Wednesday 9 January 2013

Church window Christmas card



This was a card made in quite a rush for my friend on Christmas Eve.  After having hurt my back, I was way behind myself this Christmas and it took working through the night every night from Thursday through to Christmas Eve to get done.  We finally got to bed around 7am Christmas Day (and didnt appear to open our presents until around 4pm unfortunately - zzzzzz) but I was pleased with how this came out.  I probably would have inked and glittered the flowers if I had more time, but this was finished around 11pm Christmas Eve, so I just didnt have time to let it all dry.

My thanks goes to Kittiekraft for the idea of the church window card - I teamed mine with a brickwork embossing folder rather than wooden panelling or designer paper but her cards using these dies are out of this world.

Items used:

Papermania textured card in various colours, black promarker, double sided sticky sheet, Kars ultra fine glitter.
Poppystamps Grand Gothic Window and Grand Luminary.
Creative Expressions brick embossing folder.
Memory Box Holly Swirl,
Memory Box Fancy Blossoms,
IO Twig Wreath,
3mm pearls.

22 comments:

  1. This is stunning Chris. I love the design.
    Sue xx

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  2. hi Chris, beautiful card, I love the window dies, flowers are gorgeous..pam

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  3. GOrgeous card Chris. Love the brick embossed background with the window.
    Hugs
    Caz x

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  4. Very effective card Chris. Love it

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  5. I love this card, it did not need glitz it works beautifully as it is x

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  6. Fantastic card love the embossed background and the window
    carol x

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  7. soo pretty sue love the flowers x

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  8. I really like this card and like how you've used the holly die, Ive got that one, so good to be inspired

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  9. What a beautiful card, Chris, and that's one (pretty extreme) way of getting out of cooking Christmas Dinner! Hope you did have a good Christmas in the end though and that your back is recovered. Happy Hopping xx

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  10. The brickwork embossing finishes off the card a treat!

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  11. Gorgeous window card, love everything about it. Off to hop to the next blog

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  12. Stunning card love the flowers around the window. Chris xx

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  13. Now this is gorgeous and I love the church window design you have used.

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  14. Love this elegant design and the brick embossing is just perfect with this gorgeous window!

    Shelby

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  15. Gorgeous card , love the design very elegant


    Lorna xx

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  16. Just gorgeous, well done at getting it done when you were pushed for time! Elaine xxx

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  17. Wow this is a stunning card, in the short time you had, love the brick embossing, it fetches the whole card to life xx

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  18. QUICK card???! QUICK???? Where? haha, it must have taken you ages to punch out all these leaves! The card is so wonderful, love love love loooove it!
    hugs, Alessandra

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