Saturday 13 June 2015

Paper Smooches A Blessed Christmas card


Hello everyone, and a warm welcome to this week's Christmas card challenge where the theme is anything goes. 




I used the Paper Smooches A Blessed Christmas stamp set for my CAS card, and I stamped the village scene in black ink before using distress inks to create the sky. The sentiments are from the same set, and I stamped the stars with versamark ink and silver embossing powder for some sparkle.
I wanted to add some interest to the panel so I played around with one of the Papertrey Ink Half and Half dies to create the layered brackets which framed the image and helped it to pop. You must be bored with seeing it by now but I also used my trusty PTI Canvas and Linen impression plate to give the white panel some texture.

Why not pop over to the Christmas Card Challenge blog to see some great inspiration from our team, and join in with us this week.

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Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs
Carol x

18 comments:

Linda Anderson said...

Wow Carol, this is absolutely amazing!!!!! Love your sponging for the night sky. Thanks for joining us at Holly Jolly Christmas.

Linda

Sarah said...

This is beautiful Carol, I love the rich royal blue you have chosen here and the bracket edges look fabulous too. I never tire of seeing that linen/canvas look and wish I could get my hands on one!! xx

Tanja said...

love the Distress Ink night sky - thanks for joining us at ATSM this week

cm said...

Your Christmas scene is gorgeous. The night sky is so eye-catching, and the brackets/framing add such impact. Ever so pretty! Thank you for sharing your creativity in the ATSM gallery!
~c

Marybeth said...

This is beautiful ,Carol! Easy for the mail...too!

Amy at love made my home said...

Lovely! I like the subtle religious theme that would suit many people too. xx

Tenia Nelson said...

This is GORGEOUS!!!

La Papera Gialla said...

This card is fab!
Monica

Nora Noll said...

Okay, when this card came in my e-mail today, I was blown away. This is FANTASTIC!! I love that scene and the way you colored the sky-breathtaking. Then your playing around with the half and half die like that-genius. Now I want to pull my die out and play with it!! I like that you thought outside of the box. I am so not sick of that texture plate either. I have the same one and it is so versatile!! Just a stunning card!!

JoAnn said...

Beautiful card. Love the scene.

JoAnn said...

Beautiful card. Love the scene.

Audrey said...

Such a beautiful Christmas card! Thanks so much for playing along with the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge! :)

Joyce said...

Such a beautiful scene. I really love your inked background, and it is such a great contrast to all the white on the rest of the card.

Loll said...

Gorgeous colours for your night sky Carol. Love the scene you've created. xx

Wei Wei said...
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Wei Wei said...

Gorgeous distress night sky scene! Love your layout and inking! Thank you for sharing at ATSM.

*Vicki* said...

So gorgeous with the night sky background Carol!! I love this design! :)

N-Eva said...

Your card is beautiful and so elegant looking. Thank you for sharing your wonderful project at Holly Jolly Christmas challenge. Good luck . Neva

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