. Hello everyone! Back at last and hitting the ground running! Since I need to get unpacked, laundry done and my Christmas tree put up and decorated today (through the jet lag! LOL), I thought I would post one of the Christmas cards that I had left to show. This one has a bit of a vintage feel to it with the kraft card background. I stamped the Justrite Holly Background stamp using a coffee archival ink pad on to Kraft card. I used some coloured pencils to shade the leaves and holly berries. I inked the edges with walnut stain to age it a bit and used a soft blue pencil to bring a bit of highlight into the inner oval area. I stamped the heirloom ornament on to Kraft card using a clear perfect medium pad and heat embossed with gold powder. I cut it out with the matching die and stamped the sentiment in the centre. I used a white pencil to highlight some of the areas on the ornament, but wanted the gold to be the main focus. I mounted it in the centre of the oval with 3D foam and added a small gold bow to the top. I used my clear perfect medium pad and rubbed it around the edge of the background. I sprinkled it with bright gold embossing powder and finger to remove it in spots for a more distressed look when melted. You can see this better in the last picture. I matted it with a thin mat of white card before adding a wider mat of kraft card which I pierced. This card reminds me of Christmas decorations made with spiced oranges and cinnamon sticks for some reason. Got to get crackin' on that tree soon. All for now, Sue x
. Hello everyone! Back at last and hitting the ground running! Since I need to get unpacked, laundry done and my Christmas tree put up and decorated today (through the jet lag! LOL), I thought I would post one of the Christmas cards that I had left to show. This one has a bit of a vintage feel to it with the kraft card background. I stamped the Justrite Holly Background stamp using a coffee archival ink pad on to Kraft card. I used some coloured pencils to shade the leaves and holly berries. I inked the edges with walnut stain to age it a bit and used a soft blue pencil to bring a bit of highlight into the inner oval area. I stamped the heirloom ornament on to Kraft card using a clear perfect medium pad and heat embossed with gold powder. I cut it out with the matching die and stamped the sentiment in the centre. I used a white pencil to highlight some of the areas on the ornament, but wanted the gold to be the main focus. I mounted it in the centre of the oval with 3D foam and added a small gold bow to the top. I used my clear perfect medium pad and rubbed it around the edge of the background. I sprinkled it with bright gold embossing powder and finger to remove it in spots for a more distressed look when melted. You can see this better in the last picture. I matted it with a thin mat of white card before adding a wider mat of kraft card which I pierced. This card reminds me of Christmas decorations made with spiced oranges and cinnamon sticks for some reason. Got to get crackin' on that tree soon. All for now, Sue x
154 comments:
Morning Sue, glad to hear you arrived back safely!
Love this card, I have this stamp and love it!
Looking forward to seeing you on tv next week. Love Jean x
Simply lovely Sue, good luck with the chores, but don't forget to find time to put your feet up as well!! Edwina
Welcome back Sue! This card is absolutely beautiful..don't rush too much and looking forward to seeing you back on TV, Carole Z X
Hi Sue,
Hope you are able to get some rest in the midst of all the Christmas chaos so you can recover from the jet lag. This is a beautiful card, I love the vintage feel. I have to say this is also my favourite ornament spellbinder die. I've used it with so many of your suggested techniques and it has never failed to wow me!
Alice x
Morning Sue,
Simply wonderful a very vintage feel loving it.
It is great to have yoiu back and a christmas treat to boost you are back on the telly yippee...
Good luck with the tree.
TFS
Hugs
Amanda x
Glad you're back safe and sound, Sue. Forget the chores, there's always tomorrow!
Lovely card with a Victorian feel, so pretty.
'P' in Wales
Welcome back Sue! Hope you get those decorations on straight what with the jetlag! LOL! You've come back and I'm off out there in a few days. I hope you have a simply magical Christmas I know I will!
I love todays card and see what you mean about the background reminding you of oranges and cinnamon sticks - me too! LOL! Take care
Crafty Hugs
Heather Rogers xx
lovely card
Welcome Home Sue! Really vintage looking card but eye candy nevertheless! Thanks Sue. Happy Decorating!
Sue,
You are one energizer bunny... Jet lag is a curious thing. The card is very lovely. I hope to have the last holiday cards finished tomorrow and mailed by the weekend. Cheers
Beautiful vintage card! Hugs! xx
Gorgeous card with all the pretty little details.
Hugs, Eemeli
A stunning card Sue I love it.
Rita x
Hi Sue, welcome back, looking forward to your upcoming shows. Boy you have a busy time ahead. Love this card very vintage feel.
Wilma x x
Welcome back. lovely unusual card.Colours
are stunning XX
Good morning Sue
Glad your back safely, and good luck with trimming your tree. A very vintage looking card today and I absolutely love it.
Hugs x
Hi Sue, welcome back, looking forward to seeing you on the shows. Love this card, very Traditional. Bx
Hi Sue. Glad you're back safe and sound. This card is beautiful and I love the effect you get by adding that light blue colour to the inner oval. I will be trying that. Hope the jetlag isn't too bad. Take care.
Glad you are back safe and sound. Love the traditional feel of this beautiful card. Take care xx
Good Morning Sue,
Welcome back.
I love the Vintage feel you have created with this card.
Good luck with the trees, they will look stunning for sure.
Patricia xx
Gorgeous just love it!
Gorgeous just love it!
Morning Sue, good luck with the jet lag, it took me days to get myself sorted.
I like the card, but cannot see myself making it. As you say a small bow for you.
Gail C. x
Good Morning Sue. Hope you manage to get some kind of rest today.
Not my favourite sort of card today - Sorry.
Val in Spain xxx
GM Sue - just lovely! Tried your faux silk technique for the first time this week - gota lovely result - really pleased with it. Will be using again defintely. Roll on Sunday!
Rgs
Clare W
Glad you're back safely Sue. This card is so beautiful, love the vintage look.
Morning Sue, So glad you got back home safely, my!! you have got a long 'to do' list, hope you get it all done.
I love this card, I love the stamp, I have it, and I adore the embossing on the edge, it looks gorgeous, and really vintage, my kind of card.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Love the design Sue, still not sure about kraft card though. Don't overdo it today, jet lag is a real so and so.
Hello Sue!
Glad you're back, and hope you manage to catch up with your sleep pattern!
I love the Victorian feel to this card .
Love Marg
Hi Sue
Welcome back. What a lovely vintage style card and not using too many products. My stash keeps growing since I joined up with you!
Love, Lynne xxx
Good Morning Sue,
WELCOME HOME.
Today's card is very vintage, love the stamp, it does remind me of old, traditional things for Christmas, it is lovely.
Hope you get your tree finished and post a picture when you are happy with it, don't forget to put your feet up for abit too.
Have a great day.
Michelle(happy2craft)
Beautiful card Sue
take care.
Hi Sue
Love this christmas card, I have 6 trees up with one to go in the kitchen when I can finally put my craft stash away until the new year.
Happy crafting
Love Tina X
lovely Sue :) lainey x
A really lovely card. Glad you had a safe trip. X
Morning Sue, it's nice to know your home and getting ready for Christmas! WOW Sue this card! What can I say? Other than it's beautiful! It's perfect. I for one would love to receive something like this. Looking forward to seeing you on our screens this weekend. Hugs Sonia x
Hi Sue
So pleased your home and safe enjoy trimming your tree but take some time to rest and enjoy a cuppa.
Beautiful vintage card so lovely would love to receive a card like this so nostalgic.
Take good care hugs Annx without an "e"
Good morning Sue, welcome home at least doing all your jobs will keep you warm as I should think this freezing weather is a bit of a shock after the lovely warm weather. Love this card today, I have this stamp so its great to get some more brilliant inspiration. Hugs xx
Absolutely gorgeous - nothing else to say :)
Morning Sue
Jet lag and delayed flights not a good combination....hope you get everything done
Love todays cards and I wish I bought that bauble instead of the 2012 design, It looks more elegant somehow will just have to buy the other designs lol
Sue xx
Morning Sue,
Welcome home! Sounds like you are going to be a busy lady, take some time for yourself as well.
Beautiful card today, love the way you have coloured and embossed.
Looking forward to seeing your show on Sunday.
Have a good day.
Lydia
X
Morning Sue,
Welcome back. Was hoping you'd bring some warmer weather back.
You've made such a beautiful vintage card here. Wish I hadn't finished mine. This set goes so well together. X
morning Sue
A beautiful and traditional card. I bought all the dies and stamps you have used this year but after I had made the majority of my cards and not used them so I now have a good start for 2013!!
Hope you take time to have a good cup of coffee or two whilst fighting off the jetlag etc.
Janet x
Well at least you're here now. And hope you will get some respite before the shows start!
Bet you LOVE doing the tree though.
A vintagey card, not up my street, but I do appreciate that it's beautiful for those vintagers.
Hi Sue I like this card ,clean simple lines and a small bow yeah.hope you get time to rest before your shows ,looking forward to them.
Love Marion
Wow sue, love your colouring on the holly. You should do this more often! LOVE this card. Looking forward to Sunday, maddy x
Hi Sue
Welcome back. Stunning Christmas card. Just love it
Audrey x
Morning Sue, I have these dies and done nothing with them this year so must have a good look at them for the following year. Love the vintage look and good look for getting all the chore's done today. Still not got my tree and decoration up yet but have to wait till hubby gets home at the weekend.|Glad you back home safe.
Love June
xx
Lovely card Sue, hope you can catch some sleep before Christmas.
Welcome back Sue. Another stunning card, I love the background. I did think I couldn't POSSIBLY need any more Christmas stamps but having seen that holly background I've had to admit defeat and will order it today. Pat x
Glad you are home safe and sound. I love this, traditional with a modern twist.
This is a beautiful traditional Christmas card which sums up the Christmas feeling for me. So pleased you are back safe and sound and hope the jet lag is disappearing quickly - only three more sleeps now until Sunday!!!
YvonneMayxx
Hi Sue,
Welcome back to cold and frosty UK So glad to hear you arrived back safely, we missed you!
Love the vintage look and the colouring is just gorgeous, very clever to add gold aroung the edge it completes the whole masterpiece.
Lots of love BrenLel
Glad you are back safely, this card is beautiful, love it
Morning Sue, good to hear you have arived back safe, not many more sleeps before you are on the tv.
This card is absolutely beautiful really vintage looking.
Put your feet up this afternoon
Hugs
carol x
Welcome back Sue. I don´t hope, it was too much of a chock to get back to this cold here? I would certainly have loved to stay in Florida in the warm, if it was me he he.
Your card is stunning as always hun and I love the gold onthere, it looks somehow so expensive ha ha ha
Have a great day and don´t overdo things okay.
Welcome back Sue nice to have you home. Lovely card today one of my favourite bauble dies.x
What a gorgeous classic card.
Hi Sue
Lovely card, the traditional colours are beautiful. Welcome back, looking forward to Seeing you on C&C Sunday.
Happy Crafting
Jean x
Beautiful card, very vintage feel about it.
Hi Sue, Welcome back to a very cold UK .
I love the vintage look on this Christmas card ,The holly backgrounds just beautiful .
Have a good day and stay warm
Elaine H X
Gorgeous card, love the stamped back ground. Sounds like you've got a busy day ahead, hope you recover from the jet lag soon.
Clare x
what a beautiful card, love it, love it, love it xx gail from eastbourne
Welcome back Sue. This is a beautiful card,love the vintage feel..Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Delyth x
Hello Sue, Welcome home, you love decorating the tree, it will look stunning as all your work does. Try to have some chill time and a few cuppas.
The card is simply beautiful, must get the Holly Background stamp, I have all the others. Love the vintage feal abd the gold looks amazing.
3 more sleeps to your shows, he he
Have a great day everyone.
Hugs June xxx
Welcome home Sue. Can't wait to see you back on our screens.
Love this card, it reminds me of childhood Christmases with real fires and Yule logs, holly and mistletoe and mum singing carols as she baked mince pies and sausage rolls; (they all seem to come ready made now).
Would love to see a photo of your tree. I bet it's spectacular.
Erica x
Morning Sue, stunning card, just love the vintage feel. Welcome home hope you are not feeling it too cold after the Florida sunshine. Take care, Jess x
Another lovely card Sue,take care,x.
Another lovely card Sue,take care,x.
Morning sue what another beautiful card i love it. Good to hear you got home safe and well. Take care.
Debs Ariff
Morning Sue, glad you are back safe & well, what a beautiful card but then they all are... Love Christine Jones x x
Belinda Raven said...
Welcome back!!!
I love this Spellbinders/JustRite combo - thanks for the inspiration.
Hugs, Belinda x
Welcome home, it's christmas full steam ahead now. I like this card with the vintage feel.
Take care busy lady
Morning Sue, glad your back safely. Beautiful card, love it with the vintage feel and holly. Emma
Hi sue glad you got back safe and sound! This is a lovely vintage card and I've got the holly stamp and bauble die so might have to give this a go as I still haven't finished my xmas cards!! Lol looking forward to sunday love lesley xx
Holly stamp looks stunning - especially with the kraft card. And adding the heirloom ornament just tops it off nicely! Lovely card Sue!
A lovely traditional card-the gold embossed ornament is exquisite. Looking forward to seeing you on our screens at the weekend.
S. x
A lovely traditional card-the gold embossed ornament is exquisite. Looking forward to seeing you on our screens at the weekend.
S. x
What a lovely traditional Christmas card to bring us after your travels! I do have the ornament stamps, but not the background although I'm sure I have plenty of stamps to make a background from! Very pretty. I had to make 5x Christmas cards a bit qiuck on Tuesday for a friend who wanted some crafted ones made. I was going to the city she lives that night, so I wanted to deliver them before the show I was going to see. I really didn't have much time but managed it somehow. 3-4 of them I was happy with, but one of them really didn't look like it was made by the same person as I was out of time to finish it properly (I was only doing 4 originally). I used some of my ornament dies & snowflake ones with some Kraft card I had. Looked effective, but I'd of prefered more time to finish them properly.
Hope your tree goes well! Ours as been up a week or so as my kids love to see the tree. I think being out of the country is a good reason not to of done it sooner ;-) lol! Claire xxx
Hi Sue I love all your Christmas cards, glad to hear you finally arrived safe and sound. Enjoy getting your tree done. Take Care Love Michelle xxx
Hi Sue, Just love christmas cards and this one is beautiful,I have got all the items to make it Jean Z xxx
Lovely card Sue. I'm usually a more modern sort of girl but this one is just gorgeous. Can't wait to see a phot of your tree! Sue of Worcester
Morning Sue - Welcome back to England would love to see your tree when decorated. this is another of your super Christmas cards Sue - I am slowly collecting the dies you have used this year as you are so inspiring.
Val C Xx
Stunning card. Love the colours you have used here. xx Flora
Another truly glorious card. Try to take things easy. Kim x
hi Sue,glad your back,this is a great card its beautiful.Laura O
I love the vintage look of this card and the colours. Hope you get over your jet lag soon.
Michelle E xx
Morning Sue. Glad you are back safe and sound. I like today's card, I think it has a certain softness about it, a little Victorian??
Have a great day. Hugs. 3362 Jan.x
Wow Sue gorgeous card love everything about it. Hope you have a good day decorating your tree xx hazel
Good morning, glad to hear you had a safe journey back to the UK. What a gorgeous card.
Lovely vintage card tho I would prefer a more muted gold emboss - is there such a beast?
Hi Sue, glad you're back safely. This is a lovely vintage style card. Can't wait to see you on the telly. Make sure you get some time to put your feet up. Lol Lynne M x x x x
Gorgeous card. This is one of my favourites. Love, Julia xxxx
Welcome home Sue, Good luck with the Christmas tree etc. The card is lovely and a great vintage feel to it.
Love Rosemariexx
hi Sue
and Welcome Home. Quite a Victorian feel to this card and I like traditional. I must try and catch up with your blogs today as I have been at home with my mum getting things ready. I had to smile reading your notes today as I seem to remember last year you did quite a few trees.....so is it only one this year!!
Try and relax a bit as well as doing the chores
love from Jackie D
Hi Sue, love this card so vintage looking. I have just bought the justrite stamps and have the heirloom ornament dies, so although I have finished my cards I can't wait to give this one a go. Glad you are back safe and sound x
Hi Sue, welcome back.
This card is beautiful.
I promised myself I would't buy any more stamps 'til I have used the ones I've go,t but this background stamp is so lovely I think I must get it ready for next years xmas cards.
Margaret O
xxx
Hi Sue welcome back,I love this card and the vintage look.good luck with your tree we have not got ours yet,try and rest also as the jetlag will knock you out.
Smiles
Ita
Hi Sue,
just another note...I JUST BOUGHT HOLLY BACKGROUND STAMP online!!! Yippee. It's coming from New York.
Don't forget to take some "me time" and rest.LOL
Margaret O
xxx
Hi Sue
What a beautiful Christmas card this is. I love the coloured in holly and berries using colouring pencils it's So effective I normally stick to pro markers, but I will dig out my colouring pencils now I think.
Glad you arrived safely even though you are jet lagged. I hope you manage to get everything you want to do done.
Looking forward to seeing you on our screens soon.
Btw I gave Leonie a Christmas card for you at the NEC so I hope you get it.
Best wishes from Katie-Lou sweetlove
Very traditional but loving it xx
Very traditional but loving it xx
Morning Sue, Welcome back a great card
today very traditional I like how you
coloured it I haven't done this this year
yet, am still trying to finish my
xmas cards so hey hey must get going again.
Nancyd xx
wOW THAT IS FAB
BORN AGAIN SPELLBINDER
Nduine hug xx
Hi Sue
This card is just lovely.A good old fashioned looking card-just great.
Beautiful Christmas card!
This is a truely beautiful card. Right down my ally. Now I'll have to go find those stamps you used.
Glad your back home safe and sound, bet the temperature drop was a bit of shock!!! Lovely card , very vintage!!
What a pretty card.
I love the vintage feel of this one - gorgeous! xx
Hi Sue
So glad you finally got back safe. I love the card it reminds me of Christmas when I was a young girl. Beautiful.
love Jan
like the vintage look of this card sue....cant wait to watch what youve come up with
A pretty vintage look on this card very nice Lynda xx
Hi Sue, welcome home. Glad you got back safely. I love today's card, it reminds me of ones we received when I was a child and it really puts me in the Christmas spirit.
Our oranges were stuffed with cloves and dried in the airing cupboard before being wrapped with red ribbon and hung on the tree. I haven't made them for years but the tree will be going up this week-end.
Frances
Hi Sue, Welcome back. Lovely card, very traditional. Slow down, not all of us have had time to put up our trees yet! I have 2 to do and they are still in the loft. Hus, Carol S.xx
Sue this is stunning! I love the traditional vintage christmas look. x
Hi Sue,
What a beautiful vintage card, love everything about it.
Hope to be decorating the house for Christmas on Sunday while trying to watch you on the tool shed, or should that be watching you while trying to decorate?
Donna Jones
Welcome home Sue and good luck with the jetlag. It usually takes me three days to feel normal again after visiting family in Oregon. I love the traditional feel of this card though just now I need ultra fast designs to finish my card list.
Hi Sue
Glad you made it back ok
A beautiful traditional looking card :)
Happy crafting...
June x
very vintage lovely
really beautiful card, love the kraft and the soft colouring angxxx
I like this one Sue, a nice quite traditional look to it.Lovely.
Big hugs
Max xx
Welcome back Sue - the card has a lovely traditional feel to it and is lovely.
Very pretty, love the vintage look to it, take care rest before the Christmas rush starts
Lovely card, so pleased you are back and look forward to seeing on c&c. Hugs Ann
Evening Sue, glad to hear you have arrived back in the UK safely. I hope you have managed to get done what you wanted doing. As always your card is fabulous! I am loving the colours.
Hugs
Linda xxx
Just in from work so first chance I've had to see your today's card - which is beautiful! You are a marvel, Sue, travelling, jetlag, unpacking, chores and still you manage to do your blog... welcome back! Looking forward to your TV show - our pre-Christmas treat. Hope you're back in our time zone soon Hugs Annie
Just in from work so first chance I've had to see your today's card - which is beautiful! You are a marvel, Sue, travelling, jetlag, unpacking, chores and still you manage to do your blog... welcome back! Looking forward to your TV show - our pre-Christmas treat. Hope you're back in our time zone soon Hugs Annie
Just in from work so first chance I've had to see your today's card - which is beautiful! You are a marvel, Sue, travelling, jetlag, unpacking, chores and still you manage to do your blog... welcome back! Looking forward to your TV show - our pre-Christmas treat. Hope you're back in our time zone soon Hugs Annie
Sue that is a really beautiful card - looks so vintage - and different to your usual cards - but still amazing. Welldone. Can't wait to see you back on our TV screens.
Hi Sue, glad you are home safely! Sorry you had such a delay. Lovely card, I like vintage for a change. Would be lovely to see a pic of your Christmas tree (you have quite enough to do I know!!) Take care Love Sam xxx
evening Sue.
I love the Vintage feel you have created with this card.it reminds me of childhood looking forward to sunday by the way Welcome back.
Very nice real vintage feel to it .
Jane xx
Oh wow Sue! This is gorgeous! I love this stamp so much. Not got it or the heirloom stamp, (yet!),which is just as gorgeous! Love how you've filled in the gaps with a white pencil & used gold embossing powder. So effective around the edges too. Stunning! So glad you've arrived safely & hope you're not too shattered with putting up the tree! Hope you manage to get a bit of a rest! Look forward to seeing you on Sunday, the tv's all set ready xx Love Karen xx
Welcome back Sue. Hope you're not to jetlagged. Another lovely card. Looking forward to seeing you on Tv. You've been nmissed. xx
Welcome back Sue - so glad you arrived safely - but what a contrast to the weather you left behind! Love these stamps and dies - must get them for next year's cards. Try and get some rest before the show on Sunday. X
Oh wow - what a fantastic card. I just love it
Gorgeous!
Hi Sue
Simply stunnimg!!
Good to have you back and looking forward to seeing you on C&C soon!
Christine
xx
Great to have you back Sue, lovely card, you have so many great ideas.
regards
lorraine - scotland
Lovely card. Looking forward to some inspiration this weekend.
Wonderful soft traditional card - just beautiful!
Hope you are soon over your jetlag.
Susan X
Really nice Christmas card!
A beautiful card Sue.
Welcome back and good to hear you arrived safely. This is a beautiful card and is the BEST vintage style Christmas card I've seen
Welcome home Sue. Hope you get everything done in time for Christmas. Great Card - very vintage. With love & light Theresa. H
Hi Sue,
A lovley vintage look for todays card.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Joan B.
Lovely, love the holly stamp.
Thank you, Sue
Christine
x
Beautiful card Sue, I love the vintage look. Sadly the Holly Background stamp is still on my wish list - but I'm determined to get it for next year,
Sue xx
Love this card Sue
Sue, this is beautiful, it looks like a really old traditional card. Lovely. xxx
Glad to hear your back, love the card
Vie
x
A lovely vintage card
Mol x
Hi Sue, I love Kraft card and i use it a lot as vintage is my favourite card making genre but i never even thought of Kraft for Christmas, how good does this look? wow!!! Hugs Vick xx
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