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Wednesday 17 October 2012

Addicted to Stamps & More! Sketch Challenge #3

Hi folks

Welcome to another Wednesday and another challenge over at Addicted to Stamps & More!  This week it's a sketch challenge:


I've used an 8x8 square card base and then taken some Christmas b/p from my stash which I've backed with a piece of gilded vellum.  I then ran this through my Joy using a square nestie with the embossing plates so I had a guide through which I could cut my diagonals.  I cut very carefully using my craft knife diagonally from corner to corner to enable me to fold/roll back each section showing the vellum.  I then attached each corner to the main piece using a gold brad.  I thought it was lacking some definition so I added a gold border around the aperture.  This was then matted onto another piece of gold card and attached to the main card.  I've used two corners in red using my Memory Box
Foiled border
snowflake corner.    The flowers have been made using my two sizes of Nellie Snellen Poinsettia cut and emboss punches and I've added gems to the centres; the holly leaves are die cut from Marianne LR0244.  For the bottom border I place a piece of red liner tape across the card and then put gilding flakes on top.  The sentiment is from a Chocolate Baroque set Pears & Baubles (which I was lucky enough to win), gold embossed and matted and layered.  I've added some gems to the corners to finish.

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15 comments:

  1. Fabulous Christmas card! The poinsettia looks fabulous peeking through the window that you created! TFS

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  2. Gorgeous Christmas card Karen...love your layout and those poinsettias look great

    Anne

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  3. A beautiful card! Great job with cutting, it gives a fun effect. Have a nice day!

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  4. Lots of lovely elements on this card - like that window idea.

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  5. This is just AMAZING, Karen! I truly and absolutely love it! xx

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  6. Very beautiful - love the poinsettias and your foiled border - Jacqueline xx

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  7. OMG karen this is amazing so much hard work went into this gorgeous card, gilding vellum whatever next. Such beautiful techniques and the result is outstanding !

    Marie

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  8. Hi Karen. Hope all is well. Gorgeous card. Love the design and all of the different layers. Those little ornate corners are so pretty. I really like those...I can feel a purchase coming on!! lol!
    Regards Florence x

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  9. Hi Karen, your card is really gorgeous and I love how the pretty poinsettias are nestling in the centre of that lovely paper. Sue x

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  10. Very pretty card Karen, the beautiful flowers look gorgeous framed by the turn back corners.
    Val x

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  11. I love all of the details of your card, Karen. So much to look at and admire!

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  12. wowzer this is fabulous great design but then I would expect nothing less from you :) and you can come play anytime you like
    Hugs Kate xx
    ps off tomorrow so playing most of the day whoop whoop!!

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  13. I love how both you and Jacqueline used the same fold back technique - very cool, and now I must try it too. The flowers in the middle are beautiful (look like a framed piece of art). Hugs! Danielle

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  14. Karen stunning card, I love the wonderful design. Hugs ... Carole

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  15. A beautiful card & I love that technique Karen! x

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