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Sunday 14 August 2022
A Joyful Christmas
Good Sunday morning all! I started this simple gold and white card by embossing a piece of white card with the Nordic Tiles embossing folder. I used the Double Stitched Ovals and made a multi-layered frame using a wide white base and smaller layers of both antique gold and gold mirror card. I cut the Swirls Background out of antique gold card. I covered a piece of white card with a sticky adhesive sheet then peeled the backing paper off and attached it to the Swirls Background die cut. I filled in the remaining exposed adhesive using Frosted Sparkle Glitterbitz. I added mounting foam to the frame then attached it to the Swirls Background piece. I nipped away all the excess card around the edge of the frame and added the frame to the background. I cut a strip of white vellum and glued the A Joyful Christmas sentiment to it. I attached the vellum strip across the centre of the oval and used a flower from the Poinsettia Trio die set cut in gold. The card was completed with white and gold mats and layers. The finished dimensions are 7 1/2" x 8 1/2" in size. All for now, Sue x
Hi Sue. It seems quite odd to be admiring a festive type sample during the heatwave this country can't cope with!! (Again) Vintage gold, I just love it, it goes so well with other colours whether it be festive or everyday colour schemes, it's like strawberries, they need cream, ice cream at a push lol so this shade of gold looks very expensive and very classic and looks a million dollars as you have shown us with your beautiful inspiration. If you have a few seconds to spare Sue would you pass my email to JUNE HORROCKS please, thanks so much in advance. Love to all xxx
Hi Sue and lovely wilsonettes x Stunning card Sue x I love the colours and the dies you have used, it looks so posh x thankyou Sue x Theresa w in Berks xxx
Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, a beautiful sample today. Sorry I have not been on the site for 3 or 4 days only I have been away and had a very poor internet signal, I will go back today and review the ones I missed.
Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx
Hi Sue. Love this very tasteful Christmas card, It is so elegant and yet has enough gold and glitter to indicate Christmas without all the usual bling. Love it.
I really enjoyed this card. The two golds used...I would have never thought of using that combination and yet it works for you. A stunning card. Hope everyone is have a pleasant weekend, Stephanie K
Hi Sue, a very different but totally classy card. Love that you have used two golds together, something that I forget to do but they do work well. In the close-ups it looks to me as though you have shadowed the antique gold Swirls Background with a gold mirror swirls background but you don't mention it in the details, am I seeing things?
Morning Sue.
ReplyDeleteOH wow this is a show card so beautiful thank you.
Take care and have fun Kitty.
Hi Sue.
ReplyDeleteIt seems quite odd to be admiring a festive type sample during the heatwave this country can't cope with!! (Again)
Vintage gold, I just love it, it goes so well with other colours whether it be festive or everyday colour schemes, it's like strawberries, they need cream, ice cream at a push lol so this shade of gold looks very expensive and very classic and looks a million dollars as you have shown us with your beautiful inspiration.
If you have a few seconds to spare Sue would you pass my email to JUNE HORROCKS please, thanks so much in advance.
Love to all xxx
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteA lovely card.
B xx
Morning Sue, a very elegant card, love it. Love Jean xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Sue,
ReplyDeleteA stunning card, very beautiful and very elegant. Love the gold.
Barbara V
Hello Sue
ReplyDeleteThe gold is stunning and makes the difference. It is lovely. Take care everyone x
ReplyDeleteAs the others have said, a stunning card
with the two toned volds, I love these
CAS cards.
Doreen x
love this card sue so elegant thank you so much for sharing it with us stay safe my friends xxxxx. JUNE. HORROCKS. xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue - beautiful card! Love how the 2 tones of gold really add to the impact too. Colleen xx
ReplyDeleteHi Sue and lovely wilsonettes x
ReplyDeleteStunning card Sue x I love the colours and the dies you have used, it looks so posh x thankyou Sue x
Theresa w in Berks xxx
Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, a beautiful sample today. Sorry I have not been on the site for 3 or 4 days only I have been away and had a very poor internet signal, I will go back today and review the ones I missed.
ReplyDeleteStay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx
A beautiful card Sue, I love it. It's far beyond my level of comppetence but I can dream can't I?
ReplyDeleteHave a good day.
Marie P.
KEEP SAFE
Good morning Sue
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Christmas card and a definite mantelpiece pleaser!
Hugs x
Heather T
Morning Sue, I do like gold (and cream) for Christmas cards. Truly classic co!ours.
ReplyDeleteCrafty Hugs,
Pauline x
Beautiful, elegant Christmas card Sue.
ReplyDeleteAnnette x
Good morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteA very elegant card today. Yvonne xx
Hi Sue. Love this very tasteful Christmas card, It is so elegant and yet has enough gold and glitter to indicate Christmas without all the usual bling. Love it.
ReplyDeleteLisbeth
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteA very elegant card today always love gold on a card especially with Christmas cards.
Owlish Xx
Morning Sue and all the Wilsonettes
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely Christmas card today
Sending love and healing hugs to all that need them xx
Hope you all have a good day
Love
NannaShaz54
xxx
Beautiful beautiful card I love antique gold
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Sue xx
ReplyDeleteA really stunning card. X
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, classy and modern style. WakeyL
ReplyDeleteA clean & simple elegant card which is certainly eye catching. Thank you Sue.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue Todays card is very elegant the antique gold and gold mirror card look beautiful together
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this card. The two golds used...I would have never thought of using that combination and yet it works for you. A stunning card.
ReplyDeleteHope everyone is have a pleasant weekend,
Stephanie K
Think I might copy your inspiration for this year’s card’s
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeleteA beautiful Christmas card in elegant gold. I have the embossing folder and quite a few of the dies so it is singing to me.
Love Helen xxx
A beautiful elegant post....
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, a very different but totally classy card. Love that you have used two golds together, something that I forget to do but they do work well. In the close-ups it looks to me as though you have shadowed the antique gold Swirls Background with a gold mirror swirls background but you don't mention it in the details, am I seeing things?
ReplyDeleteFrances
Such an elegant card Sue!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue,
ReplyDeleteA truly elegant card
Marlene O
Hi Sue, such a gorgeous sample today. The golds looks fab and again loving the EF such a classy card im sure we'd all love to receive.
ReplyDeleteHugs Donna xx
Hello Sue, a really classy and elegant Christmas card, Gold and White is always a beautiful combination. Bx
ReplyDeleteHell Sue, a stunning Christmas card Sue and so classic in gold and white.
ReplyDeleteMarion S x
Gold and white - an elegant combination and the Nordic Tiles embossing folder is perfect for a Christmas card.
ReplyDeleteHugs from Toronto to you all.
Stay safe and healthy.
Carmen-Dorothy
Really like the6 vintage gold
ReplyDeleteGold and white - what a colour combination
ReplyDeleteHugs
Rose
Such a pretty card and die. Love it. Quinty girl
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