Purple is the New Blue!

Hello Everyone!

This card is a request from my Mom. She's a manager at an upscale hotel/resort and every year they do a different theme at Christmas time. I always make a card for her to set on the front desk, something glamorous to really catch peoples attention. This year...Mom says 'mauve'! I was like, WHAT? MAUVE? But in the end, I think this turned out OK, and Mom liked it, so I'm happy!

I cut a tag from mirror paper and embossed it with a beautiful snowflake corner embossing folder, but I have no idea what brand it is. I sprayed on some white pigment mist and then gently removed the paint from the raised areas.

The poinsettias are cut from Spellbinders and coated with WOW chunky glitter, this stuff glimmers like you wouldn't believe! The doily is from Cheery Lynn, the snowflakes are Penny Black and the tags are from Tim Holtz.

To create the background I started with a Crafter's Workshop snowflake stencil and some texture paste. I painted the card with DecoArt Wisteria Americana and then used the smooshing technique with some Dusty Concord distress ink to create some darker areas. I added some DecoArt Snow Writer and Glamour Dust here and there.

I am entering the following wonderful challenges:

- Fan-Tastic Tuesday - challenge 116: anything goes with a twist ... make it sparkle

** - Scrapy Land Challenge #32 - Holidays 

- Fussy and Fancy - Challenge 154 - Happy Holidays!

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The weather continues to be wet and overcast around here. Looks like we will be having a green Christmas this year. I decided to take a late night walk the other day, and I realized how completely spooky and awesome the trees can look when there's little to no light. Straight out of a horror movie for sure!! Some of these photos are grainy because of the extreme settings on the camera that I needed to use in order to capture these shots in the dark.

Is it just me, or does this tree look like it`s made out of gold???

These are the buildings directly East of my place...you know, the ones that block my ability to see the sunset!! Well I normally never point my camera in that direction, but on this night, I just couldn't resist the beauty of the distant Christmas lights reflecting off the lake through the mist!

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.

Merry & Bright...Mostly Bright!

Hello Everyone!

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:

- One Stitch at a Time - #252 Anything Goes with The Colour Red

** - Kitty Bee Designs - Aloha Friday Challenge #62 - Christmas
** - 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.