Hi Susan here, this is my DT card for Fussy and Fancy this week!
The Fussy and Fancy Challenge #14 has a theme 'Christmas in July', it runs until Friday 16th but get your entries in before 8pm Thursday 15th for a chance of winning a $15 gift certificate from our sponsor Simon Says Stamps. Try and have a go, you will at least have one christmas card done then for the coming season!!
Back to my card.... I have chosen a great sketch from The Sweet Stop Challenge, and I have used a selection of backing papers from DCWV - Christmas Scrapbook Stack. They are a fabulous set of papers, funky! and cute, just right for my image!!! I have kept my colour scheme to a traditional fun red and green. I mat and layered all the papers onto a plain green card and then I distressed all the edges before I glittered them with stickles.
The ribbon as usual comes from our local market.
Isn't this the most adorable fairy. the image is a wooden based stamp from Penny Black and it is called Christmas Fairy. Love her, we have had this stamp for ages and have used it time and time again.
Keeping to my colour scheme I used Pro-Markers to colour it in, then I inked the background slightly before I distressed the edges and glittered them using stickles, you can't have too much sparkle at Christmas!!!
This is a close up of my handmade Poinsetta flowers, I made these using a petal punch, and cutting various sections off the petals before shaping them into the flowers, the brad in the centre is a fluffy texture.
This charm I bought on holiday in Witchita a long time ago!! I thought it looked just right here and seemed to match the stocking in the fairies hand!!
I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Thank you for taking the time to look at my card, I hope you liked it.
Love Susan
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This is TOO CUTE!!! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sweet Stop this week! We hope you'll join us again for tomorrow's sketch!
ReplyDeleteSusan I love your card. I love that little embellishment stocking. The image is coloured perfectly. Great card for the challenge!
ReplyDeleteHi Girls, fabulous image and a stunning card. Thanks for joining us at Cards for Men, good luck with the challenge. With hugs Shirleyxxxx
ReplyDeleteThis is great. Such a fun and funky look to the card.
ReplyDeleteKay xx
Another absolutely breathtaking creation from you! The colours are so wonderful and striking and the design just stunning!
ReplyDeleteBTW, those roses on my card are actually a fancy ribbon from Websters Pages.
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Annika
What a gorgeous Christmas card Susan ! Your papers are adorable and the image is really sweet ! Love your poinsetta, you are so clever ! Hugs and smiles from Catherine
ReplyDeleteI love that charm & homemade poinsettas!! Beautiful.......the image is great and stickling the edge.............I never would have thought of that. thanksfor the inspiration.
ReplyDeletelovely creation for Christmas!!! gorgeous as usual!
ReplyDeleteGreat card. Good luck in the challenge over on Cards for Men. Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteDonna x
Mam I love this card. Scary though to think I'm looking at Christmas cards in July!!! I love the traditional colour scheme and think the distressing looks gorgeous. The layout is just lovely and the green paper behind the image is really striking.
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Hi Ladies this is gorgeous love the embellishments and that image is gorgeous.
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Lorraine x
Awesome! I love that penny black stamp (well, I love most ALL of them!!)
ReplyDeleteGreat job with the SS sketch!
maria
What an adorable image and the coloring is FAB!!! I love the charm too!!
ReplyDeleteJust love your card. How fun, Christmas in July! Wonderful layout. Cute image. Thanks for joining us at Donna's Den of Crafts. Good luck on the challenge.
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