Hello! I hope you are having a fun day Sunday!
I was able to see well enough yesterday to make a couple three Christmas cards. I broke out my NBUS candle centerpiece die from Memory Box that I treated myself to after the holidays last year.
This is a bit outside the box for me! There are three different papers used in the image inlay and three in the layering! And there's sponging and distressing of edges! I chose not to apply a sediment with all the patterns and glimmer and shimmer.
And then I made this very QACAS card:
I had some NBUS cork sheets from PTI which made a super earthy backdrop for the MB candles and the "Merry" sediment cut from textured cream paper from my scraps. The plain NBUS twill tape from SU tied it up nicely.
And then I switched gears and made another card with lots and lots of color:
I've got quite a few more cutouts of this pretty candle centerpiece strewn about my desk. Hammy kept tossing out different papers and I ran them off as quickly as I could. Now he's fast asleep and I'm left with the remnants of Cyclone Candle Cutting!
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My challenges for today's cards:
(I'm not sure why the browns look reddish in the photo.) Here is a close-up of the shimmering gold inlays:
And then I made this very QACAS card:
And then I switched gears and made another card with lots and lots of color:
The pretty striped paper is from PTI and the NBUS sediment is from My Sentiments Exactly.
My challenges for today's cards:
- Inkspirational Challenge, where the word prompt is "Shine." (#3)
- Merry Monday Christmas Challenge, where the theme is "Rustic Christmas" and we are to use creams, tans, and browns. (#1)
- Pixie's Snippets Playground, where the brief is to simply use up those snippets. (all)
- Stamplorations November Challenge to use stamps and layers. (#3)
- TIME OUT Challenges, where we have a beautiful photo inspiration containing creams, tans, browns ~ and candles. (#2)
- Virginia's View Challenge, "All Things Metallic." (#1)
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I've been meaning to ask you: There is a new slang abbreviation being used for the word "definitely" which is "defo." Now I know I'm the last one to talk about anyone's Grammarma or spelling, but, um, have I been spelling "definitely" wrong my whole life? I defo don't recall ever seeing an "o."
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