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Friday 7 June 2013

...Meredith's challenge


Meredith is hosting a Christmas challenge on her Festive Friday blog, if you have not been over, you can visit by clicking here.

She kindly invited me to take part and I  made up this little card for it. I like elements of this card, but I'm thinking I really could have done with a little sprig of pine or something just to pop in behind the main image to the right.

I do like the background - I used Little lanterns to create a tone on tone lantern pattern - I used clear embossing powders for this and I added just the teensiest amount of glow ith a little cream ink.

The focal point is from Seasonal Remedies and I just added a little ribbon to tie in with the copic colours I used on that.

Hope it tickles, I'm still squinting at it thinking I might tweak it just a little.....

14 comments:

  1. ClAire this is gorgeous, now I need to get that lantern that I have put off for too long.

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  2. Oh this definitely tickles Claire - absolutely gorgeous...such a different colour combo for a Christmas card - looks fantastic!

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  3. This is gorgeous as it is Claire, pure class, no tweaking needed!

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  4. This card is great, love both the back ground and the fore ground .

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  5. Love this Claire - so dramatic and beautiful - thrilled to have you at Festive Friday for this challenge!

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  6. This is beautiful, Claire! The embossing on the black has such an awesome look!!! Your ribbon and and the colored label against the black makes for SUCH striking design! Thanks so much for making time to join us, and PLEASE forgive me...Meredith told us you were our guest designer and I FORGOT!!! Would have been more than happy to show off some pretty vintage labels of yours that I have. Thanks again for adding this beautiful creation to our inspiration at Festive Friday!!!

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  7. Love your clear embossed lantern background on this Claire!

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  8. Gorgeous card, Claire! love how much attention you gave to the embossing bg!

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  9. Claire, this is absolutely lovely - doesn't need a thing. Love the embossed lanterns.

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  10. I love, love, love this card. I google + it.

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  11. Claire- love those embossed lanterns!! The sentiment and ribbon are perfect!! Personally I don't think it needs another thing!!

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  12. Your embossed lantern background is gorgeous on this beautiful card!

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  13. Wow, what a striking card! The embossed lantern background really sets off the focal point.

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  14. Claire, I think this is truly one of the most beautiful Christmas cards ever featured on your blog!! I don't often long for Christmas in July, but this has totally captured the tradition/holiday feeling for me completely! Don't ever stop doing what you do :) xxx

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