What a wonderful site for today's Inspiration Challenge! I loved the different Christmas items and I chose 2 to use for my inspiration: 3 Lawn Ornaments and 3 Metal Gifts. I'm also adding this to the Fan Club gallery. I don't have a cat, but I do have a parrot that plays w/ the ornaments on the tree and snips the sequins off the tree skirt. For this Christmas, I'd really like for him to stop doing that, lol. I'm running out of sequins and time to sew them back on.
All images are DRS Designs. Despite how busy this little scene may look, it was actually pretty easy. The pine bough was stamped a couple of times w/ the green inks, the greeting stamped below it then the ornaments were stamped, cut out and added. The little kitty was also cut out and added on top.
The presents below are all die cut w/ a Sizzix die then the colors were mix/matched. I used the polka dot and plaid bg images to add the prints on them. On the broken ornaments, I just drew the zig zag line and cut them apart. The red button was striped w/ the white marker and I added a thin strip of foil for the tinsel. The bg layer was done w/ the woven plaid bg image. Finished card is 4.25 x 5.50.
Thanks so much for looking! My blog:The Write Stuff. Sorry! I had to delete a bunch of really old posts from my blog & this is one of them.
Date: Friday, December 16, 2011 GMT Views: 1499
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Registered: May 15, 2005 Location: Arlington, Washington Posts: 30400
Fri, Dec 16, 2011 @ 10:01 PM
WOW!!!!! this is over the top fantastic! colorful-whimsical-and fun fun fun! I love the colors and your amazing design!
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Judy
DT for Sassy Cheryl's Fan Club Member
" If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don't hoard it. Don't dole it out like a miser. Spread it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke. ~Brendan Frances~
Registered: June 18, 2006 Location: Vernon, B.C. Canada Posts: 162
Fri, Dec 16, 2011 @ 10:43 PM
I would have to say this is one of my favorite Christmas cards I have seen this year - I absolutely love this!! The sentiment, the layout, the image, the colors - perfection!!! Will be adding to my favorites!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Registered: November 7, 2006 Location: Willamette Valley Oregon Posts: 34503
Sat, Dec 17, 2011 @ 1:00 AM
oh, my Julie!!! What an amazing card...so full of details that pop right at you..love that broken ornament and the face of that troublemaker!!! and of course the sentiment...we must all remember that when time is running short...
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Registered: July 12, 2005 Location: Hugging a golden and stamping' in PA Posts: 21216
Sat, Dec 17, 2011 @ 4:37 AM
Beautiful and so festive! Love all the texture you achieved by popping up some of the images and the touch of foil looks like real tinsel! This is such a cute Christmas card, Julie!
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105158
Sat, Dec 17, 2011 @ 7:49 AM
How cute, Julie! I love the cat......makes me think of what happens when you have a cat and REAL tinsel. They love it!! Great job!
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.