Saturday, 25 February 2017

Inlaid Merry Christmas

A scheduled post today - I just have to remember to link it up to the challenges! 

 The Rudolph Days February Challenge starts today and runs until the end of the Month.  I decided to do a slight twist on the 'hidden message' card I made last month and inlay a white 'Merry' and a patterned paper 'Christmas' in the opposite colours. 
The patterned paper came as a freebie with a magazine some time ago and was a snippet I had left over from a previous card.  I used another snippet to make the SB poinsettia die cut.  The poinsettia is raised up on foam pads and tiny gold peeloff circles added to the middle.  It was fairly quick to make, so I think this may be one of my designs for batch making this year.

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29 comments:

  1. Jane Willis25 February 2017 at 09:03

    Lovely, bright and fresh and perfect for batch baking. I've often wondered how to add a centre to my die cut poinsettias, this is a great way to do it
    Jane

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  2. Stamps and Paper25 February 2017 at 09:51

    Lovely CAS card Liz

    Anne

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  3. Dr Sonia S V25 February 2017 at 09:55

    Oooh you have pulled off the inlaid die cutting so beautifully . Love the contrast of colors and designs
    Thank you so much for joining us at the Rudolph Days Challenge!
    Rudolph Days Challenge DT
    Dr Sonia

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  4. Alice (scrAPpamondo)25 February 2017 at 10:28

    Wow! Love your clean design! This Christmas card is so beautiful and elegant!

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  5. Pat25 February 2017 at 11:09

    This is very pretty Liz and the red and gold foiled background is a lovely contrast to the white poinsettia and card base and the inlaid die cut sentiment works well using the opposite colours and makes it really stand out. x

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  6. Barb25 February 2017 at 11:30

    A really lovely Christmas card Liz. What lovely freebie paper and I like the way you've done the centre of your poinsettia. Barbxx

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  7. theras kartenblog25 February 2017 at 13:30

    Wonderful and great!
    I like your Christmas card...
    Ilse (thera)

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  8. sally25 February 2017 at 14:14

    Nice use of snippets for the Rudolph challenge!

    Sally

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  9. Lisa25 February 2017 at 15:06

    This is so beautiful!! I love the papers you used and the pretty poinsettia!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  10. Jenny L25 February 2017 at 15:26

    Hi Liz,
    Happy Rudolf Day.
    what a wonderful card, and I love your design.
    Such a great idea the inlaid Christmas, and beautiful poinsettia also.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  11. KT Fit Kitty25 February 2017 at 16:16

    Cute Rudolph Day card! Thanks for the reminder! I need to get started!

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  12. Sue's Crafty Corner25 February 2017 at 16:48

    Beautiful Liz, love the inlay and the wonderful white poinsettia.

    Sue xx

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  13. scrappymo!25 February 2017 at 18:33

    Very striking card. I like the inlaid Merry.
    Great look and perfect for batch baking!

    Thanks for taking part in the Feb. Rudolph Days Challenge.

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  14. Kathleen25 February 2017 at 21:27

    Great idea with the sentiment and love the paper.

    Kath x

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  15. pam25 February 2017 at 23:03

    Beautiful Christmas card Liz, love the colours.
    Pam x

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  16. Sarn26 February 2017 at 08:56

    What a gorgeous Rudolph Day card xxx

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  17. Gerrina26 February 2017 at 09:34

    Great card! And that just with two colours! Enjoy the sunday!

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  18. Megan J26 February 2017 at 09:58

    Hi Liz, a super card for this month's Ruldolph day challenge, love the patterned paper you have used and the inlayed diecut looks great... have a great week... Megan

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  19. Brenda26 February 2017 at 18:00

    Ha, I'm glad that I'm not the only one who schedules a post and forgets to link to challenges sometimes! lol Love your card Liz and love that you did the opposite of the "hidden" word. Your "merry" stands out so bright in that beautiful pattern paper. Love your white poinsettia as well! Hugs, Brenda

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  20. Jean26 February 2017 at 18:48

    Lovely card Liz, I have just used my last piece of this paper on my card too.
    Jean x

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  21. Shona Erlenborn27 February 2017 at 02:46

    This is a super batch making idea! Thanks for the inspiration. Very simple yet very creative - love it!

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  22. Kath27 February 2017 at 07:55

    A lovely card - I had some of that paper too, but sadly all I now have is a snippet about 2" square! Thank you for sharing your card at the Rudolph Day challenge.
    Kath x

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  23. Di27 February 2017 at 13:06

    What a great idea Liz! Loving the rich red combined with crisp white and touches of gold.

    inlaying the words as you did is such a neat trick - it reminds me very much of the Memory Box Grand Merry Christmas etc, dies only without the additional expenditure. This idea would work so well with lots of word die combinations :)

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  24. Joan27 February 2017 at 15:39

    Lovely card, really like the colour combination and the inlaid sentiment

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  25. Anonymous27 February 2017 at 18:04

    oooh, such pretty papers and i love how you offset and inlaid the sentiments! the red and white are striking and i love the poinsettia too - a great idea to use the peel offs in the centre!

    thank you so much for playing along with the Rudolph Days Challenge!

    linda
    Rudolph Days Challenge DT

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  26. Elizabeth1 March 2017 at 17:01

    Lovely card, Liz. I like the patterned paper you've used and that SB poinsettia die set is one of my all-time favourites. xx

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  27. Brenda in IN2 March 2017 at 13:12

    This is a gorgeous card. I love how you inlaid those gold circles, that really caught my eye and looks labor intensive. The poinsettia is really pretty too. I'm so happy you got to visit with my California friend, she is a dear.

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  28. Jane12 March 2017 at 07:47

    This is a classy card Liz and a worthy pick by Di! xx

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  29. MaryH17 March 2017 at 00:09

    Gosh, it looks like I've missed this one at Rudy Day, so I'm happy I spotted it highlited at the Snippets Playground. Love the festive colors and the creative use of those dies. Good job on this one....Congrats on being a Snippets highlite too! TFS & Hugs

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