Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Merry and Bright

...........that's this week's theme over at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge. I opted for 'Merry', picking the word on this upcycled Christmas card topper, although you could argue that the red is a splash of traditional bright:
I used:

 - A5 white card stock

 - the large topper from a shop bought Christmas card we received last Christmas, popped on with fresh sticky pads. Loved the fact that it was already shaped and edged with shiny red

 - red mirri card

 - white and silver card, bought ages ago from Art of Craft

 - red velvet ribbon, with silver and red diagonal stitching along the centre. This was such a small snippet that I'm almost sure I salvaged it from a box of chocolates :)

 - hard to see but I tickled the image with a glue pen in a few places and sprinkled very fine iridescent glitter on to make the snow twinkle a bit

 - had about 3" of the ribbon left so ran a little line of stitches up the middle then pulled tight and fastened them off. Added three teeny silver 'jingle bells', threaded onto red shiny cord and tied in a bow

One more for the box, which is growing slower than I thought :(

Am also entering this into Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for March.

Have a nice day!

Di
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16 comments:

  1. Elizabeth19 March 2013 at 00:18

    Is there no end to your ingenuity Di - that trick with the teeny snippet of ribbon is pure genius, not to mention super thrifty :) Great card. Hugs, Elizabeth (who should be in bed already) xx

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  2. Mrs A.19 March 2013 at 01:28

    I like how you did the bow. Very innovative . Hugs Mrs a.

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  3. Glenda Atkins19 March 2013 at 04:10

    Beautiful card Di,do love how it glistens on the tree and here and there on the card , I love the ribbon!
    hugs
    glenda

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  4. scrappymo!19 March 2013 at 05:54

    This is so very pretty...Love the ribbon trick...will have to try that. seems like I have lots of little ribbon snippets to use up.
    You really made that snow sparkle.

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  5. Ustvarjalni utrinki Tamara P.19 March 2013 at 06:22

    Beautiful card Di,
    hugs Tamara

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  6. debby400019 March 2013 at 07:32

    Beautiful, elegant Christmas card Di.
    luv
    Debby

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  7. Irene19 March 2013 at 10:30

    A beautiful elegant Christmas card Di, I love the spashes of red and image. Great tip for the bow.
    luv
    irene
    xxxx

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  8. Sarn19 March 2013 at 11:07

    Fab traditional looking Chrimbo card Di. Love the ribbon xxx

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  9. CraftygasheadZo19 March 2013 at 12:05

    I love how you mix it up, you've got a good head start on those 'C' cards, I've yet to make 1! Take care Zo xx

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  10. Hettie19 March 2013 at 13:09

    Very pretty Miss!
    Hark at you getting all your C cards done so early!!
    Do I get to pick mine? Tee Hee!
    xx

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  11. Keep It Sweet and Simple19 March 2013 at 13:58

    Hi there Di, thanks for the visit and for leaving such a lovely comment on my blog.
    I'm slowly getting used to living up here in Co Durham, but I am still a Yorkshire girl at heart :-)
    Just had a nosey round your blog and love your card style - you have a great eye for colour.
    Caroline xxx

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  12. Sandra H19 March 2013 at 14:49

    Absolutely beautiful and stunning card Di!! x

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  13. Kathleen19 March 2013 at 23:04

    Oh gosh, better late than never,
    How lucky you are to have some great images that you can up cycle, Great card,

    Kath xx

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  14. MaryH20 March 2013 at 01:57

    Gorgeous shape on the focal image, and how well you matched the papers on the design with your background paper too. Loved the sparkly red, and your trims...gorgeous. Good idea with the ribbon. Hope I can remember it - to try it. TFS

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  15. Bonnie20 March 2013 at 13:46

    What a wonderful image all diecut! It's gorgeous on the silver and white background! I need to go check out this challenge.

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  16. Hazel21 March 2013 at 12:57

    Very attractive card, Di - I think it is both merry and bright - thanks for entering both of my CHNC challenges - hope to see you again soon. X

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