Thursday, December 5, 2013

Another day, another card

What with the late Thanksgiving and how busy I was in November, I am sorely behind in doing Christmas cards. With that in mind, I'm trying to do one or two a day, at least, and challenges are a big help in providing inspiration.

I used the color scheme from the Lollipop Ladies blog -- in inspiration photo of red and white cupcakes, to get going on this one.  The ornament is paper-pieced on a piece of sheet music (it's the Twelve Days of Christmas).  This old paper doily (found when cleaning out my parents' house) has a nice vintage feel to it,  so I stuck to more vintage-looking reds rather than bright ones.

The gold EP has gold glitter in it, and it really has a nice sparkle that's hard to photograph.

I'm entering the card in these challenges:

Lollipop Ladies #82 -- Christmas cupcakes and ribbon
Word Art Wednesday # 109 Anything Goes
52 Christmas Card Throwdown -- ornament theme
CRAFT  Challenge #236-- Christmas
Papertake Challenge -- Anything Goes
Clear it out challenge --  Anything Goes


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14 comments:

  1. Mynn xxDecember 5, 2013 at 4:27 PM

    LOVE the fun ornament you created!!! Such an elegant holiday card! Thanks for joining us at 52CCT! HUGS and have a great rest of the week! :) Mynn xx

    PS: We've got a blog hop/DT call going on at HOC and we've got FIVE sponsors! I hope you can join in the fun! :)

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  2. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 12:23 AM

    Like your plan for getting your Christmas Cards made. Thank you for sharing with us the Lollipop Ladies.

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  3. Karen LetchworthDecember 6, 2013 at 2:32 AM

    This is such a fun and festive card, and it really sets the mood for the Christmas season. You did a beautiful job creating this, and I look forward to seeing much more of your creative talent shared in our challenges. I love seeing your art and I thank you SO MUCH for playing along with us.
    God bless you!
    Karen
    Word Art Wednesday

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  4. Mom2Two (Jenni)December 6, 2013 at 8:12 AM

    Nice clean and simple card! Love everything about it!! Thanks for joining us at Clear It Out Challenge blog, best of luck!

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  5. HeatherDecember 6, 2013 at 9:01 AM

    Such a beautiful card! A great take on our inspiration photo and I love the muted tones. Thanks for playing with the Lollipop Ladies.

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  6. Susan HoganDecember 6, 2013 at 8:34 PM

    What a pretty card - love the colour choice!

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  7. Deborah FringsDecember 6, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    Your card has a wonderful vintage feel to it! Love the pretty ornament! Thanks so much for playing along with 52CCT this week!

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  8. GranmargaretDecember 7, 2013 at 12:48 AM

    Lovely card Sandy. Thank you for joining us at Lollipop Ladies.

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  9. Julene MatthewsDecember 7, 2013 at 3:48 PM

    A beautiful card. Thanks for joining us at Lollipop Ladies.

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  10. StephanieDecember 9, 2013 at 12:36 PM

    What a beautiful card! I really love the vintage colors you used. Great job using the doily too - for some reason they are a real challenge for me. :) Thanks for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday.

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  11. LisaDecember 10, 2013 at 3:03 AM

    Really pretty card Sandy! Thanks for joining Papertake Weekly :)

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  12. Aunty SueDecember 11, 2013 at 5:29 AM

    Fab christmas card sharing at craft card and thanks for sharing at craft this week.

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  13. Deanne SaundersDecember 19, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    Beautiful card!! Thanks so much for participating in our LOLLIPOP LADIES challenge!! Hope to see you again for our next challenge!!
    ~DEANNE~
    A Little Bit O' Paper

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  14. GranmargaretJanuary 30, 2014 at 9:12 AM

    Sandy you are the runner up for the Christmas cupcakes challenge. Go and leave a comment on the Lollipop Ladies blog to get your prize.

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