Monday, July 14, 2014

Can't wait for Christmas!

It's 107 degrees here. Hubby is traveling and son is on the coast with friends. Yep. Yeah. Uh-huh. I think you know what that means. The dogs have taken over the bed and I'm making cards. I'll take a shower eventually.

For the Jingle Belles Shopping our Stash challenge I dug out a stamp of a nutcracker that I bought at the end of season sale at Michael's a couple years ago. I was (still am) a card-making newbie and didn't understand how to select a good stamp. The problem with this stamp is figuring out what color ink to use. If I stamp it with black ink the nutcracker's cheeks are black. Um, no. Nutcrackers have red cheeks. But if I use red ink, all of the outline is red. That just doesn't seem right either. So I decided to go all sparkly with gold ink and gold embossing powder. Stitched around the edges, added a few sequins (hello, Merry Monday Challenge #117) and slapped on a glittery gift tag embellishment and voy-la!



 
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11 comments:

  1. IngridJuly 14, 2014 at 9:13 PM

    I love it - the boys are away...we play...lol! That stamp is too cute! I think it's awesome. And those bells are just great too! The sequins are perfect. :) Sometimes when I have the same situation as your cheek dilemma, I use a blender pen or q-tip doused with stamp remover to 'lift' off the color I don't want - hope that helped! :) Super cute card.

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    1. CyndieJuly 16, 2014 at 8:06 AM

      Thanks for the suggestion Ingrid, I think that would work!

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  2. LeAnneJuly 15, 2014 at 10:53 AM

    Lovely card....I love the nutcracker embossed in gold! I have the same issue with Santa images....what color to stamp them in???? Your embellishments are just delightful! Thanks for playing with the Merry Monday challenge this week!

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  3. BonnieJuly 15, 2014 at 4:00 PM

    I think gold was the perfect color for this nutcracker, Cyndie! Love how you used the sequins! Thanks for sharing this with us at Merry Monday!

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  4. carol (krillsister)July 15, 2014 at 5:41 PM

    Lovely card.

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  5. lauren bergoldJuly 16, 2014 at 6:37 AM

    oooooooooooooooh! now THAT is a fabulous card, and gold ink on that subtle patterned paper was the PERFECT choice for stamping the nutcracker! plus, the ornate gem and the baubles balance the design brilliantly... in every sense, lol. this is soooooo totally NOT a newbie card missus, this is a masterpiece!!! LOVE it! thanks for SHOPPING YOUR STASH with us at JINGLE BELLES! <3 <3 <3

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  6. Katie MelhusJuly 18, 2014 at 9:03 AM

    This red and gold is rich and gorgeous - Thanks for playing along this week at Merry Monday!

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  7. UnknownJuly 18, 2014 at 12:04 PM

    Gorgeous card! I love everything about it!

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  8. 3treescreations@gmail.comJuly 18, 2014 at 12:11 PM

    The gold really works - LOVE it!!!! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Merry Monday.

    Deanne :)

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  9. Marie BingamanJuly 19, 2014 at 10:15 PM

    Wow, for just "slapping this together," it sure looks awesome! :)

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  10. Robyn OliverJuly 21, 2014 at 2:10 AM

    Lovely Christmas card, Cyndie

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