Today I have this card to show you that I have made for the latest Crafty Individuals Challenge, titled
Halloween Madness or Christmas Frenzy. I don't make halloween cards so I have gone for the Christmas option. I have had this lovely stamp for a while but not used before and I got the embossing folder free with Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine last week so decided to use both to make my card. I ran a square of white card in the EF through my Cuttllebug and then gently coloured the high spots with a Brilliance Pearlescent Ice Blue ink pad. I carefully cut out the centre by hand leaving a frame. The CI stamp of the children has got some wording and snowflake around the edge so I masked this off when inking it with Memento black ink and then stamped it onto another piece of white card. I stamped it again on a post it and cut out to use as a mask while I stamped the trees in the background. I used a Chocolate Baroque stamp for this and Versafine Olympia Green ink. I added a little shading with distress inks and coloured the image with water colour pencils. I fixed the frame over the image and trimmed it close to the embossing and then mounted it onto dark blue card leaving a narrow edge, and then onto a white 15 cm square base card. For decoration I punched out some snowflakes with an X cut punch from a snippet of sparkly blue card and used Stickles Star Dust glitter glue to add sparkle to the trees, snowy areas and some of the embossing.
Thank you for taking time to visit today and for your comments which I really appreciate.
Lovely design Jean, love that image.
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Beautiful card Jean, I have the EF too. It looks lovely as a frame.
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The embossing looks lovely used as a frame - very clever idea. Love the image too. xx
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card, love the embossed framing of the image.
ReplyDeleteYvonne x
wow I love this. the ef looks fab as a frame, well done for the fussy cutting. Then all the masking and stamping and colouring make for a wonderful card xxx
ReplyDeleteI love the freebie embossing folder and such a great idea to cut out the centre and put the CI image behind it. The trees complement the main image perfectly, and you have coloured it beautifully, and I like the extra sparkle from the glitter glue. This is a really pretty Christmas card Jean. x
ReplyDeleteLove this Jean that embossing folder is gorgeous ..huggles Sue xx
ReplyDeleteI love this delightful vintage image, and the way you framed it with the embossing and blue snowflakes! It's just gorgeous!!
ReplyDeletegreat card!!!! the coloring is just perfect and I love the frame around it
ReplyDeleteGreat card Jean. What a lovely embossing folder for a freebie! You have managed to use your stamp before me. Goodness knows when mine will get an airing, but I love what you have done with it. Kate x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Jean.
ReplyDeleteWOW - this card certainly is a "winter wonderland". Very classy . . . absolutely love the die cut frame- set the beautifully coloured image off a treat!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Sarn xxx
Very delicate and beautiful. Love the frame and the gorgeous colouring!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful ! I just bought this stamp and you give me inspiration ! Enny
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful Jean. Very winterey and hopefully we shall see some white stuff this side of Christmas, but not too soon.
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hi, love your card it looks so romantic! . 1st time visiting your blog! If you like challenges, I started a new "Throwback Thursday" challenge at my blog. Hope to see you popping by one of these days!
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bibiana
Gorgeous card Jean. Nicola x
ReplyDeleteHi Jean, I'm woefully behind on visiting, but this afternoon I'm trying to get round to enjoy some marvelous inspiration. I absolutely love the vintage look you have created on this beautiful card. It truly looks like an old fashioned Christmas card from long ago. That is one gorgeous EF and what a grand frame you made for this pretty image. The image is colored beautifully, and I loved the way you've created a frame for this image. Just stunning. TFS
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Jean, that's a lovely image.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
That is a wonderful image and set off so nicely by that great embossing folder! I shall check here as I think that may be the one British magazine that is stocked over here! I just love that pretty folder. I think it will be so versatile for many dofferent Xmas card designs!
ReplyDeleteGreat card, Jean.
Sorry i have been so long since my last visit but have been busy getting everything sorted through and donating some of our belongings. The new house is slightly smaller (including the craft room\) so it was necessary.
I do not have to start packing for about 2 months though, so will have lots of time to craft and visit again!
This is such an elegant card and you truly captured the lovely sense of nostalgia in your creation.
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Wishes
Lynne
This card is relly wonderfull!
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