"The cat accepts your hospitality, but not your obligations."
------------------English saying
Hi, Friends.......
I am zooming through my all-night marathon of posts with this number 3 of 5!!!!
I am posting these for the Linky party at Jennifer Grace's 2014 Frosty Festivities. It closes in a few short hours, so I am glad these posts are going quickly. Who knows...I might even get some sleep before Little Peach wakes up! (Not likely, since I drank a cup of coffee at 9 pm!!!!)
This card was inspired by Jennifer's Rainbow Coloured Christmas Card post. I don't think I've ever done a Christmas card in rainbow colors before so this was really fun. And, look....It's CAS!!!! I rarely ever do what I would truly call a CAS card, although I do a lot of simple geometrics. But this one pretty much is.
I held my breath while I stamped the greeting on with Black Soot Distress Ink... (Whew....it's straight!)....then mounted it on some glittery DCWV cardstock. Some iridescent sequins for smoke finished it all off.
I absolutely LOVE how this card turned out!!! It was fairly easy to do, too, so I might even make some more of these and send them to the Caring Hearts Card Drive.
Okay, that's it for this post. Onward and upward to posts #4 and #5 which are a couple more card sets.
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Janis
Thank you for the honor of entering this set of cards in the following challenges:
1. Frosty Festivities 2014 Linky Party
2. My Craft Spot Challenge #57 - Sequins
3. Vandicrafts' Artistry Challenge #17 - Home Sweet Home
4. My Craft Creations New challenge 10/11-22/11/2014 - Anything Goes
5. Perfectly Rustics #36 Embossing
Oooh, I think this might be my favorite card from your crafting marathon so far! Loving the rainbow houses all in a row and yikes, that sequin smoke puff is so creative and fun! I believe this card alone justifies that long rainbow Colorbox ink pad! Huge applause!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Karen!! I'm glad you like this one, too. When I saw that rainbow inkpad, this long stamp immediately came to mind. It's like it was custom-made for it!! :)
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Janis
Super cute card! I love the embossing and sequins coming out the chimney! Thanks for joining the fun at My Craft Spot!
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I got so behind on replies. I apologize!!! Thanks so much for your sweet comments. I liked the sequins, too.
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Janis
Errr, okay I am in love with the sequins-for-smoke! Brilliant card! Thank you for joining in with the Frosty Festivities challenge! x
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, I never saw a bunch of these comments. Not sure what happened. THANKS, Jennifer!! Your kind words made my day......even though I just saw them for the first time a month later!!! :)
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I am also in love with the sequins for smoke! Cute card and brilliant idea. :) Thank you for sharing on this weeks Artistry Challenge. Melissa - Vandicrafts
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Melissa. I am not sure how I had missed your comment before!! I appreciate your wonderful words of encouragement.
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Janis
Clever bit of embossing there dear Janis! Who would have thougth about rainbow Chrsitmas cards, very cool! Thanks for joining us at Perfectly Rustics!
ReplyDeleteSmiles SHarnee :)
Thank you, Sharnee!! Your sweet and encouraging comments are always a day-brightener!!! Sorry I didn't see this comment until now.
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Janis
I really like how you have used the rainbow colours for Christmas and the sequins for smoke. Thanks for joining us at Perfectly Rustics. Your cat is very cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim!! I appreciate your visit and your kind comments!!
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Janis