Saturday 22 November 2014

Jingle all the way

I really hope that this year I will have made enough Christmas cards to send to our friends without a mad making session at the last moment. 
At Less is More we have had a few challenges which had a Christmas slant to them to allow everyone the chance to make Christmas versions should they wish to. This week however is a little more difficult to get away from Christmas as the challenge is entitled Jingle all the way. 
For the first two cards, I simply Googled 'Santa's sleigh' and found a downloadable, printable image. As this one was reasonably long I decided to make two cards from the one image.
The bells are from Memory Box and the sentiment cut with a Sizzix die, using white card which I coloured to match the image using a Spectrum Noir pen. 
The  frame was cut with a  Sizzix Framelit square.

Here are the other reindeer!This time the sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.
A little Docrafts Rudolph, embossed in gold and coloured with Mirage PEns.The embossing is also from a little Docrafts border folder.
The sentiment is from Sizzix again.

This is the last example for this week, which I popped on the Less is More Blog. Details are there!

I shall be singing in a performance of The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins this evening in Portsmouth. It's to be synchronised with a film specially produced for the purpose, with footage from many conflicts over the years beginning with World War I. I think it should be very moving!

32 comments:

  1. Fabulous cards, Chrissie. Great idea to split the large image - I love the anticipation created by just the reindeers on the second card! Brilliant.
    Elaine

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  2. Another spectacular set of Christmas cards Chrissie ... you are really going for it each week! Can't keep up with your numbers. Love them all especially the LIM one with all the intricate detail and overlapping dies. Perfect.
    Enjoy the show tonight and hope all goes well.
    Thanks for the shout-out on the blog ... must just finish off a couple of comments from last week!!!
    Sarah xx

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  3. Fantastic selection again, Chrissie. I love the earthy colours on the first two and a great idea to split that image. Have a wonderful time tonight x

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  4. Four FABULOUS cards, Chrissie. All of them are gorgeous. I especially like the second card using just the leading deer left over from the Santa's sleigh image. Of course the first card with Santa on it is wonderful too but I really like the anticipation you have created in the second card. I feel if I stare at it long enough, the deer might fly by and Santa and his sleigh will come into view. As for your fourth creation...LOVE it! And I suspect I am going to CASE it and credit you with the inspiration of course! Hugs, Lesley

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  5. ...and good luck in your performance tonight. It does sound very moving.

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  6. Beautiful cards, very inventive use of the downloaded image (I wouldn't have thought beyond just shrinking it to fit!)
    Good luck with tonight's performance, it sounds amazing.

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  7. Awesome cards Chrissie. I love the wreath one.

    Love Sheila x

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  8. WOW! Fabulous collection of cards. I love how you split the Santa image and made two cards .... clever idea. Have a great weekend! xx

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  9. Fabulous cards - love your images and your designs!

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  10. Stunning cards, Chrissie! Love that 'jingle' die cut - a lovely font. You are so clever to use the image over two cards and keep to a muted colour scheme - they are so striking! I love that wreath too. Good luck with the performance tonight - I am sure the combination of film and music will be very powerful.

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  11. Beautiful and elegant cards. Love them all

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  12. Look at all those fabulous Christmas cards and designs. LOVE!

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  13. Great cards - particularly like the first one so effective.
    Linby x

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  14. These are all excellent, Chrissie! I am loving that "jingle" die, darn it!! I love the wreath, too! You have such a wonderful range. Enjoy the moving performance this evening!! Hugs, Darnell

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  15. Fabulous cards Chrissie xx Jan

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  16. Wow, every single card is absolutely gorgeous! I really love the last one. The wreath is stunning! It would perfectly fit in our challenge over at Challenge up your life.
    Lots of love, Manuela

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  17. Another stunning post Chrissie - love the sleigh image - can almost feel a purchase coming on!!!
    xx

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  18. I can't get enough from your fabolous cards. :-) The oversized image you have managed with bravoure and two fabolous cards are the result. :-)
    I wish you all the best for the tonight's performance.
    Sonja

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  19. Love all your cards Chrissie. The first one is super. I need to get that jingle die...

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  20. Looks like you're well on the way to a plentyful collection of fabulous Christmas cards.
    Suzi B x

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  21. Four super cards Chrissie, love the cute little Rudolph and your fabulous wreath. Carol x

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  22. Hi Chrissie,

    Wow, you've covered the festive in loads of ways - all of these are wonderful and inspiring. I like the idea of the "window" look and may attempt this with a birthday card I have to make!

    Blessings,
    Barb

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  23. Love the split over two image! And I see you managed to used the teeny dots over the sentiment, I gave up and put blobs with a Copic instead!
    Concert sounds as though it would have been wonderful
    xxx

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  24. Oh my ! these are pure beauties :)

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  25. Great Jingle cards. I get stuck in a red and green rut at Christmas but I lobe the colours of your wreath!

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  26. Gorgeous cards, very clever use of the Santa sleigh image.

    Warm hugs
    Maarit

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  27. Absolutely love all of these cards Chrissie! Love the way you split the Santa image in two - too clever!

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  28. A great stack of Christmas cards Chrissie - I love the first one with the Santa's sleigh, a clever split of the image.

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  29. Such splendid cards Chrissie, love them all, maybe the reindeer one is my fav this time I think. I bet your concert was soo moving, sounds amazing, well done. Thank you for all your lovely comments too...so kind ;) Viv xx

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Chrissie