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Thursday, 21 July 2011

Peace on earth

For this card I've used Sweet stop sketch 117 which had the added theme of 'Christmas in July':

The foiled papers were remains from a QVC kit and the stitched paper with stars seems to have gone on forever (not much of it left now!). The silver ribbon is very glittery. The stamp is by Personal impressions, inked with Brilliance starlite silver and heat embossed with detail silver.

Those of you who follow my blog regularly will know that I love making Christmas cards, so much so that at the beginning of this year I started my own Christmas challenge blog I am delighted that so many people have been entering my challenges. Challenge 29 is 'seeing stars' - to use at least one star somewhere on your card. So this is another one for my own challenge - perhaps you'd like to go and have a look and join in - you have until tomorrow evening at 22:00 UK time to link up your entry.

'Christmas in July' seems to be a popular theme atm among challenge blogs, so I'm linking for these:
Creative CAS July: clean and simple Christmas

It's also for:

Catch the bug: Christmas in July: Monday: anything goes
ABC Christmas: O is for older image (the stamp is more than a year old)
Winter wonderland: give it it a lift - wet embossing
Whoopsi daisy: sparkle and shine
Deep ocean 4: ribbons
Created by hand: ribbon/silver
Art impressions 25: stitching ... faux or real (it's real, but I didn't stitch it!)
Really reasonable ribbon 28: cool it (cool winter colours)
Order of the opus gluei 109: beat the heat (cool winter colours)
Kaboodle 76: embossing
Cupcake 151: wish upon a star
Sentimental Sundays 64: for the men in your life - I think this is suitable to send to a man
Cute card Thursday 174: for his eyes only
Craft us crazy: anything goes
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58 comments:

  1. CARLA PREDIGER21 July 2011 at 22:32

    This is a gorgeous card! I loved it on blue! Thanks for playing with us at Christmas Inspirations challenges.

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  2. Jennifer Scull21 July 2011 at 23:27

    love those colors! so rich and regal.
    thank you for playing along at both Jellypark Friends for the Christmas challenge and Kaboodle Doodles for the embossing challenge. :)

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  3. Monika/Buzsy21 July 2011 at 23:45

    What a pretty card. Love the silver and blue together. The paper is gorgeous! Thanks for joining us at the Sweet Stop this week.

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  4. Unknown22 July 2011 at 00:55

    beautiful, thank you for joining us at Clear It Out

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  5. MaryB22 July 2011 at 02:26

    Such a beautiful card.

    Thank you for joining us at Craft Us Crazy.

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  6. NancyD22 July 2011 at 02:31

    A Christmas blog sounds like a great idea and so is your lovely card. Thanks for joining us at Delightful Challenges.

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  7. ike22 July 2011 at 03:23

    Beautiful elegant card. Thank you for joining us at Simply Create.
    Ike xx
    SC DT

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  8. Caz22 July 2011 at 06:53

    Lovely card, thanx for joining us at Digistamps4joy, and good luck.

    Caz DS4J DT

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  9. Helen22 July 2011 at 06:58

    Beautiful card Hazel!
    Thanks for joining us at the Secret Crafter Saturday & ABC Christmas challenges!
    Helen x

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  10. Curly22 July 2011 at 08:57

    Wow this is an absolutely fabulous project and its just perfect for our challenge this week,

    Thank You for taking part at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: 143 Holidays I hope you join us again next week,

    Good luck with the challenge,
    Hugs Bridget :0) x.
    SCSC DT

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  11. Anonymous22 July 2011 at 10:55

    lovely card Hazel, the embossing looks gorgeous!

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  12. My 3 E Scrapbooking22 July 2011 at 12:21

    Gorgeous Christmas card! I love the colors! Thanks for celebrating Christmas in July with us at My Craft Spot!
    Amber

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  13. inkydoodlecrafts22 July 2011 at 13:24

    what a lovely card I love the colour scheme and the foiling really stands out, thanks for entering the Jellypark friends friday chalenge :o) Mel

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  14. ahlers522 July 2011 at 14:04

    Another beautiful Christmas card! Thanks for joining us at Jellypark.
    Diane

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  15. Pat22 July 2011 at 14:48

    Hazel - Beautiful card and the papers are to die for :0) Blue is one of my favorite Christmas colors and you have made it so rich and elegant. Thank you for joining PCI's challenge and we look forward to seeing more of your work. - Pat

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  16. Anonymous22 July 2011 at 14:50

    A wonderful Christmas Card ;)

    LG
    iris

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  17. Márcia Mattos22 July 2011 at 15:04

    Hi Hazel

    this is a beautiful card!
    thanks for joining us at Christmas Inspirations!
    Hugs

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  18. Teresa - My Crafty Heart22 July 2011 at 15:22

    This is such a gorgeous, sparkly Christmas card - Thanks for joining us at Whoopsi Daisy this week and good luck, Hugs, Teresa x

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  19. Tammy L22 July 2011 at 16:02

    a simply gorgeous card! Thanks for joining our Christmas in July challenge at the crazy challenge this week.
    Tammy DT

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  20. Robyn22 July 2011 at 16:15

    love the blue and silver.
    thanks for sharing with Created Byhand
    http://createdbyhandchallenge.wordpress.com/

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  21. Miranda22 July 2011 at 18:13

    lovely card Hazel, very pretty
    thanks for joining the paper creations ink challenge this week
    hugs
    Miranda

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  22. Milliesmarvels22 July 2011 at 19:07

    This is a lovely card, the colour you have used is really nice. Thanks for joining us for the CES Challenge!
    Jane
    x

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  23. Andie's Space22 July 2011 at 20:08

    Hi Hazel,
    This looks wonderful. I love the colour combo & the silver shines wonderfully. Thanks for joining us at Secret Crafters this week.
    Hugs,
    Andie xx

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  24. Stempelkobold22 July 2011 at 20:12

    Your card is wonderful! Thank you for playing along with us this week at the crazy challenge! Good Luck, Dominique

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  25. Beccas Pysselparadis22 July 2011 at 21:19

    What a stylish card!Thank you for joining us this week at The Crazy Challenge hugs Rebecca

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  26. Faye22 July 2011 at 22:28

    Oh wow, what a gorgeous creation. I love the elegance and rich blue and silver combo. Thanks so much for playing at Cupcake this week and good luck. x

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  27. Arts by Sara23 July 2011 at 03:23

    Hazel... I love this card! It is so elegant and rich looking! Beautiful job on this creation! Thank You so much for joining us at Paper Creations Ink! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Happy Creating! Sara

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  28. Barbara Bruder23 July 2011 at 03:33

    Love your card, it's so great for the Christmas season. Love your stitched paper too, looks perfect with this card.Thanks for entering the AI challenge this week.
    Barbara - AI DT

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  29. Sande23 July 2011 at 04:01

    Hazel, Your card is gorgeous! Love the DP and all this sparkles.

    Thanks for joining us on "Christmas" challenge at Simply Create! And on "Sparkle and Shine" challenge at Whoopsi Daisy! Hope to see you again.

    Hugs, Sande x

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  30. jennyplace223 July 2011 at 04:34

    Such a elegant card.....just stunning! Thanks for joining the challenge at My Craft Spot!

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  31. ~♥~The Navy Wife~♥~23 July 2011 at 10:59

    This is lovely,so pretty and perfect for our Christmas Challenge this week at The Crafty Pad. Thank you for sharing and playing along with us and we hope to see you again next Sunday! Good luck in the draw!

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  32. aqualeiga23 July 2011 at 12:06

    Hi Hazel! I love the silver embossing on this card, it looks fab with the blue. Thanks for playing in THE CRAFTY PAD challenge and good luck in our prize draw! Hugs n love, Ali x

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  33. jackiescrafts23 July 2011 at 14:12

    I love your card, the colours are fab and that sentiment is just perfect
    Thanks for playing along at SFCC this month

    Jackie x

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  34. Lena23 July 2011 at 15:21

    Hazel
    This is simply fantastic. Awesome effect. Really a great job!!!.
    Thanks for joining us at Christmas Inspirations challenges. I hope to see you again on the next challenges.
    Hugs
    Lena

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  35. jimlynn23 July 2011 at 17:25

    This is simply GORGEOUS!! LOVE those wonderful colors on such a stunning creation.
    Lynn

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  36. Sheri23 July 2011 at 18:32

    Definitely sparkly! Thanks for joining us at Whoopsi Daisy this week ;-)

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  37. CarlaKH23 July 2011 at 19:15

    What a lovely card.. the blue theme is perfect for it! Thanks so much for joining us at Christmas Card Challenges!

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  38. Doreen23 July 2011 at 20:28

    This is stuning.Thanks for sharing this with us at Sparkles Christmas,hope you join us next time.xxx

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  39. cheryl23 July 2011 at 21:19

    this is one gorgeous card,love the colors,and adore the detail you have used on this,
    ,bless you for playing at creative inspirations this week hugs cheryl xxx

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  40. Adriana Melges Q. Weingart23 July 2011 at 22:50

    I love blue, and you used it lovely in your card!
    Thanks for playing with us at xMas Inspirations!
    xx

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  41. Kerrie24 July 2011 at 00:21

    Gorgeous christmas card...

    Thanks for sharing your creation with Make It Monday.
    Don't forget......... if you leave a comment on another entry, mention that you saw their card on "Make It Monday" for a chance at second prize. The more entries you comment on the more chance you have of winning second prize.

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  42. Sentimental Scrapper24 July 2011 at 02:44

    Beautiful!! I love the wonderful sentiment stamps and all of the embossing! Thanks for joining the fun at My Craft Spot!

    Kimberly

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  43. Tameko24 July 2011 at 02:45

    Wonderful card. Nice colors for a male card. Thanks for joining us at Sentimental Sundays!

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  44. Kate24 July 2011 at 02:50

    What a pretty card - so very elegant!
    Thanks so much for playing along at My Craft Spot!
    Kate
    Small Bits of Paper

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  45. Anonymous24 July 2011 at 03:48

    Wonderful card, just love it
    Thanks for Joining us at Paper Creations Ink
    Michael

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  46. TLC DESIGNS, LLC24 July 2011 at 04:29

    Really for the guys! Great entry for the challenge at Sentimental Sundays. Thanks for joining and good luck!
    Hugs
    Tammy Louise
    P.S. Feel free to stop by and grab my blogversary candy! 3

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  47. Suzi Mac24 July 2011 at 10:53

    Hi Hazel, another beautiful Christmas card, love that centre sentiment and your design. Thank you for joining us at Creative Inspirations with your adorable card.
    Hugs
    Suzi x

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  48. Bettina L.24 July 2011 at 21:48

    Such a sparkly card. Love the embossing. Thanks for playing at Kaboodle Doodles this week and good luck. Bettina

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  49. Amy C25 July 2011 at 02:59

    Elegantly beautiful!! Thanks for playing along with us this week at My Craft Spot.

    Hugs,
    Amy
    Scrapping Mommy

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  50. Julie25 July 2011 at 04:01

    Gorgeous masculine Christmas card. Thank you for joining us at Cute Card Thursday!

    Julie

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  51. Lisa M. (aka. Lisa @ Farm Fresh)25 July 2011 at 21:58

    Love the rich blue shade! Thanks for getting sentimental with us at Sentimental Sundays this week! Good luck!

    ♥ Lisa SSDT

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  52. Unknown26 July 2011 at 00:56

    What a beautiful card!! Thanks for playing at Sentimental Sunday's
    Hugs
    Karen
    xxx

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  53. Jodie Mackrell26 July 2011 at 21:42

    very pretty! thanks for joining our Bugaboo challenge at Catch the Bug!

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  54. Purple Crazy27 July 2011 at 21:35

    lovely blues christmas card, i'm in a blue streak right now, thanks for joining us at DC this week x

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  55. mommyof5kidz29 July 2011 at 11:52

    So Pretty! And WOW>..You get a big jump on Christmas! LOL...I am always cramming at the last minute like a school girl getting ready for a test! LOLOL Thank you for playing along with us at Really Reasonable Ribbon!

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  56. Rosemary30 July 2011 at 03:54

    Oh Hazel, I love your elegant cards so much, you have a great eye for combining your elements. That stamp you used is perfect and I admit I want to find one like it - and I think it is great that you are using your scraps just as much as your newer items. You are thrifty and talented - a great combo!

    Thank you for coming by and participating with us at Opus Gluei, I enjoy coming by and seeing your creations!

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  57. Jeanne Streiff30 July 2011 at 06:52

    Beautiful! Love the colors. Thanks for playing the Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge!

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  58. Caroljenks31 July 2011 at 22:32

    Beautiful card Hazel - the colour is stunning.

    Thanks for joining us over at ABC Christmas Challenge this week for our 'O is for Old' Challenge :)

    Carol x

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