Monday 14 March 2011

'Cool Yule'.....

It's week #11 over at Jingle Belles and I'm getting myself a nice pile of Christmas cards all ready to send to my friends and family.This week Leslie aka The Crooked Stamper has choosen a non-traditional colour pallette of kraft,light blue and white, I prefer using non-traditioal colours at Xmas so really enjoyed doing this week's card.


This card was difficult to photograph to show it at it's best but here's what I did, I embossed the BG cardstock with the Tim Holtz snowflake folder and dry brushed some white acrylic paint over. I used a Tim Holtz Salvage Sticker and attached it to some kraft card,so this is my 'Cool Yule' Christmas card.

xxxxDebxxxx

19 comments:

Lisa said...

looks great! I haven't done mine yet but yours is definitely inspiring. love it

Ros said...

Very COOL!!! I love it ... you captured the theme as well as the colours ... way to go Deb!

Leslie Hanna said...

Oooh, I like the background! Glad to see other non-traditionalist out there! :) Thanks for playing!

Unknown said...

You did a superb job on your background Deb! At first I thought you used gesso, but then I read you used acrylic paint, great effect! Love the Santa image! Ira x

Gina said...

Great card Deb, lovely vintage effect.
Gina x

lauren bergold said...

how ♥FAB♥ is that gorgeous santa??! (hint: it is verrrrry cool indeed!) tim holtz, you say? good to know! :) i love every single thing about this lovely card...from the embossing to the paint to that utterly PERFECT crinkly seam binding...and then that super little button and kraft tag? AWESOME!

Lynnda said...

Fab card Deb... its different but its really stunning!!!love the kraft circle tag..and the bow... lovely... hugs...xoxo

Lisa said...

Beautiful card, I love the vintage feel to it!

SmilynStef said...

I love the wonderful texture of the embossing with the dry-brushed paint ... and what a fabulous vintage image that works so perfectly ... thanks for joining our jingle belles fun.

Mona Pendleton said...

So pretty Deb! Love the Vintage Santa image and pretty soft colors!

June Houck said...

Deb, this is beautiful!!! I love how you interpreted Leslie's challenge :)

Stella said...

I have a place in my heart for eveything vintage and this card is lovely with that beautiful Santa :) Love the texture of the background; it just adds the right amount of depth to your card. Gorgeous! XX

Lea said...

Beautiful! Love what you did with the base and the Santa image is fabulous!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Love the vintage image, the soft blue kind of give that vintage feel as well, gorgeous vintage beauty!!!

Pauline said...

Love the colours, so wintery and frost! Love the background embossing, and the Santa image is fab!

Rose said...

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! :)

Anonymous said...

a.ma.zing! i love everything about this card (can you add me to your Christmas list, please?) just perfect!

farmhouse-story said...

beautiful, deb! love the texture!

jacirascrap said...

Que imagem maravilhosa do Papai Noel! Tudo tão bem!

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