Thursday 18 November 2021

Christmas and a Paper Hug

A Half Easel Christmas card to share today, which I made after watching a recent demo using this fold on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page.

Beccy's Month of Holiday Cards Challenge is up to the letter 'Q', so I decided to use one of Beccy's Freebie images, 'Quilted Deer', which I coloured with Promarkers and I added some tiny red pearls randomly around the image.  The patterned paper is from a paper pad I bought from The Works.  I put a white strip of card raised up on foam tape to act as a stopper for the easel and embellished it with five green pearls.  A stamped SU sentiment finished off my card.


I am joining in the following challenges with this card:



A second card today, which I sent to a blogging friend.
I cut out the sentiment with Stamp Market 'Paper Hug' dies and layered on Memory Box 'Stitched Rectangle Layers' dies.  The background was embossed with a Lisa Horton's 'Pretty Leaves' embossing folder.   The As You Like It Challenge asks if dies or stencils are your favourite.  Mine favourite are dies, because they can be used for the main focal point, embellishments and backgrounds.... and you I can make stencils using dies. 

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:





17 comments:

  1. The quilted deer is adorable in traditional Christmas colours
    Love the colours you chose for the diecut card

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  2. I've not heard of a half easel card before this post, it looks really interesting and beautifully done! And gorgeous second card too with the pretty embossing! Thanks so much for sharing at Allsorts challenge this week!

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  3. Great fold and cute deer, have this one too. x

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  4. Two fabulous card Liz, both are wonderfully festive. I like the half easel, great choice of paper. The strip you used for the anchor looks like a row of Christmas lights!
    The mix of colours on your second card is fabulous, I've been seeing it a lot this year. Love the big sentiment you added... that describes a handmade card perfectly.
    Cheers,
    Beccy

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  5. You card is such fun Liz, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts Christmas theme this week.

    B x

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  6. Yours cards are always so different using different folds...great easel card and I love your sentiment card too

    Anne

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  7. 2 beautiful cards Liz, the first is bright and cheerful in lovely traditional Christmas colours, the half easel design looks great.
    The second will cheer your friend, lovely clean design, beautiful embossing and we all need a hug sometimes.
    xx

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  8. Another new to me fold and both cards are so creative Liz x.

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  9. Two fab cards, Liz, loving the easel card

    Have a great weekend

    Kathyk

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  10. A beautiful card, Liz! I like the contrast of green and red and white. Very nice. Thank you for playing in CHNC!

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  11. Two great cars Liz, I particularly like the paper hug die, what a lovely idea.
    Janice x

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  12. Two awesome cards! So creative with beautiful color!

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  13. That quilted deer is a real sweetie Liz, great design too. Thank you so much for bringing your Paper Hug to AYLI, what a lovely die and a lovely reminder that dies can act as stencils too!! xx

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  14. Both great cards Liz! Shabneez x

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  15. Great cards Liz!! Your second is so striking in its simplicity with the red sentiment popping off the white card front!! Thanks so much for sharing at HLS Watercolour this November. Stay safe! :)

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  16. Both your cards are fabulous. Thanks so much for joining us at the As you like it challenge.

    Greetings,
    Larissa

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