Before we get to the Christmas cards, I first want to say a note of thanks, on this Rememberance Day 2010, to the soldiers of days past who fought for my freedom so that I wouldn't have to kow the tears and terrors of a war-torn world.
Thank-you for your conviction, your courage and your sacrifices.
Without you, my life could have been very, very different.
Now, we kick off the Christmas card season! I wanted to play in the Clean&Simple fall-to sketch challenge #115 this week. My Christmas card follows this sketch:
You can do a lot with this one: Leaves, snowflakes, cupcakes, candles, mittens, stars, wrapped gifts, gingerbread men! - lots and lots of things! I chose to do ornaments. The Just Cute Bears Challenge #39 for the same week is "black, white plus one other colour". I didn't have bears that I could do in repetition, so I can't participate in that challenge but I did use the idea!
This Christmas card is a mix of handstamped plus a paper die cut. I had to use my stamp-a-ma-jig from Stampin' Up! to get those ornaments placed. I also used the perfect polka-dots embossing folder on the paper die cut ornament. (I finally own that embossing folder!)
I like the non-traditional Christmas colour scheme here with the purple. I'm still finding my stamping legs, but I will never abandon my paper die cut passion! What do you think? Is this a happy mix?
Thank-you for your conviction, your courage and your sacrifices.
Without you, my life could have been very, very different.
*************************************************
Now, we kick off the Christmas card season! I wanted to play in the Clean&Simple fall-to sketch challenge #115 this week. My Christmas card follows this sketch:
You can do a lot with this one: Leaves, snowflakes, cupcakes, candles, mittens, stars, wrapped gifts, gingerbread men! - lots and lots of things! I chose to do ornaments. The Just Cute Bears Challenge #39 for the same week is "black, white plus one other colour". I didn't have bears that I could do in repetition, so I can't participate in that challenge but I did use the idea!
I like the non-traditional Christmas colour scheme here with the purple. I'm still finding my stamping legs, but I will never abandon my paper die cut passion! What do you think? Is this a happy mix?
Lovely note of thanks and pretty purple card!!
ReplyDeleteI sure like it!
ReplyDeleteOh...this is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for visiting my blog! I see that we are neighbours (you on one side of Toronto and me on the other).
*smiles*
Sue