"Cats are glorious creatures who must on no accounts be underestimated.....
Their eyes are fathomless depths of cat-world mysteries."
--------- Lesley Anne Ivory
Hi, Friends......
Here I am with a card to help us beat the heat....hopefully! This is for the MFP Color Challenge - Blue, Red, Lime. With those colors, I immediately thought of Christmas....so I am surprised no one else making samples and entries went with a holiday theme.
I stamped this Jumbo Poinsettia, a prize from Stampendous (THANKS, Stampendous!!), with Black Staz-on on watercolor paper and watercolored with my waterbrush. I also brushed on some metallic silver Gelato for a bit of sheen and frosted it with some holographic glitter, which you can see in the angled photo below.
I don't have a die large enough for this half-fold card, so I traced around the edge of my largest fancy-edged die on the two ends of this DCWV red foiled cardstock and cut it out and mounted it on ice blue cardstock. Some silver snowflakes and a silver bow finished everything up.
Hope you like my Christmas card. Have you started making Christmas cards or crafts yet?
Have a lovely mid-week!!
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Janis
Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. MFP Color Challenge #33 - Blue, Lime, Red
Wow, this is just spectacular!! Love that jumbo poinsettia and you really fancified it (very technical term, I know..) with the glitter and Gelato! I often trace and hand cut a shape if I don't have the die for it as it's a great way to expand your design options without trying to buy every single die out there! That red foiled cardstock really showcases the beautiful watercolored image....everything is just perfect! I typically wait until the last minute to make my Christmas cards but I may just start earlier than usual since I pulled out some of my Christmas supplies and stamps to do the Christmas in July challenges out there this month. We'll see though because I try to do that every year and well, you know...... : )
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Karen!!! "Fancified"....I like it. Problem is that sometimes I don't know where the line between fancified and cheapified is! Ha.
DeleteI've really enjoyed seeing your Christmas in July projects!!! You have a great head start on your holiday crafts!
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Would not mind at all if i found this beauty in my mail box Thanks for sharing at MFP CC...............Lis
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lis!! Hope you are having a lovely Anniversary!!!
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Congratulations, Janis! What a beautiful card. Makes me want to start my Christmas cards....almost! I do a little procrastinating on Christmas cards, but my intentions are always good!
DeleteThank you, Terri!!! I appreciate your kind words and your visit!! I really enjoy seeing what you make on all the MFP challenges.
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Congrats on winning this challenge Janis! You got your wish for the adorable giraffe stamp set!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Karen!! I am so delighted to have been drawn for that giraffe set. Let's hope I am not sticking my neck out by hoping it doesn't take a loooooooong time to arrive! Ha.
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Wince.....oh my! Haha!
DeleteBeautiful card, love the Christmas theme! The poinsettia is really so pretty with all the shimmer on it :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Davi! I must be getting tired of the heat if I am making Christmas cards. :)
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Janis I see you won the MFP Color Challenge.Go do the required email if you haven't already....Lis
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lis. I just love that giraffe set and I emailed this morning. Yippee!!!
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Beautiful Christmas card! I must get round to starting mine! Thanks for visiting my blog and becoming my latest follower. x
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Liz, for visiting and becoming a follower!! I hope you say the ginormous new-follower smile I posted for you!!!
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Wow the poinsettia is AMAZING! And no I haven't thought about making Christmas cards yet ;p I haven't even made any summery cards yet...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Christie!! You've been a little bit busy this summer, so no summery cards is completely acceptable! lol.... Glad you like my poinsettia. Watercoloring an image like that is still a little bit scary for me, but the waterbrush helps a LOT!!!
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