It's funny, I thought to myself, you need to start your Christmas cards early (I tried to do a few in January/February, but none since#, so I decided to try to use the MMSC9 as a Christmas card. You can find the MMSC9 challenge here:
They have great prizes associated with their challenges and their sketches are great fun!
I then noticed that the WT226 challenge was thinking what I was thinking - Christmas cards in July. Great minds think alike! So, I ended up with 2 challenges in this card.
I used A Wish For Peace stamp set #SU#, watercolored with old olive and close to cocoa water color crayons, added dazzling diamonds among the trees and church and ran it through the swiss dots ef. I then draped 2 ribbons around each corner of the image and added red rhinestones. I used Holiday Treasures DSP #SU) for the b/gs on each layer and ran them through the snowflake ef for more texture. You may not be able to see if too good in the photo. In accordance with the sketch, I added 5 large eyelets with fibery ribbon coming out of each one decorated with a red rhinestone. On the greeting, I just lined a row of mini red rhinestones with the greeting in the middle rather than using a ribbon. I thought it gave it a little different look.
That's about it. Thanks for stopping by and looking and if you have a chance, let me know what you think!!
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009 GMT Views: 4478
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Paper: Holiday Treasures DSP (SU), Riding Hood Red and Chocolate Chip Card Stock
Ink: Stazon Brown, Old Olive and Close To Cocoa Watercolor Crayons
Accessories: Aqua Painter, Fiber Ribbon, Swiss Dots and Snowflakes EFs, Green Ribbon, Red Rhinestones, 2-Way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Paper Piercer and Mat, Crop-O-Dile
Techniques: Layering, Eyelets With Crop-O-Dile, CB Embossing
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 2 (a little time consuming for eyelets alignments, etc.
Registered: October 6, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 17001
Thu, Jul 09, 2009 @ 5:53 PM
WOW Pam is this ever GORGEOUS!! What a wonderful christmas card and all those details...wow!! LOVE your ribbon treatment and the added bling!!! Beautiful girl!
Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of TEXAS Posts: 15980
Thu, Jul 09, 2009 @ 6:04 PM
Beautiful card. I am going to be in trouble if I don't get going on Christmas very soon!! It is just tooooo hot here in TEXAS to think about Christmas. I make all my Christmas cards alike and I do have the plan and I have completed the envelopes. Since I started about eight years ago making all my cards alike it is a lot easier and record keeping is a snap!! Thanks so very much for playing in the MMSC9. We look forward to your lovely creations each week.
------------------------------ Phyllis Young at heart, slightly older in other parts. We really never grow up, we just learn how to act in public!! What if you woke up today with only what you had thanked God for yesterday??
Registered: November 19, 2008 Location: Posts: 1695
Thu, Jul 09, 2009 @ 6:25 PM
Omg.. Pam this is just FANTASTIC... I know Christmas will be here soon huh? It came out so nice... Ok..how many people on your xmas card list?? LOL you better get to work..hahah. I love that paper too. I have used a lot of that dp. Your side eyelets are perfect with your festive ribbons..Thanks so much for playing this week..as always..just a joy to view your work
Registered: June 9, 2006 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 55665
Thu, Jul 09, 2009 @ 6:52 PM
This is beautiful!!! I like the dp you used. And I really like the fibery ribbon with the red sequins. Everything looks so classy. I love the set up with the snow and marbles. Great job!!
Registered: April 6, 2006 Location: Las Vegas, baby! Posts: 14931
Thu, Jul 09, 2009 @ 6:55 PM
So..yeah...I was trying to make a mental note of all the fabulous things you did with this card so I could remember, but there are too many, and my memory's not that good, so I just saved it to my favorites instead... The fiber ribbon/eyelet/rhinestone combo is amazingly beautiful and unique!
------------------------------ ~ Sue Happy for no reason...