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Thursday, January 12, 2012

A Rosy Christmas!

I hope everyone is rejuventated after our 2 week long challenge at For Fun Challenges! It seemed like much longer than 2 weeks!

Our Design Team at For Fun has a real variety of creations to share... hop on over to the blog and see!  We have an ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE this week.... I used it to make  a start on my Christmas cards for 2012 ...hang on, didn't we just celebrate Christmas?

Ingredients: Pearly Cream Cardstock; Decorative Papers; White Pearl Beads Lace/Ribbon scrap....

The image I have used is a photo-printed vintage image.  I cropped it and matted it on plain red paper. It then had more strength to withstand me sewing each pearl on individually.  I then matted it onto a layer of damask patterned red paper.  The band of ribbon is actually the centre strip of a wide vintage lace.... I cut the scalloped outer thirds off, for another project and had this left over... more of the red patterned paper behind it gives it just enough lift to hold it's own, I think.  I like the contrast of red and white, so I didn't add anything more.

I am entering this creation into these challenges:
Christmas Card Challenges - #6 Lace (14/1)
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - #54 Recycle Something  (13/1) Recycled the Lace...

I hope you'll join us at For Fun Challenges for our new ANYTHING GOES challenge! Thanks for peepin'!
  

7 cared to share!:

Hazel said...

This is delightful - love the recycling of the lace - thanks for joining in my CHNC challenge 54 - hope to see you again soon. x

Jennifer said...

This is so elegant and striking! I love your image and the pearls are fabulous!

Brigitte said...

WOW, your card is amazing!!! You're right, it doesn't need anything more, it's perfect!!! Thanks for joining us this week at CCC and we hope to see you again next challenge. Hugs, Brigitte

Dr. Mary said...

This card is beautiful! The pearl accents are perfection :)

Alanna said...

This is beautiful. Thanks for playing along with us this week at Christmas Card Challenges.

~Tammy~ said...

Oh this is a beautiful piece of art! So elegant!

Candace said...

Beautiful, beautiful card! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at Christmas Card Challenges!! Hugs!! :)