Saturday, May 26, 2012

MERRY MONDAY CHALLENGE #21: STAMPIN' UP!'S SNOW SWIRLED

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I am loving Lesley's sketches for the Merry Monday challenge, to kickstart my creative juices when it comes to Christmas cards.  Here's this week's sketch:







I have opted for a bit of an unusual colour combination, including black on this Christmas card.  I black-embossed the gorgeous Christmas tree from Snow Swirled onto the oval panel, and adhered some Cherry Cobbler Itty Bitty punched flowers as accents.  The sentiment was stamped in Always Artichoke (satisfies my husband's idea that there must be green on a Christmas card!), as I felt there was enough black already!




Stamps: Snow Swirled, For My Family
Card: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark inkpad, Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke and Whisper White stampin' pads
Other: Scallop Trim border punch, Whisper White satin ribbon, Modern Label punch, sponge daubers, Oval dies (not SU!), Itty Bitty shapes punch, Basic Rhinestones, mini glue dots


Thanks, Lesley, for such a great sketch - love it!



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10 comments:

  1. Unknown26 May, 2012 14:23

    This is a beautiful christmas card Christine,

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  2. Lesley 26 May, 2012 18:03

    What a gorgeous card, love the soft background stamping and the colours Christine! So happy you are enjoying the sketches!!!
    Hugs,
    Lesley

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  3. Narelle Farrugia26 May, 2012 21:45

    Lovely card Christine - I'm a huge lover of black on any cards (as you well know) so I love the combination of colours you've used on this card.
    ps. I was going to use this tree this week as well. I better find another stamp! :)

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  4. Nikki Spencer26 May, 2012 23:49

    What a gorgeous combination of colour, stamps & layout Christine, so classy & elegant, a really beautiful Christmas card!

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  5. H2 :)27 May, 2012 08:26

    LOVE the colour combination Christine! The black tree looks fabulous with the blingy flowers & the background stamping is fabulous. Hugs :)

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  6. Notes by Nina28 May, 2012 05:31

    Stunning card, I love the Christmas tree. These coloirs are fantastic. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.

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  7. Karren28 May, 2012 08:56

    This is gorgeous! Love the colour combo. The flowers on the tree are the perfect finishing touch.

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  8. Bonnie28 May, 2012 10:42

    I love these colors, Christine, and the punched flowers on the tree are a perfect touch!

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  9. Catie Cuddles29 May, 2012 16:08

    Beautiful card.

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  10. Judy May08 June, 2012 10:13

    Love this card, Christine. The crumb cake background panel is super with the black and red.

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