Tuesday, January 14, 2014

...Packages Tied Up In String


I love this card now that it's finished and I had lots of fun with the layout but I must admit, when I saw this week's Sketch with a Twist layout, with a twist to use die cuts, I fixated on the star.  It took me forever to move beyond it.  I played with a lot of die cuts before I settled on the holly.  Then it all just fell into place.  Doesn't the card look like a pretty wrapped packaged?  The leaves use one of my favourite techniques - using up leftover paper strips.  You will see this technique a lot for the next little while as I whittle down some of my scraps.  My bin is runneth over.  It's super simple.  I put a layer of double sided tape over scrap cardstock and then lay down my strips, without worrying about the colour or the width, as long as the width is less than 1 inch.  I then run my die cut over  the strips you end up with pretty patterned paper in the desired shape.

The holly leaves were originally pink but I coloured them with nail polish to get the desired colour.  It also gives them a shimmer that isn't really visible in this picture.  The sentiment is from  MFP's Joyous Season and everything, including the base was pulled from the scraps bin.

Challenges this Card Meets:
MFP's Sketch with a Twist - Use Diecuts
Card Mania - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Anything Goes
Creative Creations - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Add Texture
Inky Chicks - Anything Goes
LEJ Designs - Anything Goes
Lexi Creations - Anything Goes
Loves to Scrap - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Pile it On -  Celebration / Holiday
Tuesday Throwdown - Stripes

13 comments:

  1. Fab Christmas card, those 'berries' look great. Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.
    Dionne

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  2. Fabby card hun loving the stripes and thank you for playing along at Tuesday Throwdown Judith DT x

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  3. Fabby card loving the stripes - ty for playing along at Tuesday Throwdown Judith DT x

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  4. Fabulous Christmas card.

    Thanks for sharing with us

    Lin
    Lexi's Creations

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  5. Fabulous . Thanks for joining in over at LEJ Designs .LEJ DT

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  6. Super job using stripes on your project. :) I am very glad you entered this week at Tuesday Throwdown. I hope you had fun!!! See you back very soon to play in another fun challenge.

    TTFN,

    CraftyGirl
    craftygirlcardsandcrafts.blogspot.com
    Tuesday Throwdown DT

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  7. Great CAS Christmas card! Thanks for joining us at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog
    Tina DT

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  8. Hi Christine, Thank you for sharing your card with us at Make it Monday. Great Christmas card.

    Rachael :-)

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  9. Cute card..thanks for playing along with us at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog!!

    Hugs,
    Cathy DT

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  10. Beautiful!! Thanks for joining us at pile it on!! Kimberly DT

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  11. Oh, how I love the leaves idea! Beautiful card!
    Thank you for playing with us at Card Mania Challenges!
    Smiles, Kaly

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  12. I am so glad you joined in with the LEJ Designs Challenge Blogs first monthly challenge. This months theme is a nice easy one 'anything goes'.

    This is lovely and simple but so affective. The papers chosen are wonderful and the embossing is gorgeous. A very clever idea.

    I hope you will visit us again and join in with many more of our future monthly challenges.

    ♡ & hugs
    Lisa xxxx LEJ DT Organiser

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