Good afternoon everyone in blog land today!
I hope you are all doing fine!
Been a wee bit busy this week in crafting. Thought I'd do a bit if crafting to take my mind of personal stuff and its working lol.
It's amazing how when your mind is occupied you are a lot more calmer and at peace with your life. So I've realised crafting is good for the mind which I'm sure many of you out there understand.
Anyway yesterday I made this acetate bow front Christmas card. It is very effective yet so easy to do. You can find the tutorial here: Acetate Bow card
The image is called carolling kids I think and it's from Digi Darla's Store. It is a digi stamp and I coloured it in with my usual Pro Markers. Now don't you think they are adoreable lol I used glitter angel dust on their hats.
I used gold card to cover the background on the inside of the card. The red glittered oval aperture was from a crafters Companion kit from last year. I used a piece of acetate to stick to the back of the card to make the flower die inside move and pop out.
The tag on the outside was from a Christmas set my mother bought me last month.
Ribbons are from crafty ribbons.
Paper flower outside is made with spellbinders die and the border at the bottom is also from a spellbinders die set , I used some scrap/left over/snippet of red card for the border.
Rest of the embellishments are from my crafty stash.
I hope you enjoy my creation and I thank you for your time and hope you have a fabulous day.
Hugs
Sharon xxx
I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges please:
My heart Pieces digital challenges Anything goes
Brown sugar challenges Anything goes
Christmas stampin Simply Christmas
Digitally sweet challenges Favourite colors: red
Christmas blog challenge Wrap it up
Addicted to stamps challenge Christmas is coming
Artistic inspirations challenges Anything goes
Tsg clear stamps blog Christmas
Creative craft challenges Anything goes
Deep ocean challenge blog Christmas is around the corner
Everybody art challenge Ribbon
TTCRD Blog Anything goes
Addicted to stamps Make your mark
Christmas card challenges Color combo
Christmas cards all year round Ready for Christmas
Pixies crafty workshop blog Snippet : My red border
Crafty creations challenges Sparkle n shine
Now I've found my acetate I'll be having a go at this little beauty too. Sharon. Looks great! Hope things start looking up for you soon! Love from Christine xx
ReplyDeleteStunning Christmas Card, love the image. Thank you for joining us at Creative Craft Challenge. Marlene DT
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea - beautiful creation - thanks for sharing for CCAYR 'getting ready for Christmas', Hazel, DT - you could also enter this into my CHNC challenge extra for October - I'd love to see it there too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! I sure will check the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining the TTCRD challenges!
Hugs,Sandra
WOW! such a fabulous card design Sharon. I love the cute image, gorgeous festive colours and beautiful detailing too.
ReplyDeletehugs Sue xx
A lovely creation. Beautiful idea. Thank you for joining us at Winter Wonderland this week. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunner of a sparkly card. Loved the glitter rings around the focal image. So many places for the eye to feast upon. Thanks for the tutorial link, as I've never made a card such as this. And it is so lovely. TFS & nice to meet you. I just joined as your newest follower, and see ya in the Playground. Invite you to visit me if you have time.
ReplyDeleteOops, didn't realize I was already following until I went to join again. Didn't see 'me' in your following list. Doggone Blogger anyway!
ReplyDeleteGreat card... Love it so much. Thanks for joining our challenge at Brown Sugar.
ReplyDeleteWonderful card. Thanks for sharing the way to make it...looks like a fun one to make!
ReplyDeleteIt's fabulous,thanks for the link x
ReplyDeletewhat a great representation of our theme, a wonderful creation thank you so much for joining us at the Winter Wonderland
ReplyDeleteHugs Kate xx
Beautiful card - Digitally Sweet!
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon - welcome to the Playground! What a great card, I'm going to have a play with acetate when I get back from (ahem) teacher training in the Far East. I hear it's thermals in the Playground already :(
ReplyDeleteHope you come and play often!
Di
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Hi Sharon.
ReplyDeletewelcome to the playground matey.
Love your card it's really superb as usual.
Lots of love.
What a gorgeous creation! Love the tut , you made it look so wonderful I'm going to give it a try!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Digitally Sweet!
This is a fabulous card, love the use of acetate with all those bright festive colors :) Thank you for sharing with us at ATSM!!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant card, love the image, so beautifully coloured. The card design is stunning.
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Patricia xx
Hi Sharon, found your comment on my blog and just wanted to say thanks for visiting, I thought I would pop over to see what you do, and found this gorgeous card. I just love it, so beautifully festive with all those fab colours, and of course design.
ReplyDeleteHad a wee scroll through you previous posts and you have some beautiful projects there too, Hugs Kate x
Love the acetate style front to the card! Very cool! Thanks for playing along with this week's There She Goes Challenge!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and festive. Loving the sparkly touches.
ReplyDeleteHugs
DesÃre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}
What a lovely snippets card :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, such fabulous colouring on your image and great use of the acetate. Thank you for joining us at ATSM.
ReplyDeleteLovely card!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Christmas Card Challenges this week!
Monica - CCC DT
Wow, this is so cool! I have never tried this type of card before; I have a hard time believing it is 'easy'. : ) Unfortunately, our "Simply Christmas" challenge was to use NO embellishments (including ribbon). Heather, CSAYL DT
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon thanks for you lovely comments on my blog:) I have had these butterfly stamps for a few years now they are from Chocolate Baroque, stunning card by the way huggles Sue xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon thanks for you lovely comments on my blog:) I have had these butterfly stamps for a few years now they are from Chocolate Baroque, stunning card by the way huggles Sue xxx
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card, thanks for sharing the tutorial! Thanks for playing with us at Christmas Card Challenges.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card and image...thanks so much for joining us over at Artistic Inspirations!
ReplyDeleteHugs Donna DT xx
A very beautiful christmas card. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations this week,
ReplyDeletehugs, Sabine
How Gorgeous is this! What a Super Design and Loooove the Cute Image! Thanks for joining us at Deep Ocean!
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