Hello, crafting friends!
There's a brand new board at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge today! Betty has created it very cleverly so that you can go festive with the ideas, or use them for other occasion cards.
If you're a regular here, it will be no surprise to you to hear that Mrs McLateness here is still making Christmas cards! Here's what I came up with using the central column Frame/Embossing/Winter Foliage:
I was also influenced by the White on White suggestion (top left of the board) but opted for a pop of festive red to liven things up :) I started by embossing a frame on a white panel with a folder by Sheena Douglas called Frosty Ice Border. I thought it gave a suggestion of pine needles. Next came the beautiful sentiment from Stampin' Up's Hope and Peace, stamped in their Real Red ink.
The edges of the front of the card base was coloured with the same red ink. I trimmed the card panel down a little before attaching it to the card front so that a red border showed around the embossed frame. Two of the corners were decorated with a variety of winter foliage die cuts which used up a whole load of white snippets, and I finished with a liberal sprinkling of sparkling gems.
Ok, it's over to you! Do hop over to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog to see the beautiful cards my team mates have made to inspire you, then choose a column, row or diagonal and create your own card. When you're ready to share, you can link up using the blue Linky Tool button at the bottom of the Tic Tac Toe Challenge post. Have fun!
CHALLENGES
At Jingle Belles, Lauren and Stephanie are doing their annual Be Inspired By Our Header challenge! I was inspired by the red font and by the white foliage in opposite corners; I'm also joining in with Word Power, where the sentiment takes centre stage; I was marked absent for last fortnight's Snippets Playground homework (sorry Miss!) but have just managed to scrape in for this one - hooray!
AND IN OTHER NEWS
We have put up our Christmas tree, aided and abetted by a pair of curious golden girls poking their soft little noses into everything! Lulu is managing to leave the baubles alone so far...!
The pop of red draws the eye straight to the wonderful sentiment in your beautiful white on white card
ReplyDeleteA very stylish embossed card with the splash of red around the edges and for the lovely sentiment. Love how you have used snippets to add to the "white on white" part.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. See you up in the treehouse shortly. Now you've done your own tree, you can help me with the one in the treehouse! xxx
I'm always ready for an all white card with a pop of red, especially when it's this pretty! Love the winter foliage all white on white and jewel bedecked. You're sure not the only one still making Christmas cards... count me among the many.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see you scrape into the Playground Vicky - with such a beautiful card too! It's a busy time for everyone right now so we fully understand if people go AWOL! But, make sure to check out the next two challenges!!
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Di xx
It's beautiful, Vicky! xoxo
ReplyDeleteA very festive and handsome CAS card! And good luck with your baubles, xoxo
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