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Old 06-29-2007, 01:10 PM   #1  
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Default I'd like some help with this Christmas card...

I am planning my Christmas cards for this year (yes, already!) and my first attempt is here -- O Holy Night by jtax at Splitcoaststampers Since I am going away for nearly 3 months and this is one of my planned projects, I would love any input/ideas so I can make changes and then a 'final' sample. I can then gather all the suplpies I will need to make a whole bunch while I am gone. Thanks for any help!
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Your card is already great! My only suggestion might be a cuttlebugged BG or a BG stamp on your brown card stock.
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After some suggestions on version 1 to add an ivory mat to the blue rectangles, I did that and the first revision is here - O Holy Night version 2 by jtax at Splitcoaststampers Thanks for your ideas - I think it did help it out!

I will explore my bug folders and BG stamps to see if I can find something that might work! Thanks for the idea!
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Oooooh! I love the revised card. The matted images look great! Don't change a thing!!!!

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The matted card is very pretty. The only thing I would change is to use 3 brads instead of two.
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Yes I go along with Joan... def three brads.... the three combo just adds interest to the eye I think.... the card is certainly lovely!! Wish I was on your card list!! lol
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Your revised card is so nice!
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OK, 3 brads it is! Thanks for your help!!!
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3 brads was my suggestion also.
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this is personal preference, and you maybe chose to do this to save time, but i would have stamped the image on white, coloured it a LITTLE, and then matted on the blue (maybe even popped-up too).. lovely card though!
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