A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Wednesday 4 January 2017

Joy

It's time for a new Happy Little Stampers' Christmas challenge:


Here's my card to help inspire you to enter:


I made a piece of faux-mother-of-pearl background with a mix of red Distress inks and white shimmer paint. 

To go with the shimmer paint, I used white shimmer cs for the cardbase and the centre of the ornament, green shimmer cs for the border, ornament outline, holly leaves, and the word "joy", and a scrap of red for the holly berries.

Head over to Happy Little Stampers for more inspiration from the Design Team and to link up your card for a chance to win a prize.


And you'll get a head start on your Christmas cards for next December!





Supplies:
Ink - Distress Festive Berries and Barn Door
Paper - shimmer cs in white, green, and red
Size - A2
Accessories - white shimmer paint, Memory Box Cabrini ornament die, Tattered Lace joy die



8 comments:

  1. Clever how you made that mother of pearl background. Love how it makes the holly bauble really pop.

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  2. Such a great background Susan and I love the inlaid die cut look on the bauble and holly. Happy New Year to you!
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  3. Love the MOP background ..... so festive, and the inlaid die cutting looks fab xx

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  4. Beautiful card in the traditional Christmas colors. Surely someone will bring a lot of joy.
    Hugs and Happy New Year,
    BozenA

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  5. beautiful background with the faux mother of pearl also love the inlaid die cut. great card

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  6. I love the background - will have to try this! Happy New Year to you!

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  7. This is such a beautiful, rich background, Susan! Love the ornament made with the shimmer cardstocks!

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  8. Fantastic background, and the shimmery card stock you used for the bauble looks great in contrast. Wonderful card!

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