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Wednesday 7 September 2011

Joy to the world

This card was prompted by a few Christmas challenges:

Winter wonderland: special friend
Bah! humbug 35: Christmas sentiment/text as a focal point
Christmas stampin all year long: fancy shmancy - a new fold/something different
Christmas crafting 3: Christmas sparkle
Scrap-card 11: Christmas
For fun: it's Christmas in August
Samuel Taylors September Christmas card using any rubber stamp (prize of four Prima paper pads)
Crafty ribbons 1: festive cheer in September

It's an easel card for:

Simon says: multifold
Papertake: anything goes + option: shaped card
Mami doodles 32: shaped card

The main sentiment is a Clarity stamp, stamped with versamark and heat embossed with detail silver. The sentiment and surround is part of a Close to my heart 'my acrylix' stamp set, again stamped with versamark and silver embossed. Paper is from the PM Christmas carol linen paper pack.


The inside of the base part of the card is decorated with a vellum panel which is silver embossed - this is for Creative Belli 125: acetate or vellum (this is an old and forgotten vellum)

This is also for:

Freshly brewed 63: something new - I'd never used this stamp before
Quirky crafts 18: flourishes and embossing
The paper shelter 30: embossing of any kind
Rainbow lady 168: let's emboss it
My craft spot 24: friends are the best
Stamps R us: friendship
My time to craft 156: just between friends
2 sisters 55: friends
The paper variety: use stamps
Stamptacular 127: the sky's the limit
Stamp dreams 97: anything goes
Creative card crew: anything goes
Our craft lounge 81: anything goes
Crafty boots: anything goes
Stamp n doodle: anything goes
Papertake: anything goes
Crafting when we can 1: do it your own way

56 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous card! The embossed silver is so striking and looks fabulous with your patterned paper!
    Thanks so much for playing along at My Craft Spot!
    Kate
    Small Bits of Paper

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  2. This card is gorgeous !! The stamped images and embossing is just beautiful !
    Thanks for joining us this week at My Craft Spot !
    Joy

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  3. Lovely Christmas card. The silver really adds.

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  4. Thanks for entering the quirky crafts challenge with your Christmas card. Come back for voting Friday and or Saturday.

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  5. Lovely card and great stamping too. Thanks for sharing
    Love Cynthia x

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  6. This is just gorgeous hun, and perfect for that "special" friend. Thanks for playing at Winter Wonderland this week. Hugs, Sxx

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  7. Stuning card! I'm loving this color combo, so pretty. Thank you for joining us at Papertake Weekly and Mami Doodles. Hope to see you again next week :)

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  8. Really pretty. Thanks for joining us over at Crafty Boots. Zo x

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  9. OH wow!!! This is truly stunning - it has blown me away. Elegance at it's best sweetie. I'm popping in from MIM and I'm so glad that I did. Smiles. Hugs, Krafty Karen.xx

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  10. Really classy card, thanks for joining us at TPS this week.
    Hugs Debs

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  11. Gorgeous creation thank you for creating a card for your special friend, and sharing it with us at the Winter Wonderland
    Hugs Kate xx

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  12. A fantastic festive card Hazel wonderful colour combination. Thank you for entering the Christmas Crafting Challenge
    Meg

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  13. another fab card, love the fantastic papers
    thanks for playing with us at stamptacular sunday for our "the sky the limit" challenge
    hugs
    céline SSC DT

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  14. Very pretty christmas card Hazel!! Thanks for joining us at Sunday's with crissy!!
    Hugz

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  15. Great color combo! I'm so glad you joined us this week at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long!

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  16. Fabulous card Hazel, love that colour and the embossing, Thank you for joining Quirky Craft's this time pop back tomorrow, Friday/Saturday to vote for your favourites
    (Lyn)

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  17. Gorgeous card. I think that I'll have to get that stamp! Thanks for joining us at Creative Card Crew for this challenge
    Margaret :o)

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  18. another lovely card, thanks again for joining us this week at CRAFTY RIBBONS, X carol

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  19. Hi sweetie i love this the red is so striking,t hanks for joining us at Sunday's with Crissy hugs pops x x

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  20. Wow another stunner! Thanks for joining us at Crafty Ribbons.
    Pinky

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  21. So lovely! I always admire your work.

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  22. Wow a really beautiful card. Hugs x ChrisB

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  23. Very elegant card, I wish my embossing would look as nice as yours. Thanks for joining in with us at Sundays With Crissy. CoB

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  24. Beautiful Hazel - I've decided you are the QUEEN of Embossing - it always looks soooo perfect! Fabby paper too and that vellum is so pretty.

    Thanks for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday this week to celebrate our 1st Birthday! Make sure you haven’t missed out on any of our amazing prizes this week – pop over to TTT to make sure you’re entered into ALL of our prize draws :)

    Carol x

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  25. What a beautiful card! The embossing is gorgeous!

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  26. Wow Hazel what another fab card love the embossing.Arlinex

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  27. Love the shape! So cute!
    Thank you for celebrating with us this week at TPV!

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  28. Very classy indeed! Thanks for joining us this week at Quirky Crafts

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  29. What a beautiful card, thanks so much for playing along at Our Craft Lounge. We have a new challenge starting today, hope you come and play again.

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  30. Hazel, you are the embossing queen with this beautiful easel card! Thanks for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday for our birthday celebration!
    Hugs and good luck,
    Tammy Louise

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  31. Wow Hazel, this is a stunning card, I love it. Jo x

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  32. This is gorgeous! Thanks for playing along with us this week at My Craft Spot!

    Aymee

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  33. Really lovely Hazel! elegant and so professional!

    Thx for sharing with us at the Make It Monday linky party!

    Mary J x

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  34. Fab card and love those white embossed papers! Or did you amboss them?

    Thanks for your participation in CRAFTY RIBBONS Challenge number 1!!!

    La Vikinga

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  35. Beautiful card...looks really luxurious! Thanks for joining in at Christmas Crafting this month!x

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  36. Very elegant, thanks for playing along with Christmas Crafting!

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  37. what a wonderful project - Thanks for linking up to Make it Monday
    Lisa x

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  38. Gorgeous card. Love the embossing and I too love Clarity Stamps. Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Crafty Ribbons.
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  39. I hate to repeat what everyone else is saying but totally stunning card! Thanks for joining the challenge at My Craft Spot

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  40. Stunning card Hazel, and great embossing. Thanks for joining our easel card challenge at Top Tip Tuesday this week.

    By the way, I have candy if you're interested in entering!

    Annette
    xx

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  41. Great card Hazel love it love the clean crispness of your card! lovely!

    There are loads of ways for you to win! @ Top Tip Tuesday you can get extra entries by visiting DT and or other challengers leave them a message and tell them you saw their card at Top Tip Tuesday
    Thanks for joining in the fun for our 1st Birthday challenge,
    hugs Samantha

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  42. Gorgeous card, I saw it on Top Tip Tuesday, great stamp beautifully embossed.
    Pauline
    x

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  43. Love this card Hazel.

    Dionne
    Crafty Boots Team

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  44. A beautifully elegant card Hazel, the silver looks fab with the red and white paper.

    Thank you for sharing your wonderful work with us at the Crafting when we can challenges. :-) xx

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  45. Hi there, thank you for sharing your Monochrome card with us at Try it on Tuesday this week.

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  46. What a fab card! Thanks for playing along with the first crafty boots challenge! Amyxx

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  47. Fab card, thanks playing along with TioT
    hugs
    Ildiko

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  48. Beautiful and elegant card. Thank you for joining us at Christmas Crafting this month :o)

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  49. Lovely card, very elegant. Thanks for taking part in the MTTC challenge xx

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  50. Gorgeous card Hazel. Thanks for joining our first challenge at CWWC. Carol DT x

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  51. Hi Hazel! This is such a beautiful and elegant Holiday Easil card! I just love your silver embossing!
    Thank you for joining us at Freshly Brewed Challenges for our "Use Something New" challenge!
    Hugs Sheryl

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  52. A gorgeous festive card!!! Thanks for playing the Bring Back Beautiful Challenge!!

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  53. Beautiful card Hazel and aren't you organized... I haven't even begun to think about Christmas cards. I love the papers you've used... they are so pretty!
    Thanks for joining us at Stamps R Us.
    Marilyn

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  54. A beautiful card Hazel! How fun to pull out and use stamps that haven't seen ink before!!! I've got lots of those!!! Thanks for joining us at the monthly Freshly Brewed "Something New" Challenge.

    Linda

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