Hi Folks
Hope you are well. Only one more day to go and the weekend is here. Been a busy week at work and got a couple of orders for cards stacked up so will be busy crafting come Saturday.
Some of you may have noticed that my blog has changed. My previous blog design was a free blog template from Leelou blogs. However, I discovered this morning that all the free blog templates will no longer be available from Saturday 19th October - yes, this Saturday. In fact, all the free templates are going to be deleted. So I decided I had to do something rather quickly. I headed over to blogger and have just used one of their standard templates. I know that several of you out there have free blog templates from Leelou so you can read all about the change here.
Anyway, now onto my card share for today.
I used the Papermania First Noel Poinsettia stamp for this card. I stamped the image onto green and red cardstock and embossed with gold embossing powder. Several images were stamped and embossed so I could cut them out and layer the image up. For the card itself I kept it quite simple. Used my dotty embossing folder to emboss some white card which was then matted onto green mirror board. Added some green ribbon to the side of the embossed panel and topped with a punched out snowflake. I added a sentiment and some gems to finish off. I also distressed the edges of the white panel and the sentiment with distress ink.
I then went on and did another colourway.
Thanks for popping by and would love to know what you think.
Lisa B - Traditional christmas
Penny Black and More - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
OSAAT - Winter Wonderland
Robyns Fetish - Square cards only
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Scribble and Scrap - Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Embossing
Bunny Zoes - Ribbon
LEJ Designs - Celebrate
The Stamping Boutique - Bling it
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Crafty Little Fairies - Christmas in October
CRAFT - Christmas
These are gorgeous Mags. Love poinsettias too.
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Linda xxx
Gorgeous cards Mags. The poinsettias are wonderful, I love the colours.
ReplyDeleteI only found out yesterday that the free blog templates were going so I was pleased that I had already changed mine to something simpler.
Sue xx
Wow mags, these are fab. Love them
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two beautiful cards Mags - poinsettias are just fabulous xx
ReplyDeleteWow Mags this is stunning!
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Two beautiful cards Mags, very striking. Love the poinsettias. Love the new blog background by the way, looks good. Hugs Jennifer xxx
ReplyDeleteBoth designs are gorgeous, Mags! I love your treatment of the Poinsettia. The swiss dot embossing is perfect for this CAS style! Thanks for dropping this off by our house here at 613 Avenue Create! Also, thanks so much for being a faithful participant in our challenges. We are so appreciative of the support!
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Both fabulous cards Mags. I love this stamp and how you've used it.
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I love the poinsettia Mags. The dotty paper looks gorgeous and love the flower in white on your second card.
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Hugs Sharon. x
Beautiful cards!! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards Mags, love how used the image 2 times and they look so different!
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Shell in Alaska
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Beautiful and elegant design Mags. What a gorgeous poinsettia! Susan x
ReplyDeleteMorning Mags, I love these gorgeous cards, great colours & the poinsettias look great. Thanks for joining the Lisa B Designs challenge & good luck.
ReplyDeleteI can understand why you bought this beautiful stamp Mags. The Poinsettia is beautiful and the embossing gives it so much depth.It looks lovely in either colour too.
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Shirley
Stunning Mags, love both colour ways xxx
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful cards! The two colour ways are both gorgeous and look so different. The red one is my favorite as it adds that gorgeous cold colour.
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Lisa xxxxx LEJ DT Organiser
Mags this is outstanding, and so very elegant xxx
ReplyDeleteWow, Mags, what stunning card, they are so elegant and the beautiful poinsettia has Such impact against your crisply embossed background. Layering the blooms, as you have, really looks as though you have plucked them off a live plant. Good luck in our challenge this week. Ingrid xx (OSAAT Team)
ReplyDeleteWow, Mags, what stunning card, they are so elegant and the beautiful poinsettia has Such impact against your crisply embossed background. Layering the blooms, as you have, really looks as though you have plucked them off a live plant. Good luck in our challenge this week. Ingrid xx (OSAAT Team)
ReplyDeleteOh wow this is gorgeous and that poinsettia is just scrumptious.
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Desíre
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So pretty and elegant Mags. Really gorgeous Christmas cards.
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very elegant Christmas card love the embossing and both colourways on the poinsettias-thanks for joining us at 613 Avenue create
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both look fabulous but do love the white poinsettia
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Gorgeous cards! Such a striking design with the embossed panel and the large flower. Just lovely. :)
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Ali
What gorgeous CAS cards! I love Poinsettias!
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These are gorgeous Mags, love the poinsettias.
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Beautiful card. Thank you for joining us at OSAAT. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteMags these are both gorgeous! Love how you've showcased the poinsettiasThank you for joining us at Robyn's Fetish Challenge this week.
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Mags, both cards and just lovely. I am very glad you joined us this week at TSB. I hope you had fun!!! See you back very soon to play in another fun challenge. :)
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CraftyGirl
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The Stamping Boutique Design Team Member
Hi Mags
ReplyDeleteA very beautiful card, love the background.
Thanks for joining in the lejdesigns Challenge
Janet
Oh, these are gorgeous, and so elegant!
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2 beautiful cards and just the right amount of bling! thank you so much for joining us at TSB.
ReplyDeleteFabulous card, love how it has a totally different look with a different colour! great! Thanks for sharing at Crafting By Designs this week! Mo dt x
ReplyDeleteA very nice CAS look to these cards Mags! I bet the mirror board is really beautiful in person! And I think the Swiss dotted background is perfect for the poinsettia as well as for our theme! Thank you for sharing your project in the “Add Some Embossing” Challenge at Craft Your Passion.
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Fabulous project :)
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Kat
Craft Your Passion DT
A lovely card, pretty poinsettia stamp. Thank you for joining the Penny Black & More @ Allsorts Anything Goes challenge and good luck x Susan x
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