Friday 26 November 2021

Noel

I'm home from a lovely short break with my hubby and daughter in Manchester, a city I've never visited before.   I'll add a few photos at the end of this post.

The last Rudolph Day Challenge for 2021 started yesterday.  A month today will be Boxing Day!

I followed the instructions for this card fold HERE.  The patterned paper is from a Trimcraft paper pad, 'The Night Before Christmas'.  The circles are Lisa Horton's 'Stitched Scalloped Circles' dies and I used an Xcut Mini Die 'Noel'.  A tiny clear gem in the middle of the 'O' finished off my card.

The card folds flat for posting.

I am joining in the following challenges:


Our trip to the Manchester area included a visit to Old Trafford football stadium, the home of Manchester United.....

..... a fascinating wander round the Lowry Gallery.....


.....and an amazing experience at the Van Gogh Alive.  

The paintings of Van Gogh were projected onto large screens, all set to music.








31 comments:

  1. Glad you enjoyed your trip Liz (although I would have come down the East Lancs Road to visit another red football stadium!)
    The Lowry is a fab place.
    Lovely card - I so envy you with these great folds!

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    1. Our main reason for visiting the area this week was to watch our local team play Salford. Quite a different stadium from Old Trafford. lol!

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  2. Another great fold Liz,beautiful papers and card

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  3. Hi Liz, that's a great card - you put me to shame with your folds, so much more inventive than my boring card blanks! Great pictures as well - love the look of the Van Gogh experience, looks right up my street. Sarah

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  4. How clever! So many ideas out there. You have some wonderful photos there.

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  5. Your trip looks like one I would like to; thank you for sharing the photo's here!
    Love the shape of your card! Enjoy the weekend!

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  6. Super card Liz, and I really love the fold. Great, great photos too, Lowrey did a lovely painting of North Shields station from one corner, many years ago. I worked in the Electricity Showroom Office nearby, aged 18 and still wondering what to do with my 'career', (a good while later then Lowrey I hasten to add) doing clerical work for a while, (oy, vey!) and could just about peep out of the upstairs 'general' office window when bored and look over at the station. Just longing to go home each evening and dodging my snoopy and very creepy manager - from North Shields to Monkseaton railway station and be safe at home with my Mum and Dad at the end of the day. Lucky you. I love his work - and also really love your card!
    Hugs

    Di xx

    Hugs

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  7. Can be bought cheaper if you hunt - but these are my sticky pads and they do go a long way https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultratape-Sticky-Pads-Double-Side/dp/B00F4LH5FI ! xx

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  8. Your card is just lovely and I love how it stands up like a box! Gorgeous photos of those paintings - I'm glad you got to see some new scenery and enjoy yourself!

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  9. Fabulous card with another amazing fold! I've never been to Manchester- but have added it to my list of places to visit after seeing your amazing photos,
    xx

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  10. I love your box card with the cute deer dp Liz, and the red and white layered circle with the 'Noel and motif on the front, and also a great trip to Manchester too with lots of interesting things to see especially the Lowry paintings and also the Van Goghs and seen large on a screen with music. x

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  11. Great card and awesome Van Gogh paintings. xx

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  12. Love the box fold Liz, what a great design. I always appreciate a good display card, especially at Christmastime, and it's always a bonus when they can fold flat and fit into a standard envelope.
    Thank you for sharing the photos of your trip to Manchester, the art gallery looks amazing! I'd love to see the Van Gogh exhibit, the way they've projected the paintings looks awesome.
    Cheers,
    Beccy

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  13. Love the fold of this one Liz, might need to give it a try. Sounds like a good trip, some of the footie stadiums are amazing, we did Camp Nou a couple of years ago and Karaikakis and Estadio do Dragao and determined to do Anfield one day, might miss out on Old Trafford though!!

    B x

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  14. Great card and what looks like yet another fold. Thanks for sharing the pics - looks as if you had a wonderful time

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  15. Hi Liz,
    Happy Rudolf Days.
    What a fantastic fold card and those papers are gorgeous..
    It is so great when they fold flat for posting too.
    Love the noel die.
    Great photos of your outing to Manchester the gallery paintings look amazing.
    Thank you for joining the Rudolf Challenge.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L. DT

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  16. Sounds like you had a good break Liz - always love seeing your pics. Super card! Shabneez x

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  17. You always amaze me with your creativity and this is great. That Noel with the snowflake is so pretty. I love your pictures, what a wonderful trip. Thanks for sharing those pictures of things I will never get to see. Seeing his work on a big screen is awesome and really brings it to life.

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  18. That looks like it was a very fun get-away! Good for you! Love your card too! Thanks for sharing the tutorial too.

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  19. Clever card that folds flat Liz and thanks for sharing the photos of your trip away to Manchester x. The Van Gogh exhibition looked fabulous Liz x.

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  20. amazing fold, wow!
    I love the photos, Van Gogh is among my favourite artists and I miss travel.

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  21. This is so unusual Liz, another great fold. Manchester is somewhere we haven't visited either, so many wonderful places in this country to see.
    Faith x

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    1. With travel restrictions during the pandemic, it’s made us remember that there are so many beautiful places in the UK that we’ve never visited. xx

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  22. Lovely and clean card and beautiful cards from your trip, love Van Gogh!

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  23. What a cool card Liz! I love the papers you used as well as that Noel die. Such a festive card and I love how it folds flat for posting. Your trip sounds amazing! I love that picture of that stadium, a big one. Very cool! But what is really cool is that gallery! Love seeing the artwork especially the Van Gough Alive! That had to be a fabulous experience. Sounds like so much fun!!! Hugs, Brenda

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  24. Looks like you had a great trip Liz!! Love your gorgeous card and such a great idea too!

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  25. What a fun card...love how it folds. Your trip looks like lots of fun too!!!

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  26. What another great fold from you, it looks wonderful. I'd love to see the Van Gogh exhibition, it looks amazing.

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  27. I love this dimensional card featuring Rudolph, Liz! I saw the Van Gogh exhibit here in Canada and it was amazing! thank you so much for playing along with the Rudolph Days Challenge and for the kind words about my DT cards.
    Linda, DT

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  28. An intereting fold Liz and all the leaping reindeer are so cute.
    My son lives in Manchester and it is a lovely city to visit though I wouldn't choose to actually live there. Kate x

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