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Cards and other handicrafts made by Jean Straw

Wednesday 25 February 2015

February Rudolph Day


Hello everyone, Yes it's 25th today which means the 2nd Rudolph Day of this year. For any readers who don't know Rudolph Day is a christmas card challenge hosted by Scrappymo at Scraps of Life by Scrappymo blog, it starts on 25th of each month and is open until the end of the month. The requirement is to make one christmas card and here is the card I have made this time.                                                                                                  
I stamped the postcard image onto
a snippet of white card using
Memento London Fog ink and             added a little colour with Coloursoft     pencils. I also added some highlights
with a silver gel pen and used a Wink
of Stellar pen to add sparkle to the
snowy areas. I trimmed close to the image and mounted it onto some shiny dark green card. I stamped the sentiment with the London Fog ink on a small snippet of white card and cut it with a Spellbinder plain oval die. I drew around the outside of the die onto an offcut of the green card to mount it on. The postcard image is a Stampendous  stamp and the sentiment is chocolate Baroque. I used a 5" x 7" white base card with the fold at the top and embossed the front with a snowflake embossing folder by Darice. the image is fixed with double sided tape and the sentiment with thin foam tape.

I am going to enter this at Rudolph Day of course and as I used a few snippets I will pop over to
Pixie's Snippets Playground where you just need to use at least one snippet to get in.

Thank you for dropping by today and for your kind comments all of which are truly appreciated.
                                                                                                       

13 comments:

  1. Lovely background embossing folder and great subtle stamping of the image, love the sentiment.
    Brilliant card.

    Kath x

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  2. This is so beautiful! This is one of my fave images. I have it too and have never stamped it. Must go on a wee search for it and let it get inky!

    Wonderful card , Jean. Thanks for taking part in the February Rudolph Days Challenge. Good luck!

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  3. Beautiful Jean. I have always loved this image but went for the train image as I liked that one too and it was in the sale bin!!
    You have done a great job.
    Hugs
    xx

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  4. What a lovely Christmas card! I love the postcard image, and that wonderful warm sentiment too! Nothing is prettier to me than an embossed card front with delicate snowflakes! Gorgeous!

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  5. This makes me feel light and dreamy, Jean. I like it's gentle and soft look with it's lovely image.

    Love,
    M

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  6. This is one of my fave stamps Jean (the postcard) - love how you coloured the stamp, just makes it pop that bit. And the sentiment is perfect - a beautiful card!

    Hugs

    Di
    xx

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  7. Beautiful festive Rudolph Day card Jean. The embossed background looks great and the image is just so gorgeous. xxx

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  8. I love this Stampendous image Jean. I love the way you have mounted it on the embossed snowflake background and have kept the colours nice and muted and just made the holly leaves a little brighter. The backing green is pretty and the sentiment goes perfectly. A really beautiful card. x

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  9. Very nice design Jean, really like this one, lovely!
    hugs Jacee
    Simply Paper Card Design

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  10. As soon as I saw this in my thumbnails I just knew it would be yours! Another lovely card for your collection. I like that snowflake embossing folder better than mine. I might have to look out for that one. And of course, I just love that stamp! Kate xx

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  11. A gorgeous card, the image is a favourite of mine as well.
    Yvonne xx

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  12. I love this image & forget I have this stamp too. The WoS is perfect for the candlelight windows on your snowy postcard image, and so is the texture of the snowflake embossing. Love the pop of color with the brilliant holly & this just is so much of a look of what I expect when I think of a snowy Christmas Scene. Thanks for playing in Rudy Day 2, and sorry to be slow in getting round to enjoy your wonderful card. TFS & Hugs.

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  13. absolutely gorgeous, Jean! A wonderful Rudolf day card. Love that stamp and it looks great in green.

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