Tuesday, December 11, 2012

a more elegant Christmas

White-on-white embossing always strikes me as quite elegant, and I hope it adds a touch of that to this card. I added a few pearls to increase that feeling.

This card is based on this weeks sketch for 365 Cards, #284.

The ornament is an extra from a previous card I made.  I silver-embossed the sentiment and cut it out with nesties. (My standard "Merry Christmas" stamp was an old cheapie. It wasn't stamping properly and I thought it was warped so I decided to unmount it. It literally cracked and fell apart while I was trying to get it off. I guess the rubber had dried out. That has NEVER happened to me before, and now I have to head out to find another one).

I used the textile embossing folder to give the background a little dimension and a pattered ribbon to add a little more color.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    lovely ornament and ribbon :)Love your take on the sketch.
    Thanks for joining us over at 365cards. :)

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  2. wendipooh13December 17, 2012 at 8:15 PM

    LOVE how pretty this is and the embossing!! feels sooo elegant!! sooo glad to see you this week at 365 Cards!!!!

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  3. Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin)December 18, 2012 at 11:44 AM

    Love the embossed detail, many thanks for joining us at 365 Cards.

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