Sunday 4 September 2016

Papertrey Ink and Creative Die Christmas card


Hello and welcome to another Happy Little Stampers Christmas card challenge and this time our theme is song!


How are your Christmas cards coming along? I have to confess that I have been very lax this year and don't have many piled up for the festive season, so I was pleased to come up with this card to add to my stash:-


To start off I used my distress inks and the smooshing technique to come up with the sky. Then I used my NBUS Festive Scene Die from Creative Dies and cut it 4 times in black, yellow and white card, and finally from my smooshed sky. To layer it all up, I cut a scalloped Papertrey Ink die called Scene it: Basic Backer and glued the black outline to it. It was then easy (if a little fiddly) to inlay the sky, the snow, and all the tiny windows and doors to make up the scene.


I took a card base and added the PTI You've Been Framed: Hexagon frame to it, and then stamped my song lyric stamp from Clearly Besotted's Most Wonderful stamp set. The scene was quite thick with all those layers so I used some very thin foam tape to raise it on the card.




I'm going to have that song going through my head for the rest of the day now - but I don't mind because it reminds me of my Mum who loved to watch the Andy Williams Show when I was a child and she was very fond of his version of the song. What song comes to mind for you? Why not hop over to the Happy Little Stampers blog to see some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the team, and join in with us this time.


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Hugs
Carol x

19 comments:

Alanna said...

I love this card Carol and how the scene is contained in the circle. That die is super fun as well.

Carole said...

Love, love this card Carol...I am always drawn to these types of scenes and this is fabulous!

Marybeth said...

What a beautiful Christmas scene you created,Carol! Loving the fun dies you used!

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Beautiful card Carol thank you for joining us over on
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge
Dianne xx
HJCC DT

Linby said...

This caught my eye in the NBUS - love the scene you created.

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

This is so bright and wonderful. Your sky is gorgeous, and I love The glimmer of the lights in the windows. Wonderful inlaid die work. I just love everything about it.

Susan said...

Love that sweet village scene! It must have been fun putting it all together after cutting it four times - like a jigsaw puzzle! Great sentiment for our Happy Little Stampers challenge this month!

BożenA said...

I love your smooshing sky. So beautifully blend the colors of the evening sky. The entire card is so precise! Your accuracy inlaying is huge. I love this beautiful and very atmospheric card.
hugs,
BozenA

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

Lynn (aka Lynnpenguin) said...

Lovely card. Thanks for playing along with us at Holly Jolly for our Non-traditional Colour challenge. Good luck. Hope to see you again soon.
Lynn, Holly Jolly DT

Pam Sparks said...

Gorgeous card Carol and I want to know where to see this wonderful scene die??? TY!

The Sparkly Fairy said...

I love this Carol. I have that die too so you have inspired me!!

Joyce said...

Gorgeous and peaceful scene you created. It makes a fantastic Christmas card.

Darnell said...

Goodness, Carol, PTI should PAY you a commission for this extraordinary Christmas card! It looks like you are loving your new craft room! This scene is warm and lovely and iconic and worth all the work you put into it! Thank you so much for playing in my NBUS Challenge #7! Hugs, Darnell

Jane said...

Fabulous little scene and I'm a big fan of inlaid dies. Great card!

SewPaperPaint said...

How have I lived my life without buying any PTI?! I was just oogling over them on Instagram this morning! Ha! Love love this darling Christmas make! Hugs, Autumn

Julia Aston said...

Love your snowy village!

Linda said...

What a sweet little wintry scene ...... love it!

Barb said...

Wow Carol what a lovely Christmas card. Such a beautiful little scene. Barb xx

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