Sunday 15 September 2013

Snowflakes

Good morning to you all. Today I have another Christmas card.

My Card


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My card today is 6 x 6 inches.  The large snowflake stamp is Stampendous "Crystal Snow Points" which is one of my early stamps.  I stamped it with Brilliance Pearlescent Lavender onto parchment paper and then used an embossing tool from behind.  I also used the Pearlescent Lavender with an Inkssenstials foam pad to outline the snowflake and make it stand out.  Before attaching it to the card  I stamped some snowflakes onto another piece of parchment and attached that to the side of the card.  The sentiment is from Polkadoodles and I then added a snowflake in the corner using  SB Create A Flake 5 snowflake die cut once in white and once in lavender glitter card and also a Marianne snowflake.  Just to give it a bit of a lift I added a few holographic peel off snowflakes which have been in my stash for years.   I'm not a lover of holographic things but I can take it small doses.  A  very quick and easy card today but unfortunately the picture does not really do it justice. Well that's life I guess.

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. The weather is mixed here. Yesterday started miserably with rain and mist but then in the afternoon it was beautifully sunny but cooled down pretty quickly.  Today is better but quite overcast. Definitely time to light the fire now.



27 comments:

Rita said...

What a stunning card Christine. I,'ve not done any parchment craft for ages. Love what you've done. Hugs Rita xxx

Jenny L said...

Hi Christine,
what a super stunning card. I love how the snowflake stands out.
I am hopeless at parchment craft, I press to hard.
Have a wonderful crafty day.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

cuilliesocks said...

Hello Christine what a beautiful card, lovely work. That is a beautiful snowflake and i love how you have embossed it to give it a 3D effect.

Yes it's a day indoors for me, weather awful, have a good Sunday, hugs kate x

Doreen said...

This is just gorgeous,love the fab snowflake.xxx

janieworkum said...

Wat een schitterende creatie, super
groetjes Janie

Sue said...

This is gorgeous Christine, such a delicate and pretty design. The colours are gorgeous.
hugs Sue xx

Dee said...

A beautiful card Christine, the colours are so relaxing and subtle. Love the way you've created the embossed snowflake must try that. Hugz Dee x

Unknown said...

This is just beautiful and the snow flake is gorgeous.xx

Hazel said...


Christine this is stunning just love it.

Hazel x

Karen Petitt said...

That is gorgeous Christine. I have this stamp and I've never thought to use it with parchment. I will be having a play with it soon. Gorgeous card, lovely stamping and the details are fab. Tis cold and wet, time to go craft, enjoy the rest of the day xx

Karla said...

Prachtige kaart Christine.

Groetjes Karla

Lorraine said...

A gorgeous Christmas card Christine, the snowflake looks fab.
Lorraine x

Patricia said...

Good evening Christine, , I really love what you have done with the snowflakes on your card. The colours are delicate, making it very elegant.
Hugs

Patricia xxx

MRS DUCK said...

Hi Christine
Sorry Im late.
Wow. . . . . Your embossed snowflake is fantastic!
Have never seen anything like it before.
Fab!
Ang x

Marie-Louise said...

Really lovely card Christine.

Craftyhugs said...

Wow! What a stunning card.
Love how you've bossed that snowflake it really makes it stand out. What a great technique you've used. Colours are just gorgeous!
Have a lovely evening
Hugs xx

Stamps and Paper said...

Lovely Christmas card Christine your snowflake is fabulous

Anne

Liz said...

Oh wow! This is beautiful! Hugs

lydia jordan said...

Hi Christine,
A lovely Christmas card, great use of the snowflake stamp, love it.
Lydia
X

lydia jordan said...

Hi Christine,
A lovely Christmas card, great use of the snowflake stamp, love it.
Lydia
X

JJ said...

Beautiful card Christine,

I love snowflakes.

Love & Hugs

Jacquie J xxx
http://jewelscardcraft.blogspot.co.uk

Unknown said...

Hi Christine,Hope you are well.thanks for dropping by my blog, and for thinking of me.What a great stamp,Really pretty design.Jacqueline.

Unknown said...

Hi Christine,Hope you are well.thanks for dropping by my blog, and for thinking of me.What a great stamp,Really pretty design.Jacqueline.

Carole Z said...

What a gorgeous card Christine, love the colour and the snowflakes, Carole Z xx

Peanut said...

Oh my!!! This is simply stunning, Christine! WOW!
hug, Asha
Sunny Summer Crafts

Hazel said...

Utterly scrumptious, Christine - thanks for entering my CHNC challenge extra for September – hope to see you again soon.

Anonymous said...

Cool idea and lovely touch with all the snowflakes. Thanks for playing along at OCS.