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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Oh Christmas Tree!

I honestly have to say that I am ready for Chritmas music! I have started planning Christmas shopping a little earlier for me this year too! My hopes are to really enjoy the Christmas Season this year and appreciate the gift of our Savior! I think since I have been making cards so early this year that it has really put me in the Christmas spirit!
Here are a couple challenges I decided to join...Dynamic Duos #27 and the Merry Monday Sketch Challenge #40. (These are my MUST challenges! Just love them!!)
 
 
This was a fun little card to make! I decided that instead of adding just cardstock in each of the color sections I wanted to add texture too but still keeping with the sketch. I just opened a box of goodies today and the Distressed Dots Background stamp had arrived!  I think you will be seeing much more of this stamp!! I wanted the tree to "match" the dotted background, but when I first stamped it, I did not have enough dots on the tree. I wanted them to look like ornaments. SO...I stamped a piece of Whisper White CS first with Gumball Green. I then used the Stamp-A-Majig and stamped the same stamp with Raspberry Ripple. I was so excited! I matched the paper but i was able to have the pattern tighter for this small tree. I then covered the dots with Crystal Effects. I have a lot of "dots" on this card but Iwas hoping that used the Stripped Impressions folder on the Raspberry ripple panel helped break things up just a bit.
Once again..Thanks for stopping by!!!!
Aimee




11 comments:

  1. Adorable Christmas card, Aimee! Love your papers and your cute little tree! Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Mondays! :)

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  2. Lovely Christmas card Aimee. Thanks for the tip using the dotted background stamp, looks fabulous with the two different spacings on the dots. Love the pearls and the little knot bow on the top of the tree. Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday.

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  3. Oh my goodness that's so clever of you Aimee! What a fabulous effect you've given to your card. Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday this week!

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  4. beautiful christmas card! Thanks for joining us at Dynamic Duos!

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  5. Lovely Christmas card, Aimee! I love all of your little details - oh, and I'm ready for Christmas music, too :o) Glad to have you join us at Dynamic Duos this week!

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  6. Hi aimee! I love your card! I agree with you, these are two must do challenges for me too! So fun! Have a great day :)

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  7. Wonderful card Aimee, I love all your pretty layers. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday this week.

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  8. I love your matching dots, Aimee! And the embossing, ribbon and tiny pearls are just right! Thanks for sharing this with us at Merry Monday!

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  9. So cute, love that sweet little tree!! Thanks so much for joining us this week at the Dynamic Duos.

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  10. I love the fun background you created with the polka dot stamp Aimee! Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday!

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  11. Well, aren't you clever with that polka dotted BG! Ingenious! Thanks for participating in the Merry Monday this week and sharing that with us....fun card!

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