 15:37

    Absolutely beautiful Chrissie, what gorgeous colours.

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  5. Mandi17 July 2011 at 15:59

    SUPERB!!
    x

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  6. Shaz17 July 2011 at 16:20

    WOW... this is brilliant Chrissie. Love it. x

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  7. Caroline17 July 2011 at 17:24

    Wow!!! This is stunning Chrissie.
    Caroline x

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  8. Jan 17 July 2011 at 18:15

    This is gorgeous Chrissie
    xx Jan

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  9. downrightcrafty17 July 2011 at 18:40

    Hiya Chrissie beautiful Christmas card and lovely embossing and such a pretty card, thank you for sharing with us at Winter Wonderland and Stampin with the Dragon
    Hugs Kate xx

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  10. coldwaters217 July 2011 at 19:37

    Wow Chrissie this is excellent, I am blown away by the beautiful colours and trees, I love this big time.
    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  11. Anonymous17 July 2011 at 19:50

    wow- thats so fantastic card! Wonderful!!!!!!
    Hello from Elborgi

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  12. Aileen17 July 2011 at 20:46

    Beautiful scene. I like that your tree breaks through the panel and your gold edges on the trees. x

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  13. Unknown17 July 2011 at 20:53

    Wow Chrissie, this is awesome hun. Love the colours and that embossed wording is stunning.
    hugs
    Dawn x

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  14. Sue17 July 2011 at 21:24

    Hi hun
    wow this is bloody gorgeous, ya no i luv me trees,luv how you have so much depth to it, awesome creation, sue,x

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  15. redscrap17 July 2011 at 21:32

    so what a beauty this cad!
    greetings mina

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  16. McCrafty's Cards17 July 2011 at 23:39

    Beautiful card, Thanks for joining in with us at Stampin with the Dragon, good luck.
    Kevin xx

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  17. Gibmiss17 July 2011 at 23:42

    Hi Chrissie
    Fabulous xmas card ...love it ...stunning...
    hugs
    sylvie
    xx

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  18. Jenny18 July 2011 at 00:07

    Amazing card Chrissie and thanks for the description of how you did it...I really must get myself more inky:)
    The gold trees at the front look so natural within the scene. You have a real eye for colour choices :)
    Jenny x

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  19. StephC18 July 2011 at 00:55

    My goodness this is gorgeous! I love everything about it! So glad you joined us for this weeks CCC!

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  20. Elizabeth18 July 2011 at 08:05

    This Christmas card is so.... gorgeous!!

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  21. debby400018 July 2011 at 08:09

    WOW Chrissie this is fabulous.
    luv
    debby

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  22. Helen18 July 2011 at 08:30

    Wow - this is stunning Chrissie! Lov ethe sponged background...the stamping is so effective too!
    Thanks for joining us at the ABC Christmas Challenge!
    Helen x

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  23. Julia Dunnit18 July 2011 at 09:25

    It's a beauty, Chrissie. Can almost forgiv eit being a Christmas card!!

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  24. Vicky Hayes18 July 2011 at 11:08

    Wow! This is just my kind of card Chrissie! I love the way the trees burst out of the top of your strip and I love the gold edged trees. The sentiment is perfect with it too. Vx

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  25. Tara Cardwell18 July 2011 at 11:35

    This is simply stunning Chrissie! What kind of sponges to you use to get such a great soft background?

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  26. Anonymous18 July 2011 at 13:40

    Yup this is a WOWzer alright! love this so clever! Thanks for joining us on the ABC Christmas Challenge

    hugs Samantha

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  27. Angela19 July 2011 at 09:05

    Wow what a fantastic christmas card.
    Many greetings
    Angela

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  28. VICTORIA19 July 2011 at 11:11

    This is a beautiful card Chrissie I love it I need to learn how to mask better :)

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  29. Dorte19 July 2011 at 16:32

    Beautiful card, lovely background. Thank you for sharing it with us at ABC Christmas challenge.
    Hugs Dorte

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  30. Shobana19 July 2011 at 17:42

    Oh.My.God.
    This is super beautiful! Stunning! :)

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  31. Unknown19 July 2011 at 19:40

    Totally beyond "stunning", Chrissie!

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  32. Kaz19 July 2011 at 21:13

    Oh WOW! This is an absolute master piece, totally stunning.
    Kaz xx

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  33. June Houck19 July 2011 at 21:27

    Holy Moly, this looks like a gorgeous photograph rather than a brilliantly done stamping technique. Beautiful, Chrissie!

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  34. G Peplow19 July 2011 at 23:57

    Brilliant card Chrissie you have really mastered this technique and I love the depth of colour in the background, beautiful, Gay xxx

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  35. Karen Aicken20 July 2011 at 04:09

    OMGoodness, but this is a beautiful card. TFS!
    Cheers, Karen
    alteredscrapbooking.blogspot.com

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  36. Anonymous20 July 2011 at 04:28

    oh my goodness! it looks like a painting! thanks for joining us at CCC!

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  37. Anonymous21 July 2011 at 08:10

    Those trees are amazing, this is such an elegant Christmas card! You + ink = Brilliant!

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  38. Viv21 July 2011 at 14:08

    Oh Chrissie what a great card and little scene, I also love sponging. Love the way you did the trees too, what inspiration you give us all... thank you :O) Viv xx

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  39. Chris21 July 2011 at 23:53

    Oh noooo I don't want to think about Christmas yet lol... but your card sure is a stunner. Love it.
    hugs
    Chris xx

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  40. juelmarie24 July 2011 at 07:19

    I love the simplicity and beauty of this ! Rock on Sister!

    Christmas Card DT
    Juelmarie

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Thank you so much for popping by, I appreciate your comments!
Thanks,
Chrissie

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