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Saturday, 25 May 2013

Holly for Rudolph

This will hopefully be a quick post today to show you the only Christmas card I've made this month. The theme for our Christmas card group at Chocolate Baroque this month is script and/or text and there are several CB stamps that are ideal for this including this lovely holly one.I stamped the image with black Memento ink and coloured it with Spectrum Noir pens.I used distress inks to shade the background in I think scattered straw and forest moss.I then mounted it onto red card and attached it to a green folded card. I stamped, shaded and mounted the verse to match and fixed it to the card slightly overlapping the main image.To finish off  I stamped the holly flourish with Versamark ink in the top right hand corner and added a little Stickles glitter glue to the leaves, and then smudged a spot of white ink with a pigment pen to the berries to make them look a bit shiny. I am showing you this today as it the 25th and I can enter it for Rudolph's day at Stamping For Pleasure

Thank you for looking and for your kind comments which are all appreciated.
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12 comments:

  1. Vicky Hayes25 May 2013 at 10:02

    This is lovely Jean - I do love a bit of Christmas foliage and I like the way you've set it against the script. Vicky x

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  2. sally25 May 2013 at 11:21

    I always liked that stamp, just never got round to getting it, I certainly love this version of it Jean!

    Sally

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  3. Kathleen25 May 2013 at 13:11

    Really lovely card, love the image and the glitter on the leaves, great verse too.

    Kath x

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  4. Elizabeth25 May 2013 at 14:18

    Lovely card, Jean, I like the collage effect of the stamp. Elizabeth xx

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  5. Paula (PEP)26 May 2013 at 05:15

    The touch of glitter on the holly leaves is delightful & I love your berries - it looks super in the traditional colours & I especially like your tone on tone stamping for the background.
    Paula (PEP)

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  6. Sarn28 May 2013 at 04:51

    Hi Jean . . . this is just gorgeous. I like everything about it.

    Thanks for joining in again.

    Hugs
    Sarn xxx

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  7. Sarn1 June 2013 at 04:52

    Hi Jean . .. couldn't see an email address for you . . . but you have won the stamps on my blog from Rudolph Day. Please email me with your snail mail.

    Many thanks
    Sarn xxx

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  8. Borqna1 June 2013 at 07:59

    Bravo!
    Congrats Jean - lovely card!
    Happy Rudolph Day & prize!

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  9. MaryH1 June 2013 at 21:01

    This is so pretty, and big congratulations on your win at the Rudolph challenge. I love anything holly, and your script in the background, set off the holly motif just wonderfully well. I'm joining as a new follower, and will be back to visit. Invite you to visit me if you have time. TFS

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  10. scrappymo!2 June 2013 at 17:54

    Congratws on your win! Welldone you!

    This is a great image...beautifully coloured and love the script background.
    The touch of white added with the pen in a grreat idea and i have jotted it down to try!

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  11. Maria29 June 2013 at 08:11

    I swore that I'd start my Christmas cards in January this year, lol, but so far I haven't made any, however, I'm still determined not to leave it until the beginning of December!

    This is lovely, I like the stickles on the leaves and the subtle touch of white really does give the berries a shine! This stamp is lovely with text behind the holly. I'm now thinking Christmas...

    Maria xxxxx


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  12. Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards23 July 2013 at 18:28

    Hi Jean thanks so much for popping and joining my blog, I have come back to let you know will have a link over to your blog later this Wed. as post not finished but put your welcome in so, God willing, you might get some more traffic and friends :D still love your cards different like that too not all same thing :D Shaz in oz.x

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