A Christmas card from scraps and snippets…

Hello and welcome to my blog. For this week’s sketch challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown I decided to go all eclectic, using up snippets of paper and dies I had cut for other projects but not used …

I keep my scraps and snippets in clear bags – handy for adding to my cards. I chose two complimentary patterns of dsp for the background, together with a fussy cut tag topper from the same paper pack …

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The balsa wood die cut circle added texture, and I added an embossed die cut heart to the centre of the tag, and some punch art holly too …

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And to finish off, the stamped greeting seemed to work well so I popped that up on dimensionals, and then added a glittery punched star for Christmas sparkle …

Sketch

I hope you like my card for this week. The Design Team has created lots of lovely cards to inspire you, so do pop over to 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge blog to take a look.

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Posted on October 3, 2015 at 6:00 am in 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Design Team, Christmas, Handmade | RSS feed | Reply | Trackback URL

Tags: Fashionable hearts embosslits die, Small heart punch, Stampin' Up!

10 Comments to “A Christmas card from scraps and snippets…”

Peg
October 3, 2015 at 7:42 am

You would never know this was made from your scraps! It’s so pretty Gill xx

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- lilybygilly
  October 3, 2015 at 5:40 pm
  
  Oh thank you Peg, I’m so glad you like it. xx
  
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Deborah Frings
October 3, 2015 at 11:42 am

Absolutely fabulous. I do like the design papers you’ve used and the balsa wood and tree focal point is gorgeous. Love it. xx

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- lilybygilly
  October 3, 2015 at 5:41 pm
  
  Thanks Deborah. I’m really pleased how it turned out, and as it was almost for free even better! xx
  
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Annette Smith
October 3, 2015 at 2:39 pm

Very Nordic looking card, just love it x

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- lilybygilly
  October 3, 2015 at 5:43 pm
  
  Oh yes, now you’ve said it, it does look a little Nordic – a happy accident I can assure you! Glad you like it xx
  
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Fabiola
October 3, 2015 at 8:12 pm

Ce petit sapin est trop mignon Gill, j’aime aussi beaucoup son cadre en bois, adorable ensemble, biz

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April Cheetham
October 4, 2015 at 9:21 am

I love this, Gill! Such a stylish card and a wonderful use of snippets! Xx

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Patricia H.
October 7, 2015 at 3:47 pm

The glittery star provides an interesting contrast to the more homespun feel of the wood circle. Very cool card!

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Tanja
October 10, 2015 at 8:38 am

love the design and the pretty embellishment in the center of attention

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