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Wednesday, 23 November 2011

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I've had a few days when I just wasn't up to making any cards or entering any challenges.  However, I've made the decision to stop making any more Christmas cards and buy some for this year. I had chosen a design that was taking up a lot of time - and money - I've got enough for family and close friends and all the others will get a bought card! The stress of HAVING to make them has gone and now I can nearly relax and try to catch up with the fun side of crafting.

This card is a Craft UK large square card blank and the navy blue card is from Papermill. The background scene is from Joanna Sheen's Thomas Kinkade CD. I used the digi image of a Tree from Ladybug Craft Ink and coloured the trunk with a brown Promarker before adding a Sakura gelly roll Stardust to the branches. I then touched the branches with a Quickie glue pen and added DecoArt Glamour Dust to give it a lovely wintry shimmer. I tore round the edges of the image and coloured them with Distress Ink in faded jeans colour. Two metal squares from WOC are in the top corners.

I'm entering it in to the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments - Some metal
Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge 47 - Winter blues
Lollipop Crafts Challenge 58 - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Christmas Cracker
The CD Sunday Challenge - Trees
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20 comments:

  1. Wendy23 November 2011 at 21:26

    This is beautiful Hazel, think I am going to have to buy some too, just not enough time left.
    Wendy xx

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  2. Jill23 November 2011 at 21:48

    beautiful Hazel thanks for joining us again at PTW hugs Jill xx

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  3. Jan 23 November 2011 at 21:49

    This is great Hazel. Sorry you haven't felt too good.Hope you are ok now. xx Jan

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  4. Sue's Crafty Corner23 November 2011 at 22:16

    A super card Hazel. I like they way you've left the gorgeous backing paper uncovered, I've always felt that it's far to nice to cover. Hope you're feeling better.

    Sue x (GD CD Sunday)

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  5. Carol23 November 2011 at 22:35

    Hi Hazel. A good decision about your cards. Crafting is supposed to be fun - not stressful. I love the misty effect of your card and thank you for joining in with us at CD Sunday again.
    Carol
    xx
    CD Sunday DT

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  6. Carol23 November 2011 at 23:52

    Beautiful card Hazel. Next year you'll have to join me making Christmas cards each week lol. Carol x

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  7. Jocelyn24 November 2011 at 08:12

    Hello Hazel. I'm so pleased you managed to join us again at CD Sunday this week. As Carol said your card has a lovely misty feel to it and an added bit of sparkle this time of year is always good to see.
    Jocelyn
    CD Sunday DT

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  8. Shell Shearer Swinscoe24 November 2011 at 10:58

    Beautiful card!

    Thank you for sharing with us at Crafty Sentiments this week, good luck!
    Hugs Shell xx

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  9. Lisa Jane24 November 2011 at 14:42

    oh how pretty ..love that background and how you used our digi tree
    thanks for joining us at LCI this week for our winter blues challenge
    Lisa x

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  10. Purple Crazy24 November 2011 at 16:38

    Fabulous card, very effective, thanks for sharing at CD Sunday xx

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  11. Marie-Louise24 November 2011 at 20:23

    This is a beautiful card. Hope you are feeling better.

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  12. khushifairy25 November 2011 at 05:09

    decent, but not very cool. especially you need to remove the top two stamps from corners.
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  13. starcyl25 November 2011 at 06:43

    So glad you decided to choose to do your crafting because you enjoy it and there's nothing wrong with buying Christmas cards. This is lovely and using a backing paper as the main image is great, I love the dusting of glitter.
    Thanks for joining us at CD Sunday again.
    Jenny x
    CD Sunday DT

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  14. Foxycrafts25 November 2011 at 12:34

    I love it Hazel.

    Love Joan xx

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  15. thecraftycavalier25 November 2011 at 14:01

    Just love that backing paper Hazel. Love the metal embellies too. I think I may be joining you in buying some cards - I'm just running out of time to get everything done. Hugs, Jayne xx

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  16. Whimsey25 November 2011 at 18:19

    Very pretty; love the background! Cute embellies in the corners too!

    So glad you joined us this week at LCI!!

    Hugs,
    Michele

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  17. pinky25 November 2011 at 19:20

    Good decision Hazel, not much fun if its stressing you and costing too much. I love this card, gorgeous background. Thanks for joining us at LCI this week.
    Pinky

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  18. Scrappy Scatty26 November 2011 at 15:43

    Lovely card
    thank you for playing along this week at Crafty Sentiments
    Love Jan
    xx

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  19. Wendy - Anntaurus26 November 2011 at 23:21

    A lovely card Hazel - thanks for joining the CD Sunday Challenge.

    Wendy -x-

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  20. DesignerDiva28 November 2011 at 00:22

    Beautiful card Hazel, the background scene is gorgeous. I'm just like you and have decided to buy the rest of my Christmas cards as the stress has taken all the fun out of crafting. I will be sending my home made cards to my crafting buddies who I know will apreciate them!

    Thanks for joining in the Winter Blues at LCI this week and good luck with the challenge
    Laurie xx

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