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A Christmas Train

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Poster: kate4450

I made this card for the clean & simple challenge to make a Christmas card using a non-traditional image or colors that were non-traditional. I included both ideas in my card. While at a women's crafting retreat last week a friend loaned me this train stamp. I stamped the image and brought it home to use at a later date. It didn't sit idle for long! I colored the trees with a Tombow marker and watercolored the snow and sky with distress ink. To dress it up for Christmas, I stamped, colored, and die cut the poinsettia (leaving white space to create a mat), added a ribbon, some bling, and glitter to the smoke.

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2014 GMT
Views: 1804
Favorited: 2

Additional Info

Keywords: kate4450 CAS297 Christmas

Stamps: Train Unknown (briefly borrowed), Poinsettia

Paper: Stash turquoise, brown, dp, WC

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Versafine Onyx, THoltz distress

Accessories: Poinsettia die, ribbon, markers, glitter glue, bling

Techniques: Watercoloring, coloring

Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 2

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ohmypaper!

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Thu, Nov 06, 2014 @ 10:32 AM

So pretty! Gorgeous blue poinsettia! I love the train image and bits of glitter! Great card!

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helekins

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Registered: June 10, 2011
Location: Canberra, Australia
Posts: 7950

Thu, Nov 06, 2014 @ 12:51 PM

Wonderful winter scene - so nicely stamped and coloured. Like that blue poinsettia - just so different and matches in so well with the theme of the card.

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susie australia

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Thu, Nov 06, 2014 @ 1:21 PM

Kate this looks wonderful. Great image and background.

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Susie

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janeenk

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Registered: May 1, 2008
Location: Beautiful Wisconsin
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Thu, Nov 06, 2014 @ 3:47 PM

okay Kate, now i need to know, where were you last weekend. I was at a stamping retreat in Door County, WI. Were you there? We used an image like this from Northwoods Rubber stamps. I love it and have this image or one very similar.

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jeenny2010

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Registered: September 28, 2010
Location: Queensland Australia
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Thu, Nov 06, 2014 @ 5:01 PM

Great card

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Boss

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Registered: May 23, 2003
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Fri, Nov 07, 2014 @ 9:35 PM

Love the vintage feel you achieved by pairing the soft faded turquoise color with the wall-paper like stamp you used for the background and the old-time locomotive. The smoke curling from the engine looks real, I never would have thought to use a glitter to accent it - good idea! TFS this fun, non-traditional holiday card!

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Susy

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Sat, Nov 08, 2014 @ 9:33 AM

Love the train for a Christmas design! And the poinsettia is gorgeous!

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~~ Lee ~~