Can you believe it's three months until Christmas? This is probably my third or fourth card. So I guess I need to get moving. This is the newest remixed digi from Power Poppy, and I just love the vintage feel to this image. I remember having glass ornaments like this, and they had beautiful shiny finishes. My mom took great care in unwrapping them each year and placing them on the tree (and then carefully repacking them for the next year). And how delighted we were when the lights were turned on and the ornaments glistened in the light!
My card is a simple one, and I used a stitched rectangle die for my focal image and matted it and the DP with Cherry Cobbler. I added some red twine to the DP base, and then I popped my focal image. And I finally used some sequins on my card - the first time for me - yay! And my DH suggested I use some glitter on the tree bough. Well, I pulled out some Martha Stewart glitter, and what a mess! It's so fine and just goes everywhere. I think I shall be cleaning up glitter the rest of the year. And I actually ended up using some Stickles instead. But it was fun, and I hope you like it.
Thanks for taking a closer look, and I hope you have a great weekend. Stop by my blog for more details. Hugs!
Date: Friday, September 25, 2015 GMT Views: 1833
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92678
Tue, Oct 06, 2015 @ 3:13 PM
I have an old vintage ornament like this...probably 70 yrs old that was given to my Mother. The silvering has tarnished, but it is still a keepsake. Your beautiful card sent memories flooding back in, Cheryl. Love how your Santa hangs on the berried branch.
Registered: July 7, 2006 Location: Senoia, GA. Posts: 34466
Tue, Oct 06, 2015 @ 5:09 PM
Cheryl, this is just beautiful! I remember the days of the glass ornaments! Bringing them out year after year! My mom wrapping them so carefully! Have no idea what happened to them! Your coloring is outstanding! It looks so real! Hugs!
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Registered: June 19, 2010 Location: SC Posts: 6005
Sun, Oct 11, 2015 @ 11:26 AM
The card is beautiful, Cheryl, and I, like your mother, still have many pieces like this, and I wrap each one every year ever so carefully. I still have glass ornaments from our Germany tour. You see there is a story with each ornament, and each Christmas you tell that story again, and with each telling a family's history and story is passed from one generation to the next. And the same is for you, my friend. That's why your beautiful cards tell a story to us here on SCS. We know you (not because we've met in person) but because your art tells the story of you. Now that's priceless!
Registered: May 16, 2015 Location: Illinois Posts: 88
Fri, Oct 23, 2015 @ 10:07 AM
Ah i saw this card yesterday! i dont know where / how to comment! now i learnt! so coool cheryl!!!! shading is so great on santa! did i mention stitches too??? wow
Registered: May 31, 2009 Location: East Tennessee enjoying the mountain views Posts: 32997
Tue, Dec 08, 2015 @ 5:18 AM
Beautiful Christmas card Cheryl, you've done an awesome job coloring the ornament it to make it look like vintage glass... I was in an ornament shop years ago that had beautiful glass ornaments just like this.... They were all so pretty... Love the pine branch with the red berries....Your light sponging really finishes it off nicely.... Hugs
Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Poedunkville Posts: 1613
Fri, Dec 18, 2015 @ 12:37 PM
I just love these vintage ornaments and have some myself. I can't wait to have time to play with some Power Poppy images. You are such an enabler! Thanks!