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Tuesday, 5 November 2013

A Flurry of festive crafting!

Well perhaps the flurry of festive crafting of this post title is overstating it just a little, but I made one card! After catching up with all the chores yesterday, I had a look at all the challenges online and found several that worked well together - 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown with an intriguing sketch from Louise, Dynamic Duos and Merry Mondays both with aqua and red colours schemes and Addicted to CAS and More with a CAS theme. Come and see:


I pasted strips of card stock onto my front panel, trimmed them with my sharp paper snips then cut an aperture into the panel using my circle framelits and magnetic board. I cut a frame from another piece of card stock and glued that over the top before adding a pierced border.


The smallest snowflake from Festive Flurry was stamped into the aperture and the centre decorated with a gem.


I inked up this wonderful Christmas sentiment from Delightful Dozen using markers before stamping so that I could highlight the word Christmas in red. Once I'd positioned it using my stamp-a-majig, the panel was attached to the card base with dimensionals.

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Here's what you'll need to make this project
Stamps: Festive Flurry, Delightful Dozen
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Real Red
Card stock: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Real Red
Other: Circles framelits, Big Shot, markers, Essentials piercing templates, Basic Rhinestones, paper snips, stamp-a-majig

Crafting Clare online shop, shopping with Vicky Hayes, Stampin Up clearance rack
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It's going to be another really busy week this week as I'm expecting guests on Thursday so never mind a flurry of crafting, there's more likely to be a flurry of cleaning, list-making and cooking! There will continue to be a project here each day though - so I'll hope to see you tomorrow.

Enjoy Bonfire night if you're in the UK!

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28 comments:

  1. Irene5 November 2013 at 08:21

    Just fabulous Vicky, I love the colours and design.
    luv
    irene
    xxxx

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  2. sandie5 November 2013 at 11:07

    love the colours you have used and and this is a really cool design, very striking. Thanks for joining us at ATSM

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  3. Sasha5 November 2013 at 11:08

    Beautifully crisp, clean and perfectly stamped, as always, Vicky!

    Thank you for your kind words.....I am starting to feel much better xx

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  4. Deborah Frings5 November 2013 at 12:44

    Oh Vicky - this is absolutely stunning!! This is a super combination of challenges!! I love the colours. the sentiment and the tiny touch of bling! Thanks so much for playing along with 52CCT and ASM this week!

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  5. Kristie Goulet5 November 2013 at 13:50

    Love this design and these colors.

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  6. Stamps and Paper5 November 2013 at 13:51

    ANother great card Vicky...love the colours...

    ANne

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  7. Danielle Vincent5 November 2013 at 15:48

    WOW Vicky - what a great combo of the challenges. Awesome card. Thanks so much for sharing with us at both 52CCT and ATS&M.

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  8. Tracey McNeely5 November 2013 at 17:43

    Vicki this is so gorgeous, I am really loving this colour combination. Thank you for the bday wishes!

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  9. Curtise5 November 2013 at 18:03

    That's a very chic card, Vicky, love it.
    Yep, off to a bonfire later, hope it doesn't rain...
    Oh tell me about the pre-visitors clean-up - it's the only time I ever get my backside in gear to do housework! xxxx

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  10. Unknown5 November 2013 at 18:12

    This is so striking Vicky! I love how you used the colours and created the aperture and frame! :)
    Lizy xx

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  11. Canonbury creations5 November 2013 at 19:28

    Lovely colour combo and layout Vicky. Enjoy your visitors it's always spurs one into a cleaning frenzy:)
    Val x

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  12. Deepti Stephens5 November 2013 at 19:36

    Great card with great colors.. Thank you so much for joining us at ATSM. Good luck.. :)

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  13. Rossella5 November 2013 at 20:59

    Another really elegant card
    Rosie x

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  14. Mynn xx5 November 2013 at 21:46

    Gorgeous colors, Vicky!!! I adore the fabulous bit of bling, too--the perfect amount! Thanks for joining us at 52CCT! Hope you come back again soon! :) Mynn xx

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  15. Bonnie6 November 2013 at 00:27

    This is so pretty, Vicky! I love the framed aperture, the diagonal stripes and the piercing! Wonderful use of these colors! Thanks for sharing this with us at Merry Monday!

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  16. Linda Callahan6 November 2013 at 02:02

    Beautiful graphic design! So crisp and clean!

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  17. JoAnn6 November 2013 at 02:12

    Fabulous card. Great combination of the 3 challenges to make this beauty. Thanks for joining us at The Dynamic Duos.

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  18. Anonymous6 November 2013 at 23:58

    Vicky!! I love this card!! I saw it @ Merry Monday & I wanted to pop by!! It's awesome!! :) :) These colors are my faves for the holidays!!
    ~~Nicole~~ :) :)

    I have some new candy on my blog if you are interested... http://nicolescraftnook.blogspot.com/2013/11/candy.html

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  19. Jenny7 November 2013 at 10:15

    What a bright and fun colour duo, it matches the bold contemporary sketch perfectly :0)
    Jenny x

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  20. Cindy Brumbaugh7 November 2013 at 19:27

    Vicky, a lovely display of the colors this week against the crisp, white background. Perfect stamping of the sentiment in two colors as well. Always enjoy your creations! Thanks for playing with the Dynamic Duos.

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  21. Michelle7 November 2013 at 20:31

    What a great card. Love the fresh modern colours and design. Hope you have a lovely time with your guests x x

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  22. Ruth M8 November 2013 at 17:19

    A striking colour combo, the bright colours pop wonderfully against the crisp white! A very striking card Vicky - just beautiful - and the pierced border was the perfect finishing touch! Thanks for playing along with us again at 52 {C}CT, please come back soon! Ruth x

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  23. Wendy9 November 2013 at 01:35

    Very pretty card, Vicky! Love the snowflake, your layout and the sentiment is a perfect addition! Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Mondays! :)

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  24. Povitrulya9 November 2013 at 21:36

    Perfect, beautiful, stylish!

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  25. Patricia Hays10 November 2013 at 02:22

    I love the dimension you achieved by cutting out the opening to frame the snowflake and popping up that panel. The piercing finishes it off wonderfully! Thanks so much for joining in our sketch challenge at 52{C}CT!

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  26. Notes by Nina10 November 2013 at 16:31

    Wonderful card Vicky, this layout is great. Thank you for playing along with Merry Monday.

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  27. Lesley 10 November 2013 at 19:13

    Gorgeous card, Vicky! Love the pretty snowflake and the layout. Thank you for joining us at Merry Monday!

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  28. Louise van Vuren12 November 2013 at 11:49

    So sorry for my late visit this time - I've not been well! This is a fabulous take on the sketch- love the red white and chilly blue combo, but mostly I love that snowflake, framed in the aperture. A snowflake is not a snowflake without a gem, I think! Gorgeous CAS Christmas card.Thanks for joining in with my sketch challenge at 52 CCT this week- glad you found it intriguing!

    Louise xx

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I'd love to know what you think. Do leave me a comment - it always makes my day! Vicky x


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