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19 July 2012

Christmas in July

I love to play along with challenge blogs. They're great for inspiring ideas and stretching my creativity. One of my new favorites is the Heart 2 Heart Challenge blog. (It's not new, I'm new to it.) There are some seriously talented folks over there!

Here's this weeks challenge sketch:


I like it--simple, but effective.

Here's my take on it:


The craft cardstock base is by Paper Source. I used olive cardstock and B&T Duo paper from the Elemental paper pack. I added a pewter badge button to the ribbon for a little accent. (The design on the button reminded me of a snowflake!) The sentiment and trees are from the Tag the Occasion stamp set. (This is one valuable little stamp set! I use it all the time.)

Here are a couple of close-ups:



For a finishing touch, I like to line my envelopes to match the cards. Here it is with its envelope:


Hope you are inspired to play along!






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6 comments:

  1. LynnJuly 20, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Wow, so much inspiration here! Love how you used the Elemental papers for a Christmas theme. The bow w/the pewter badge is adorable and so creative!

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  2. DaniaJuly 20, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    What a delightful card! Thank you for playing along at H2H. :)

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  3. UnknownJuly 20, 2012 at 11:59 PM

    So pretty! Thanks for playing along at h2h challenge! :0)

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  4. Shirley Ross, rockin' heARTistJuly 21, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    Great card, love the envelope. Thanks for joining us on H2H challenge.

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  5. Haley D.July 21, 2012 at 10:35 PM

    Wow! Your card is beautiful. Thanks for taking the H2H sketch challenge!

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  6. Marg Van PattenJuly 23, 2012 at 8:12 AM

    You really brought alot of elements together to create this beauty ... right down to the envelope! LOVE this Kim!!!

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