For today's card, I decided to combine a couple of challenges with a Christmas theme. One was "Bling it on," The Jingle Belle's challenge to do a blinged up Christmas card. Another was the Snippet's Playground and Die-Cut Divas' Christmas in July themes. For snippets, I used a bunch of very small snippets of very old (I'll bet the blue ones are at least a decade old) Christmas patterned paper to create the strip border under the ribbon in my card. Those strips were cut to 7/8 of an inch each, so pretty small, eh?For bling, I used some strips of faux gems, and added a couple of star-ish shaped sequents for the star on top. The sentiment die-cut was a gift.
This card is entered in these challenges:
Rudolph Days July -- Christmas
Die-Cut Divas -- Christmas in July
Jingle Belles -- Bling it on
Double Trouble #116-- Christmas in July and Bling it on
Snippet's Playground #433-- Christmas in July
ABC Christmas -- O is for Old
Pammie's InkyPinkies #2230 -- anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #553-- anything goes
Yo Sandy! THIS is a really great snippets post as well as snippets card. We saw what you used and what a great Christmas card as a result too! I love it.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Di xx
Love that border strip with the different papers - and a nice blingy tree. Thank you for joining us at ABC Christmas Challenge x Lynda/Loopyloo DT
ReplyDeleteIt's always so much fun using snippets of patterned papers but very rewarding when you see the finished project. Love your tree trim with gems. Both the snippets and the tree are two focal points in one card. Thank you so much for sharing your project with us at Double Trouble and Jingle Belles. We Welcome you to your first challenge at Double Trouble and hope you will come back for future fun challenges and play along with Thing 1, 2 and 3.
ReplyDeleteLove the mixed strips along the bottom. Great holiday card. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble :)
ReplyDeleteA fantastic card Sandy, who doesn't love bling at Christmas. Thanks you for joining in the fun at Rudolph Days this month.
ReplyDeleteSue xx
Terrific Christmas tree card using up your snippets of paper.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground! Please come and taste a few cocktails up in the Treehouse later - once you've dried your feet from the paddling pool! xxx
Oh how clever is that quilt-inspired edging with the ribbon setting it off perfectly! (& that's the most awesomely blingy tree!) So happy you could join us for the Jingle Belles and Double Trouble Xmas in July festivities!
ReplyDeleteNice design, I really like that! I am picturing making something similar with some of my snippets. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble!
ReplyDeleteThe 'blinged' tree looks so cute! Thanks for linking up to our July challenge gallery at Die Cut Divas.
ReplyDeleteOne great blinged tree! So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas Christmas for our July Challenge of "Christmas in July"
ReplyDeleteThis is another great design to use scraps. Well done.
ReplyDelete