Thursday 10 December 2020

Under the Mistletoe

Just when I thought I'd finished making all my Christmas cards for this year, a good friend asked if I'd make a special Christmas card for him to give to his wife.  Due to the pandemic, he was finding it difficult to go out and buy a shop bought card.  My friend decided on the sentiment, but the rest of the design was left up to me.  His wife absolutely loves penguins, so that was my starting point for the card.  

I decided to make a Tower Card which fold flat for posting..... although I knew it wasn't going to be posted.  It measures 6" x 6" when folded, but I put it into a 7" square envelope so there was a bit of wiggle room to get the card in and out.  Knowing that there are several penguin digi stamps in Beccy's Place, I popped over to the online shop.  When I saw the 'Finn and Molly' digi stamp I knew it would be perfect for my card and I decided to use the pre-coloured version.  After printing the image and sentiment, it was die cut and matted using dies from the Lisa Horton 'Stitched Scalloped Layered Squares' set.  The background was embossed with a Sue Wilson 'Snowflake Lattice' e/f.  A few white Memory Box 'Twilight Snowflakes' die cuts and three punched hearts finished off my card.

I love making this style of card as they are so easy to make. 

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27 comments:

  1. A lovely card Liz and such a cute penguin image.
    Kath x

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  2. A beautiful image and card,love the layout

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  3. So kind of you to make this beautiful card for your friend to give his wife. Cute image and fabulous design, this fold is so impressive- beats any shop bought card!
    xx

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  4. This is a lovely card, great image and an interesting fold/style. Far superior to anything your friend could have bought in a shop

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  5. What a creative fold and a wonderful and unique card. Your friend will love it for his wife and how thoughtful and friendly of you to make such a stunner of a card Liz x.

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  6. What a fabulous style of card and love the red and white along with the cute little penguins, love this Liz.

    Kath x

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  7. Very fancy fold Liz! Looks wonderful and the penguins are adorable. Shabneez x

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  8. That's a real showstopper Liz, such a wonderful shape and the red and white look wonderful together, and of course the sweet penguins on the stitched and scalloped mats, and love the SW EF and the snowflakes and hearts to decorate it. Your friend will have been so thrilled with this and his wife will adore it. x

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  9. Fabulous fold on this card and the colours are gorgeous, as is the whole design. Have a lovely weekend. ♥

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  10. What a fantastic card Liz, I love the style of card that you've made too, It makes it look so special.

    Sue xx

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  11. This is such a great design and a fun card with those 2 penguins! Adorable!

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  12. A fabulous card Liz, a sweet image and great design.
    Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
    x

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  13. What a lovely keepsake card. Congrats on your commission.

    Hugs, Sarn x

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  14. What a wonderful card. I am sure your friend and his wife will love it.

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  15. A real special shape and beautiful card! Hugs, Gerrina

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  16. Such stunning folding!! A very cute and so striking card!

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  17. That is a very special card and so much nicer than a shop bought one!! I am sure they are both delighted xx

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  18. Definitely a WOW! card Liz, very clever design, I'm not surprised he loved it, so will his wife I'm sure.
    Faith x

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  19. This is fabulous, so cute, and what a wonderful sentiment he has chosen! Thank you so much for joining in with our challenge at Country View Crafts and have a crafty weekend, Sue x

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  20. Wow Liz, this is a super card! I like all the cuttings to make it pop. Great work!!
    Lia xx

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  21. What a special card you you have made here, Liz! I'm sure he was so pleased with it. Those penguins are the cutest and what a great fold too!

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  22. Wow, this is amazing. What an awesome design and cute image.
    Valerija xx

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  23. I don't think I've seen this fold before! It looks great and very cute and romantic with the sentiment.

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  24. Great card Liz, I'm sure your friend, and her hubby, are going to love it! The red, black and white colour scheme is fabulous and works perfectly with the little penguins. I really like the beautiful snowflakes and the sweet little love hearts you added. Great job!
    Cheers,
    Beccy

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  25. Stunning card Liz, you know I love your red and white cards! I’m sure your friend was thrilled with it. Such a lovely design.
    Janice x

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  26. Cute! Thanks for joining us at Countryview Challenges. Hugs rachel xx

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