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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Christmas Window

I took a little while last night and made this card. I was trying to think of a starting point, and thought I'd like to use a die. I really don't have a lot of non-standard shapes, but realized that I got this Spellbinders (at least, I'm pretty sure it's Spellbinders) window die quite a while ago and hadn't used it yet. Now I have:)

 Then I had to figure out what to put on the outside to look out at. I decided this pine tree from Stampin' Up!'s "Lovely as a Tree" would work nicely. I inked it up with Old Olive ink, added some brown on the trunk with a marker (which you can't see) and then "thumped" on some darker green with a marker. Then I sponged it with some very light blue ink. I trimmed it down and glued it behind the window. I thought this striped paper from a very old SU matstack would work, looking rather like wallpaper. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things. I used Sahara Sand ink to stamp it. 

 I'll link it up to the Christmas Card Challenge blog. This week's challenge is "Anything Goes." (Just found out I was a top three from last week!)

 Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!
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5 comments:

  1. SheriAugust 25, 2015 at 7:33 AM

    Very pretty, I love that window!

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  2. Shirley-AnneAugust 25, 2015 at 8:56 AM

    Beautiful die cut window and love that paper .Thanks for sharing lovely card with us at Christmas Card Challenges

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  3. Heartwarmers from VickiAugust 25, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    I love cards made with a window scene. Love looking out the window and seeing that beautiful tree. Great choice of dp for the wall paper.

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  4. UnknownAugust 25, 2015 at 11:13 AM

    So sweet! Congrats on all your recent winnings...you deserve each one! I went to Crafts Direct this past weekend, but didn't buy any stamping stuff...I'm trying to be a "Lynette-wannabe" by using what I already have!

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  5. Leslie MillerAugust 25, 2015 at 7:48 PM

    What a beautiful die and an absolutely lovely idea for how to use it! Makes a gorgeous Christmas card. Congrats on your well-deserved Top Three recognition! I still haven't used a single thing from last Wednesday's shopping trip. Sheesh!

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