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Wednesday, 12 January 2011

A Merry Little Christmas

In a complete departure for me I proudly present (fanfare please.....) my 1st Christmas card of 2011 Ta-Dah !!

One of my intentions for this year is to make Christmas cards throughout the year, thus preventing the last minute panic I normally experience. There are now lots of challenges that encourage you to make Crimble cards so I really have no excuse do I?

I had coloured this image in on the run up to Christmas but not had time to make them into cards. Having re-organised my craft room so that Christmas stuff is readily accessible this makes the job significantly easier. Hooray for not having to stand precariously on my chair to get to the top of my Ikea bookcases. That's one trip to A & E that has hopefully been avoided. Mind you I nearly fell backwards down the stairs last night but that's a different story !

The layout of the card was made using Card Patterns sketch #97 which I thought would be perfect for this lovely image by Nina May at Paper Cupcakes. which was a freebie on the There's Magic in the Air blog.

The image has been coloured with Promarkers with glitter added to the snowman and the star. I used a Sakura clear glitter pen to highlight the buttons and mitten cuffs, cut out the image and edge with a Promarker.

The backing paper is DCWV from an old Christmas pad, yay for me using up that old stash :) I have added squares of card which have been embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, rounded the corners off and inked round the edges. I have added liberal amounts of stickles for a bit of twinkle. The 'ribbon' border is by Brenda Pinnick and last but not least I have added a gorgeous Craftime snowflake.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :-

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46 comments:

  1. Juls12 January 2011 at 11:12

    gorgeous!! he is so cute, and I love all the embossing! Hugs Juls

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  2. Jane12 January 2011 at 11:31

    Mandy...it must take you more time to enter challenges than to make your cards...me thinks you've beaten your previous record...Well Done!! As for your gorgeous card...well I love it...so organised...have a fab day xxx

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  3. Jacki Daniels12 January 2011 at 11:58

    Fab card and I intend to do the same with my crimbo cards this year instead of leaving it all to Dec love the layout too
    Jacki xx

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  4. Jane (Carroll's Creations)12 January 2011 at 12:15

    Beautiful card

    Thanks for joining us on Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge :)

    Hugs Jane x
    SCSC DT

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  5. Karen12 January 2011 at 12:44

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  6. Doreen12 January 2011 at 13:15

    A fabulous card.Thanks for sharing with us at CYDA.xxx

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  7. StephC12 January 2011 at 14:29

    Beautiful card! The image, and papers, and colors are simply fabulous together. Well done!

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  8. Tamara Morton12 January 2011 at 14:39

    A wonderful wintery card. The colours are so vibrant. Like the way you have used two different colours for the squares.
    Thanks for joining us at Creative Belli this week.
    Hugs
    Tamara

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  9. Do What You Love12 January 2011 at 15:04

    Mandy, what a lovely card; I do so love the snowman image and the cute snowflake. I love the squares you embossed and corner punched - nicely done! Thanks for joining us at Tellen's Place! :~)

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  10. Vicki Dutcher12 January 2011 at 15:09

    Beautiful fun card! Thanks for playing with Speedy's Friends!

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  11. Anonymous12 January 2011 at 15:15

    WOW am I impressed. I said this last year and ended up actually buying some Christmas cards cos I hadn't made many (the shame of it, lol). Well done you. Great card. xx

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  12. Always with a Sentiment12 January 2011 at 15:17

    Hi Mandy. Such a sweet card. Love the colours and your design with the squares and round corners. Thank you for joining us at Tellens Place and good luck. Happy crafting.
    With love, Sandra xxx

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  13. racinggrandma6112 January 2011 at 15:20

    Adorable. Love the colors. Great job. TY for joining us at Stamp n Doodle challenges and be sure to come back and join us again.

    Laralee DT

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  14. Anonymous12 January 2011 at 16:34

    Really sweet image! I love the blue colors on this!! thanks for joining with us at Stamp Something!!HUGs

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  15. Jodie Mackrell12 January 2011 at 17:34

    great card! love the layout and colors! thank you for joining this weeks Bugaboo challenge at Catch the bug!

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  16. Susan Says (Stupid Stuff)12 January 2011 at 17:43

    This is fab, and well done you for getting ahead of things for this year's Christmas! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Tellen's Place :D

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  17. Karen12 January 2011 at 17:51

    Lovely Mandy, love the backing paper too, and the image is cute! Thanks for joining us at I ♥ ProMarkers.
    xx

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  18. Anonymous12 January 2011 at 17:58

    fab embossing, love the colours and layout! Thanks for joining us at ABC Christmas challenge, and Top Tip Tuesday too!

    hope you continue to play throughout the year too! hugs Samantha :0)

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  19. Dawn12 January 2011 at 18:02

    Great card! Well done on getting started so promptly!!!
    Thanks for playing along at Digi's With Attitude! this week! Hope you'll join us again!
    Hugs
    Dawn xxx

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  20. Brandi12 January 2011 at 18:35

    Love your card and your idea to get started on your Christmas cards early! :) Thanks for joining us at Fairy Knoll! Smiles ~ Brandi

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  21. Annie12 January 2011 at 18:38

    wow what a cheerful happy card - I love the bright colour scheme. It's just so cute.
    Thank you for joining our first challenge of the New Year at Bah! Humbug! Hope we'll see you again soon.
    Good Luck in the draw.
    Ann xxx
    Bah! Humbug! DT

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  22. Unknown12 January 2011 at 18:45

    You have a really nice map there conjured I am inspired.


    Thank you for your participation with creative Stamp friends-creative stamps Friends.
    LG Nicole

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  23. Anonymous12 January 2011 at 20:29

    Oh my goodness, how organised are you?!! You are so right though because Christmas catches us out every year! Gorgeous card Mandy. Thanks for playing along with us at Papertake Weekly this week and good luck in all those challenges!!

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  24. Unknown12 January 2011 at 20:38

    A lovely card well done on starting on your Christmas cards thanks for playing at Tellens Place
    Luv Jane xxx

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  25. ~amy~12 January 2011 at 21:24

    Wow....look at all those challenges you were able to include....amazing...love your Christmas card:) I started to make them too...I will NOT be stressed again with the whole Xmas card thing...love your take on the Card Patterns sketch!

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  26. Elaine Stark12 January 2011 at 21:29

    Keep up the good work, this is a lovely card, I love the embossing. Thanks for joining Top Tip Tuesday, hope to see you next week. Elaine

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  27. Shaela12 January 2011 at 22:52

    very cute! love all the blue. :) thanks for joining us at Christmas Card Challenges this week. :)

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  28. Joy12 January 2011 at 23:12

    cute cute, thanks for playing with bugaboo!

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  29. Kreatives von Andrea13 January 2011 at 04:22

    Great card and a fantastic paper.

    Thank you for your participation at Creative stamp Friends.

    A nice greeting Andrea from germany

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  30. Mona13 January 2011 at 08:02

    Really wonderful your snowy christmas cards.
    Thanks for joining us at Stamp with fun.
    Hugs Mona
    swf-team

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  31. Croms' Cubby Hole13 January 2011 at 10:33

    Congrats with your first Christmas card of the year. It's fab.
    Thankyou for sharing it at Tellen's Place this week and hope to see you back next time

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  32. WeirdCat13 January 2011 at 11:47

    Cute card, great colours, thanks for joining us at I ♥ Promarkers this week
    Ruth x

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  33. Max13 January 2011 at 14:17

    So pleased you included our challenge for your 1st xmas card of 2011. It's a cracker using gorgeous embossing and beautiful background paper. Thank you for sharing with us at Bah! Humbug! and good luck in the prize draw.

    Luv'n'Stuff
    Max
    xx
    Max's Craft Creations
    Bah! Humbug! Challenges DT

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  34. Virgo513 January 2011 at 14:56

    Beautiful snowman card!
    Thanks for playing with Speedy's Friends!

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  35. Bastelkueken`s Kreative Welt aus Alsdorf 13 January 2011 at 16:13

    Wow your snowman is very sweet and sugar.

    Thank you for your participation with creative Stamp friends-creative stamps Friends

    Nice greetings from Anja

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  36. Claire13 January 2011 at 16:45

    Beautiful card!Thanks for joining us at Fairy Knoll and hope to see you again soon
    Claire xx

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  37. Beth Norman-Roberts13 January 2011 at 18:33

    Very, very cute card. I love the squares over the DP. Thank you for playing in our Creative Belli Challenge. Good luck.

    hugs,

    Beth

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  38. dragonllew13 January 2011 at 21:08

    Great card & well done on making a start on this years christmas cards thanks for joining us at Digi's With Attitude!
    Jenny x

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  39. Thebug41514 January 2011 at 00:53

    Very cute. I love the embossing on this. Oh, and I think your idea of making cards all year is BRILLIANT! I may have to do that too...lol. Thanks for playing with us at the Creative Belli Challenge

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  40. Christina14 January 2011 at 03:36

    What a cute snowman! The embossed snowflakes and patterned paper are such a great backdrop. Thanks for joining us at the Curtain Call!

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  41. Tazza14 January 2011 at 04:59

    I just love this card ! Thanks for joining us at Digi's with Attitude!
    Tazza
    DWA DTL

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  42. Curly14 January 2011 at 08:13

    Wow very pretty card and I love the embossed squares,
    thanks for joining us at Secret Crafter: 116: Tons Of Texture,
    Good luck with the challenge,
    Hugs Bridget :) x.
    SCSC DT

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  43. Helen14 January 2011 at 19:12

    Cute card!
    Thanks for joining us at the SCSC & ABC Christmas Challenge!
    Helen x

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  44. My name is Wynneth15 January 2011 at 21:26

    Great start to your 2011 christmas stock ! Thanks for joining us on I ♥ Promarkers this week.
    hugs
    wynneth
    x

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  45. Erum Tasneem16 January 2011 at 08:18

    awww so adorable!

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  46. Karolyn at Paper Therapy22 January 2011 at 03:05

    Outstanding! I adore this - and it's perfect for the Baby It's Cold Outside challenge! Thanks so much for playing with us at ABC Toys & Crafts!

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