It's time for another Creative Belli Challenge.
This challenge is a Christmas inspiration challenge. Our inspiration piece is this beautiful Christmas china that belongs to our design team member, Karen Wallace.
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Thank you Karen for providing us with such lovely inspiration to create our cards and projects.
The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!
Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend!! Just follow the theme-simple right??
Click here to check out the samples from the Creative Belli design team.
For my card the inspiration was the cardinal & the bow on the china pattern. My cardinal is a old stamp from Rubber Stampede. I colored him with prismacolor pencils and gamsol. Used an oval spellbinder die to cut it out and then sponged crumb cake in the frame to match the patterned paper.
My background paper is last years Christmas paper from Stampin-Up - "deck the halls" collection. My ribbon treatment is Stampin-Up cherry cobbler seam binding. I used a bow easy to make a triple bow and a button for the center.
That completes my card for this challenge. Hope to see you play along with us. So until next time......
Some other challenges:
1. The ABC Christmas challenge wants us to use a stamp that is older than a year. I bought this cardinal at Christmas 2008.
2. The crazy challenge blog has a Christmas in July challenge.
3. Paper creations ink also has a Christmas in July challenge.
card recipe:
stamps: cardinal (rubber stampede)
paper: su cherry cobbler, neenah white, deck the halls dsp
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: cherry cobbler seam binding, button, spellbinders oval dies
What a lovely bg for that beautiful RED cardinal! Really inspired, Mary!
ReplyDeleteWow this is gorgeous, I love all the dimension on this, just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove that triple bow and the card is just stunning! LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteLynn
a brilliant and wonderful creation!
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silvi xoxo
Gorgeous card, Mary. Love that bow and thanks for the tip about sponging in the Crumb Cake ink, it really gives a pretty effect.
ReplyDeleteWonderful card- I love the Christmas Cardinal and the beautiful background paper- and your awesome bow!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous Christmas card, Mary....the cardnial is a real stand out and I love the paper and bow treatment...beautifully done!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful card from your inspiration Mary! love the cardinal!
ReplyDeleteThat is absolutely the PERFECT bow - and a lovely combination of papers and images. Great job with the challenge, Mary!
ReplyDeleteMary, Your designer paper is gorgeous. The cardinal sure is a sign of winter.
ReplyDeleteYour card is stunning! The papers you used are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting my blog candy in your side bar. Good luck in the draw!
What a gorgeous Christmas card, Mary! Love the cardinal and the beautiful bow!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! You are very talented. Thanks for joining us at Paper Creations Ink.
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful! Thank you for playing along with us this week at the Crazy Challenge - Good luck, Dominique
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Mary! This card is a fabulous take on the Christmas china!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card - so classy and full of the Christmas spirit.
ReplyDeletehugs, Joyce
Beautiful holiday card! Awesome job on the coloring! Thanks for joining is at Paper Creations Ink!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at the ABC Christmas Challenge!
Helen x
Gorgeous card. You really did capture the feel of the IP with your wonderful card.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful Christmas creation, Mary! Love the cardinal and that beautiful bow!
ReplyDeleteWonderful card, just love it
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Michael
gorgeous card Mary, we don't have cardinalbirds over here, it's such a pretty bird
ReplyDeletethanks for joining the PCI challenge this week
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Miranda
This is so beautiful! I always love cards with bird images and the cardinal is such a stand out image!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Christmas card Mary. That cardinal image is so pretty and the paper is perfect!
ReplyDeleteExquisite card Mary!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card. Love the background and the double red ribbon.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning, Mary! Rich in details and beautifully colored! Wonderful Christmas card!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card I love Christmas birds, Thanks for playing along with us on the
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hugs Samantha
This is beautiful, Mary! I love the vintage look of this card!! And that bow is beautiful!
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