Here again with another Christmas card today. I'm almost all caught up with these this year, although I only actually posted a few of the 54 that I have so far...eek! The colours on this one were inspired by my super talented friend KATHY CLEMENT of Kathy By Design. I really recommend you go give her a visit, her style and creativity is unique and incredible!!
For the background I used the emboss resist technique with a BoBunny script stamp and snowflake stamp from the Powder Mountain set. I used Memento London Fog and Archival ink Watering Can. The red tag was stamped with some Tim Holtz snowflake stamps and some white pigment ink, then I lightly sprinkled some white embossing powder so some areas would be a brighter white.
The striped paper is from Canvas Corp Basics, the snowflakes are from Penny Black, the round sentiment is from Joy Crafts, the snow and glitter are from DecoArt, the Dove is Recollections and I covered it with Stardust Stickles and the shaped die layers are from Spellbinders.
I am entering the following wonderful challenges:
** - Kitty Bee Designs - Aloha Friday Challenge #62 - Christmas
** - Mod Squad Challenge Blog - All That Glitters
** - Fab' n' Funky Challenges - #285 - Snowflakes
** - Mod Squad Challenge Blog - All That Glitters
** - Fab' n' Funky Challenges - #285 - Snowflakes
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So I thought I would share a few photos from the Christmas Fair on Friday. It was mostly set up for kids, but I suppose that's how it's supposed to be at Christmas time. There were lots of lights, Christmas trees and a group of local kids put on a show...it was the cutest darned thing!! I saw a real reindeer, watched the Merry Go Round, and a Christmas cookie the size of my head!! What a hoot!
I thought this sign was kind of amusing! We had a fake tree in the city, it was just easier that way, but you can't beat the smell of a real tree! Do you use a fake tree or a real tree????
That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. I read and appreciate every single one! If you have any questions, please let me know.
very pretty!
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Beautiful card, Pamellia! I think I've made a grand total of 5 cards==need to set up the pace! Lovely photos. Nothing beats a real tree but you can leave the fake ones up longer.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine doing 54 cards! Wow! I usually do between 20 and 26 and am trying to cut this down! LOL
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the bright red on this card with the sparkly snow, and sweet little dove image. What a wonderful night at the Fair - my fav pics are the close up of the carousel horses.
What a festive card Pamellia! Wow 54 cards!!! I don't make cards that I send out for Christmas, only a very few select get the hand made ones, this year I truly made a very small #...anyways, your card looks great and I like the layering you did with this one!
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Samra
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Texture, colour and dimension, this has it all Pamellia and I am really liking that deeper shade of red.
ReplyDeleteFake or real - well I'm Bah Humbug this year and neither so far. We do have a new replacement 8" illuminated blossom tree to go up in the courtyard as son in law backed over the previous one with the tractor a few weeks ago, but we have had constant rain for a week so not weather for doing outside electrical work. And we are not home for Christmas so seemed little point putting a real one up indoors, so as I said the original Bah Humbug this year.
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Actually Brenda, that sounds quite lovely. Our new place doesn't have room for a full sized tree, so next year I plan to put the fake tree outside on the balcony and light it up!! hugs :)
DeleteWhat a gorgeous, festive card Pamellia!! All your wonderful technique and fabulous details...another Pamellia work of art!!!!! We have always had a real tree as our main...I used to put up 4 artificial in addition but have cut that down to 1...lol!! Enjoy your day Pamellia!
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Beth
Oh wow Pamellia another stunner, you really do make the most amazing creations, the fine detail is fantastic.
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Loved how beautifully red pops on the grey scripted bg ! Wonderful card !
ReplyDeletewow can't imagine making 54 cards especially if they are all as detailed and beautiful as this one . Your attention to little details amazes me . I developed tendinitis in my wrist from painting so haven't been crafting much this past week and I miss it . I love the real tree but have been putting up an Artificial one for several years now . Beautiful photos .
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Pamellia. Your blog is is full of Christmas wonders. The photos are fab! I lve the reindeer :)
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You always amaze me with your beautiful collages! The colors on this are simply stunning and all the wonderful bits and types of snow you add just make it that much more beautiful! Always enjoy your pictures! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really magical make Pamellia, love the colour tones.
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What a wonderful snowy card - so pretty in the red and maroon and not a speck of blue in sight!!?? What a fun Christmas event - great photos! we always had a real tree until just a few years ago when the trees were starting to cost $50 or more and didn't even smell like pine (which was why I loved real trees!) so we bought a beautiful already lit fake tree that looks wonderfully real- and wasn't very expensive! and I burn a pine scented candle in the room!!
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful Julia. We just found it quite a hassle with all the needles everywhere and the dogs being covered in sap...not worth it. I love the idea of pine scented candles, might try that one!! hugs :)
DeleteThis is gorgeous Pamellia, I love the frosty feel and the dove, great photos too
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Gorgeous card Pamellia, love the shades of reds and lovely layers.
ReplyDeleteLoved the pics from the pics from the Christmas Fair, so festive.
We've always had a real tree - until last year - Oh how I miss the Christmas tree smell!
Hugs, Avril xx
Gorgeous card. Love the colour palette, the fabulous layout and all the pretty snowflakes.
ReplyDeleteI have a really nice fake tree because real trees are way too expensive, tend to drop needles despite all efforts to keep it watered and can be such a fire hazard. The scent of pine was never a real turn on for me but I love to burn spicy scented candles.
Wonderful card, love the colours, and the photos are great. I don't have trees any more, but we always used to have real ones. Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful Pamellia, wonderful colours and I love how you achieve that gorgeous frosty effect!
ReplyDeleteWe always have a real tree, I love the smell and the look, fake trees re just 'too perfect' for me, I'll put up with vacuuming the dropped needles!
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Gorgeous festive pictures Pamellia. I love your Christmas card, the touch of deep red is perfect and I love the touch of stripes , just like candy cane . Gorgeous design and I love the snowy elements. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card there..So christmassy!!! Thanks for letting me know abt the challenge at Anything but cute...Thanks so much for the leaving love at my blog space...Much appreciated!!!
ReplyDeleteStunning card Pamellia - just love all your wonderful layers and the icy whites looks fantastic against the red. Yes, Kathy's work is beautiful too. Nicola x
ReplyDeleteBright AND beautiful Pamellia, love the candy cane colours here and, as usual, the texture is to die for!! We have a 7'6" tree in our sitting room...fake but very realistic (I wouldn't want Suzy the dog getting needles in her paws) and the aroma is still there with the help of Yankee Candles!! xx
ReplyDeleteA really different and delicious colourway today Pamellia. I love the 2 tones of red with the silver...fab card.Your fair looked great fun and I so agree re trees, to me the only tree to have is a real one...and we are greedy and have 2. Get those cards posted soon! Hugs xx
ReplyDeleteOh wow, what a stunning card, Pamellia!! I absolutely adore the colors!! The layers and dimension are amazing!! The bird is so beautiful!! I love every single thing about it!! Another jaw-dropping beauty my friend!! And the pictures are so gorgeous!! What a beautiful place to live!! I love all of the lights!! The reindeer are so awesome!! I used to live near a reindeer farm in upstate New York and I always loved driving by :) I would prefer a live Christmas tree but sadly, I take the easy way out with a fake that already has the lights on and everything. Can't get much easier than that ;) I hope you have a wonderful day my friend!! Big hugs :)
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Hi Pamellia! Gorgeous card! I love the layers! The Christmas Fair looks like fun. I love all of the activities this time of the year. I was at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago for the Zoo Lights over the weekend and it was beautiful, but extremely crowded. We tried to make do with the situation, but there were too many people and by the time it's dark, the animals are sleeping. Anyway, I TOO LOVE that sign, LOL! As for trees, they've always been fake. Nothing wrong with real trees, I'm just used to the fake pre-lit trees. Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card. I love your stamped background and the red stripy panel draws the eye towards the sentiment. Wonderful embellishments and details and the perfect amount of glitter. Sally.x.
ReplyDeleteA stunning card Pamellia and I loved the photos, although the merry go round horses looked scary to me..and a cookie as big as your head sounds right up my alley..my tree is fake..such a small flat and a small tree 12"tall..lol..but it is festive and bright with lighst laying on the table all around it..there were chocolates in a bowl too...but I ate them already.
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Another gorgeous card hun, did you get my address, lol love your photos too, that Reindeer is adorable, about the tree hmmm, love real but just bought a fake one this year, doesn't smell the same though, lol
ReplyDeleteA fantastic card and amazing photos dear Pamellia!
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Susi
Wow!!! You rocked this color palette, girl! And thank you so much for the sweet link back to my blog. You are so very kind! So...the texture in this is amazing...I love the way you build your layers, too! The ribbon and snowy rose are perfection. What a gorgeous card! xo
ReplyDeleteHi Pamellia it is always such a pleasure to visit you but today I am in heaven, your creation is awesome and so incredibly beautiful the colours and design are as spectacular as always, the festive pictures are stupendous I love the Reindeer thank you for making this such a joyful visit
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lorraine x
Oooh such a beautiful card Pamellia, the red and white stripes look very candy cane. Artificial tree for me, real ones are quite expensive over here for a decent size ;)
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Donna xxx
The reds and white are so perfect together, the red gives the warmth and the white give a lovely frosty feeling. A truly beautiful festive card!
ReplyDeleteI always love your photos, the ones of the lights are wonderful and the reindeer are so, so beautiful! We have a fake tree these days, the real ones never seem to keep the needles for very long and I do love a very long Christmas! We get some 'sticks' that smell of pine , you just put them on a couple of branches and change them once a week. People who visit are often fooled that our tree is not real. Hugs, Anne xx
A gorgeous card, love the added red details. Super photos as well.
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Super gorgeous creation Pamellia. Hugs, Veerle
ReplyDeleteA stunning Christmas card Pamellia, such a beautiful design and lots of gorgeous details.
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Stunning card - you never disappoint. Thank you so much for participating this week at the Mod Squad Challenge.
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ReplyDelete54 cards? Wow. I don't know that many people that I like enough to send a handmade card to lol!
Beautiful colour choice again. Warm and festive.
Its a fake for us I'm afraid. It used to be real but sadly I get a rash from handling/touching real ones.
Best wishes.
Ang x
The streets are alive for sure! Gorgeous photos and such a beautiful, sparkly, happy card! :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous festive card Pamellia, beautiful colours and layers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos you have shared.
Fake for me too! when DH goes in the loft for it.
Pam x
Beautiful card Pamellia! Love all the texture and shimmery goodness! Fantastic photos too!
ReplyDeleteStunning card Pamellia! I love the colors and your sparkly silver background is gorgeous! Great pictures too, I love that reindeer!
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Gorgeous card Pamellia and love the photos too, thanks for sharing them. Angela x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! We have alternated between live and artificial trees over the decades! Hugs, de
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card here again Pamellia, love the festive colours ad the beautiful design!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute!!! Thank you for joining us at Make My Monday, good luck!!! Amy DT
ReplyDeleteSuper card and festive blog post Pamellia , i am a big fan of Kathys blog too.
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What wonderful Christmas cards Pamellia - they are a gift in themselves!! This is a beauty.
ReplyDeleteLove your photographs, they look amazing.
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Maxine
54 cards! What! Oh, Pamellia, so many people are going to be happy receiving your unique and stunning cards! Your red and white card is brilliant! So festive and elegant with a beautiful touch of shimmer! Amazing design, my friend! Love your super cool photos! Thank you so much for sharing the Christmas spirit from your lovely town! I prefer a real tree! Huge hugs and lots of love to you! Branka xxx
ReplyDeleteLots more amazing photographs and a terrific card with that is merry and bright for sure. Love it!
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Love your card so much Pamellia, it's absolutely gorgeous! and wonderful photos too...Thanks for playing along with us at Fab'n'Funky challenges.
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Well NOW I'm ready for Christmas!! I am horrible this year...I decided not to make cards. I felt guilty for about a day and then got over it. I do however LOVE your cards you've shown and your friend's blog is beautiful. You're right, her style is fantastic! She is very inspiring. Also, LOOOVE all the photographs you added. What a treat to see all that. :)
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Lisa x
Another fabulous design, Pamellia! Love the layered tags and all the frosty textures! So glad you could use our CYOC chart in your design of this gorgeous keeper. Thanks for playing along with us at 613 Avenue Create!
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Chana, Owner
Absolutely STUNNING card! LOVE the photos!
ReplyDeleteWow 54! What a marathon card making session. If you make one a week next year it won't be so bad, lol. Another gorgeous card, love the colours and texture as always in your beautiful creations.
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Another stunning creation Pamellia. Such a treat to visit your lovely blog. Thank you so much for playing along with us at Fab'n'Funky this week and congratulations in being one of our Top 3. hugs, Pat K x
ReplyDeleteLove this very festive card!! And all of your wonderful photos - so glad you've found a great place in which to create all your fabulous pieces (and videos!) And I marvel at your production capacity - serious time management envy, lol! xxx Lynn
ReplyDeleteYour card is reminding me of a Peppermint Mocha! delicious and you always want more! So fun and yummy. Loves it!
ReplyDeleteAs for the tree-I go fake every year. My animals stay sap free and the needles stay put. The pine scent isn't anything I miss as I usually burn a Grandmas Cookies Scentsy candle instead. My Steampunk tree will hopefully be done next year! Yippee! Hugz to you Bubbles! ~Doc
Another one of your gorgeous creations Pamellia. It has a lovely icy look with all the glitter and snow, a fab design. Your Christmas photos look great as well. hugs, Marlies
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, Pamellia! I love that color combination- the red really makes a gorgeous pop against those frosty layers, but the burgundy layer just steals my heart!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the photos of the fair; what a light show! Sweet reindeer; I wonder if he was petrified among all those people!
Real tree, and this year I didn't sneeze one bit! I guess it's the mildew on trees that have been sitting on the lot too long that I'm allergic to, not the tree itself. Ours had lots of sap this year, but not many needles falling yet, so I guess it's fresh!
Merry Christmas! Hugs!
Pamellia, your card is a gorgeous piece of artwork! I absolutely love the red tag and all that snowy goodness with so many pretty details! Gorgeousness! Oh and the Christmas fair photos look like such a nice time! Hugs!
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ReplyDeleteStunning card, love the design and the colours, so much detail its fabulous my friend.
Thank you for showing the wonderful Christmas photos, we have a fake tree but I do prefer real trees. We have scented Pine sticks in the tree so it smalls real but without the mess lol!
Love & hugs
Jacquie J xxx
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Fabulous, stunning card and great photos
ReplyDeleteLURVE your fabulous card, the red and white makes a wonderful impact and love the rose. It would be a joy to receive ANY of your stunning creations.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have such beautiful Christmas scenes around you. Beautiful photos.
Your red, white and gray card is GORGEOUS! Different colours for you, but oh-so pretty. Especially love your beautiful snow-covered red roses --- wow! Thanks for sharing pictures of your lovely town. It looks so festive. We have always had a real tree ... and again this year, but hubby and I talked today about having an artificial for next year. That way it can be put up earlier and enjoyed longer. I do love the smell of a real tree, but not the mess. :) Luckily we have two cedar trees in our backyard, so I could cut some bows for inside and have that same lovely smell next year. :) xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and absolutely stunning! The sparkle is lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining in with the 'Happy Holiday' challenge at Crafty Creations. Mia - DT Member xx
Oh good grief - get over it - 54 cards is nothing..... but MIRACULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously - it would take me a million years to make 55 cards. Hello - remember - this is me who was proud to make 12 tags in one YEAR????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dear me... I am struggling to make ONE - just ONE card or something small for one of my challenge blogs and it can't even be cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Imagine that.
ReplyDeleteHeheheheheheh - sorry Pamellia - you have so many comments here I just had to spice things up a bit!!! Although most of what I said it totally true!!!! Hehehehehehe!!! Your card is so fun. The bright Christmasy colors are fun but elegant and unique too.
I do have to say that the horses on your towns carousel looks more scary than the trees in the dark though!!!!!!!!!!! They all looked like they were going to bite someone!!!!! Loved seeing the pictures - so fun. And those snowflakes on the trees just could not be prettier. We have always had a fake tree - for all the reasons already stated!! It's just the two of us though so we don't even put it up any more at our house. Down on the ranch end of things where the conference center and cottages reside - there are lots of fake trees! I love your idea of putting one outside next year - can't wait to see your balcony next year - you have me curious!!! I thought it looked great this year!!! Oh me... now I'm rambling.... hope I made you smile!!! Hugs. j.
54 cards?!!!! Holy Cannoli's Girlfriend!!! Phew- I'm exhausted thinking about it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos- I am so happy you share these as I love to glimpse into the worlds of my online friends!! xo
Another gorgeous card! The layering and color pallet chosen are beautiful! I love the textures~you have such an eye for detail! Fantastic job on this!
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54 cards !!!I am afraid i only sent hanmade cards to close family and the rest who we only hear from with a Christmas card get bought ones-fabulous card love the colour and texture and beautiful photos too
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Love the way you have used a tag on the card. even more so I have really enjoyed your photos, I'm a novice photography and haven't yet managed to get any successful night photos so am in utter awe of these. Thank you for taking the time and sharing your creativity with us at OSAAT this fortnight, I hope you have enjoyed playing along as much as we have enjoyed seeing your talent. Love 'n' hugs Sall OSAAT DT.
ReplyDeleteI usually don't go much for red, but it looks so crisp with the whites here - very festive - like a candy cane! A really retro look to my eyes...
ReplyDeleteAnd wow, it really seems as though your new home does Christmas in a full-on way - fantastic!
Alison xx
Wow, loving this card and the red with white, very in right now too!! Go you!! A stunning creation and very glad I'm stopping by your blog with my hot chocolate and having a catch up, I have missed being here but loving every second right now my lovely xx
ReplyDeleteI am sorry, I am playing catch up again. The run up to Christmas has been so busy this year. I made about 70 cards in the summer and thought that would be enough but once I started writing my cards I realised that I was 40 or so short!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness my cards are not as beautifully detailed as your, I really would love to make cards with all of this amazing detail but I suspect only 3 pf my friends would receive a card from me. I love the combination of the port wine colour and silver, they look amazing together and all of the frost and snow are just so lush.
I am too late to wish yo a happy Christmas but I can wish you a very happy New Year and hope that 2016 presents you with some new and exciting opportunities.
Dionne xx
I'm not usually a great fan of red but the snowy touches you have given this deep red makes this a stunning card! I do so love your photos - I can sense your excitement! Hugs, Chrisx
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