Monday 2 November 2015

Stockings and Fairy Lights

I've been making Christmas cards today, nice ones, but not the 'each takes hours sort'. So to round the day off I made one in 'my' style, rather than cobbling them together from pre-printed images and old Christmas cards. (I hasten to say that I'm trying to make enough for a charity sale table, and if I stick only to my normal style I'll never make enough in time).

So, on with the show, and much to my surprise (must be that time of year) this fits many current challenges. Given I'm a bit time-poor at the moment, I'm going to rest my normal, 3 max rule, and have a challenge combo blow-out. I think I'm within the rules everywhere, but please forgive me (and feel free to disqualify me) if I've made a mistake.

A one-layer, classic Clarity card. One of their 'The Night before Christmas' stamps, surrounded by the Fairy Lights stencil to jazz it up a bit. The unusual colour combo is courtesy of Color Throwdown (curtsies), and I confess the 'Rust' has come out a little more brown than I intended.


Color Throwdown 366: Rust, Aqua, Gray
Shopping our Stash 225: No patterned paper
Addicted to Stamps and More 168: Holiday (Christmas)
One Layer Christmas Card Challenge 20: Twist = Stockings
Simon Says Wednesday: Anything Goes
Just Us Girls 317: One Layer Card
Allsorts 335: Christmas
52 CCT: Pick a previous theme (#10 Oct '12 - Fairy Lights, could maybe also be #16 - Santa Claus, also known as St Nicholas)
Clarity 33: Clean and Simple


20 comments:

  1. I love this! Great focal and sentiment, and I love the stenciled Christmas lights! Thanks for joining us at Just Us Girls!

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  2. Super cute stocking images and I love how you created the wreath with the lights...such a beautiful Christmas card!!! Thanks for joining us at the Color Throwdown Challenge!!!

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  3. How clever to have the lights create a frame! Very creative and fun way to highlight the throwdown colors!

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  4. The frame really stands out on this card looks beautiful. Good luck in the challenge and thank you for entering. Xxx

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  5. This is nice card good detail good luck in the clarity challenge xx

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  6. Wonderful card! Love that Christmas lights stencil you used. Thanks for joining us over at OLCCC! :-)

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  7. Superbe carte Claire, la guirlande lumineuse est adorable, merci de jouer avec nous chez 52cct, biz

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  8. Cute image with the stockings and sentiment. Love the addition of the stenciled lights. Thanks for playing with us at JUGS!

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  9. Oh how totally Christmassey! LOVE IT!
    Thanks for playing along at Simon Sys Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
    Hugs,
    Caryn xxx

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  10. Cute and lovely card.
    Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

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  11. Love the colour scheme Claire. The fairy lights frame the 'twas the night' image perfectly. Thanks for entering the Clarity challenge, and good luck. Xxx

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  12. Such a pretty card! Beautiful CAS design and I love your stenciled lights! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at ATSM!

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  13. Keeping to a limited palette has really worked. Great shading on the Christmas lights. God luck in the Claritystamp challenge x

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  14. I think you've combined the challenges brilliantly. Love the verse, the hanging stocking and the frame of Christmas lights. Thanks so much for playing along with our Pick a Previous Theme at 52CCT this week!

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  15. Great use of stamp and stencil. Best wishes in this month's Clarity Challenge. ;~}

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  16. I love this! Love the stockings and your choice of colours. Thanks for joining us at 52CCT, April x

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  17. Fab creation, thanks for joining Allsorts challenge, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  18. Super cute - the color usage is fabulous Thanks for joining in at JUGS!

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  19. Wonderful combination and a lovely card. Thanks for entering the Clarity Challenge and good luck.

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  20. A lovely combination of stencil, stamp and colour palette Claire. Thank you for joining the Clarity challenge this month. Good luck x

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