This week's sketch is a cracker, designed by Renee Lynch, one of the Mischief Makers.
And here's my take:
I fancied using the fabric style border from French country for the scalloped edges in the sketch, so I white embossed two borders onto Crumb Cake card, and trimmed around one side of the floral design. I then distressed with some Pumice Stone and Frayed Burlap distress Ink.
I then stamped two labels from Very Vintage Christmas in Versamark and embossed one in detail silver and one in transparent green. I trimmed the sentiment from the silver label, and distressed with some more Pumice Stone, and attached with some pop dots.
I then layered this onto a silver embossed tag from Opera Tags - I thought it matched the wonderful label perfectly!
Then I embossed in the green a design from the 'Secret' stamp set down the middle of my Crumb Cake card base, all the way over and down the back. I then liberally distressed with Pumice Stone and Walnut Stain.
Inside I stamped the greeting from Compliments of the Season onto a distressed piece of Naturals ivory card in Frayed Burlap, and a couple of the little flourishes in Cottage ivy green.
Finally I added a Chalk White seam binding bow that I had pounced some Frayed Burlap ink over to give it a slightly distressed look, and tied it with some Natural button twine threaded with three mini silver jingle bells.
I really enjoyed making this Christmas card, I have used five sets here and they match seamlessly, which definitely soothes my OCD complex for matching sets lol!
Speaking of which, I cannot wait until my new goodies arrive in the post from the WMS new release! I can't wait to get my hands on the Very Vintage Background, and team it with the heart from V.V. Christmas!
Well, that's this morning over already, I better get some housework done! I'll be back tomorrow with my second card for the current CR84FN challenge.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge
Crafty Catz Challenge
Papercrafting Journey
The Crafty Pad Challenge
Have a great weekend all!
Pauline
39 comments:
Wow, wow, wow!!!! So beautiful Pauline. Such gorgeous layers - love how you teamed the opera tag with the Christmas stamps. Wonderful cozy feel to this, I just love it x
Love the rustic colours of your card. A great idea to stamp and cut out the border. Mixing the stamp sets worked really well. Have a great weekend.
Your card is gorgeous, Pauline. I love all your fabulous layers and beautiful stamping, (especially those lacy borders). The green and white have stamped so well onto the kraft card, too:)
Thanks for visiting and your kind comment. Hope you and yours are fit and well xx
Wonderful card. Such gorgous colours and design. Thanks for joining in with the PCJ challenge xx
This is such a beautiful card! I love the gorgeous fabric style border, and the white looks so pretty against the kraft background. Your labels and the bow are so decorative, and it's all been put together so beautifully!
This is beautiful and traditional and makes me feel really excited about Christmas even if I have got a few more weeks to go! Vicky x
Thanks, Pauline for the sunshine!!!! It's lot of sun now and a blue sky.
Your card is very great with those colors. Love from Holland.
Have a nice week.
wow Pauline..this is stunning...I´m speechless :)
WOW !! This is stunning Pauline. I love the colours and the white borders look so delicate and pretty , just like lace.
hugs Sue
Beautiful card Pauline! I love the warmth of your colors and the elegance this has.
I love this, Pauline! Great distressing and superb matching of various sets. That label looks great with the various elements cut apart. And thanks for another idea for the Opera Tag. I have been a bit stymied!
Simply beautiful Pauline gorgeous colours
Anne
A wonderful card Pauline, love all the gorgeous layers and pretty design.
Donna x
Oh, Pauline it's gorgeous!!
I love the French Country border trimmed like that...
took my breath away!
But the showstopper is that layered tag...
I die!!
It's absolutely stunning!
And will be filing that idea away ;)
A gorgeous take on this little simple sketch! :)
Oh WOW, Pauline!! Just look how you fussy cut that BORDER!!! It looks like snowy lace! Gorgeous dimension on the label and I am so loving the color scheme on this!
Pauline, this is gorgeous!!! Such tedious work on the border! Love the beautiful bow and bells!
WOW Pauline! What a stunning card! You did an AMAZING job fussy cutting out that beautiful border and that bow is beautiful! Love the jingle bells! Picture perfect GF!!!
Wow!! This is just Gorgeous Pauline!! Love the Wonderful layers and border too! Just Fabulous in every way!! The jingle bells are such a Super touch too! Love this Lady!! 8-)
Hugs
Shanno
Absolutely STUNNING!!!! I love the colours, the beautiful fussy cut borders, the layered tag and the pretty jingle bells. I think I see a winner.
Simply Stunning!!! I absoulutely love everything about this card. It's so elegent with a rustic feel. Love the embossing, the bells, the gems and the die cuts too. Terrific card!
JAW DROPPING!!! This is amazing Pauline, I adore the french country 'lace' you created, I have to hurry off to pin this, it's a stunner! Thank you so much for playing along with us at WMS!
WOW. This is STUNNING. I can't believe the level of effort you've put into this card, this is incredible! So SO beautiful!!
Lots of lovely details, the Frech Country border looks great!
my gosh this is beautiful! perfectly gorgeous!
Wow! This is so elegant and gorgeous! A great use of all the stamps and so inspirational! I just adore it!!!! :)
OMG Pauline - seriously drop dead gorgeous. I have my nose about an inch from the screen trying to take it all in! Like... "how'd she do that???"!!! Love the white lace you stamped with the French Country, but what blew me away was the green from the secret set! AMAZING!
Hi Helen
A stunning and beautiful card ,fabulous colour's thankyou for joning us this week at CraftyCatz
Hugs Dianne xx
Wow, pauline, there is so much work gone into this card! It's wonderful and I especially love the lace. Super work! Kx
Wow, wow, wow, Pauline! Your card is just stunning! Love it! Fabulous work! Hugs
A truly stunning card. Thanks for joining us this week at Crafty Catz. Naomi x
Gorgeous! Love all the different stamps you used to make the borders, center, labels, etc!! Colors are fab!
Holy cow! Pauline this is the most beautiful thing I have seen all day!!! Absolutely gorgeous! Drooling here! ;) Thanks for sharing this with us at WMSC!
A really lovely card. The layers and the French Country "Lace" is gorgeous.
Wow - this is really gorgeous! I just saw it over at WMS that your card was a top mouse pick. No surprise - its a stunner!! Rx
Pauline ...congrats on your winning today :) Have a nice weekend !
Congratulations Pauline! Your card is just amazing. A deserved win. Have a great weekend.
Wow! Serious beauty. Love everything you did here. Must 'pin' this!
Fabulously... fantastically... wickedly wonderful! Just smashing! WOW WOW WOW
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