I made this card for today's Inspiration Challenge. Amy is our hostess and she has chosen an amazing site called, "A Cottage In The City." Oh my, I was in trouble immediately - fun! I love cottage style, but really struggle with it so I decided to challenge myself by making a cottage-style card today based on this gorgeous cotton fall wreath: acottageinthecity.com/collections/fall-halloween/products/cotton-fall-wreath. I actually thought about making this card a fall card, then decided that I really need Christmas cards so went that route instead.
To create the ship lathe look, I started by scoring the front panel every 5/8" using a score board. Folded the scores back gently, then ran a close to cocoa ink pad along the crease to add color to each scored area. Smoothed this piece out and adhered to a card base.
Die cut a twigg wreath and adhered that to the card front. Die cut 2 leafy wreaths using light and dark green cardstock. Sponged matching ink onto the lighter green leafy die. Die cut the berry sprig using white and colored the branches brown and the berries red using E74 and R29 copic markers. Punched out the poinsettia's using a punch and white suede paper. Each flower is 2 layers. Colored white pearls with R29 and R39 copic markers and let dry, then adhered to flower centers. Stamped just the cardinal from the HFC stamp set and colored with R24 ,R27, R29 & R39 copic markers and fussy cut out.
Die cut the sentiment from red cardstsock and glued directly onto the card front. Tied a bow using linen thread and adhered to top of wreath.
It took me all day to make this card (which is ridiculous!), but in the end, I am happy I accomplished what I set out to make.
Thank you Amy for this fabulous challenge today and thank you for looking. ~Karen.
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2020 GMT Views: 1051
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Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32126
Sat, May 23, 2020 @ 6:47 PM
Oh, be still my heart. I love, love how you did the background! Your wreath is darling with all the little details, the cardinal, the 3 white poinsettias and wonderful twine bow!
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Sat, May 23, 2020 @ 9:05 PM
oh, my gorgeous and fabulous. Love all the details you shared, mf. The ship lap is perfect and that's for the how to. The font on the Season's Greetings is so cheerful. This is happy.
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Sat, May 23, 2020 @ 11:04 PM
Karen I love this. I love all the layers and the BG and oh my, that bow. So beautiful. I keep looking at it and had to fave lol. Stunning..that BG is amazing too..all of it lol. TFS. Happy day hugs
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Registered: November 3, 2005 Location: Fairport Harbor, OH-IO, Lake Erie shoreline Posts: 60382
Sun, May 24, 2020 @ 4:01 AM
Karen this is so pretty. I love the way you did the background (must remember that). Your flowers are beautiful and the cardinal is pretty
Beautiful Christmas card.
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Sun, May 24, 2020 @ 5:18 AM
Wow fancEEEE! This is one beautiful wreath!! I love the sentiment die! Gorgeous card, set on wood bg!!
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50743
Sun, May 24, 2020 @ 9:18 AM
WOW this is so cool...you really captured the whole style of our inspiration site! That wonderful wreath and cardinal look stunning against the white lined bg.It may have taken awhile but I bet you had fun!
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Sun, May 24, 2020 @ 9:37 AM
Wowza, Karen, this is fabulous! I love how you made the background, very creative! Wonderful take on your inspiration choice!
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