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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Sunday, 31 October 2021

Christmas for a Best Friend

Sneaking in under the wire for the Christmas Kickstart Challenge "Make One for a Loved One".  I made this one for my best friend.


I recently did a crafty Zoom call with friends and we worked on brayering.  This was one of my brayered backgrounds.  I stamped the trees and their attached sentiment in Staz-On, added a Tim Holtz "Merry Christmas" peel-off to the top, and bordered in black.  Final touch was gold peel off stars on all the stars in the trees of the stamped image.


Christmas Kickstart Challenge "Make One for a Loved One"

 








Supplies:
Stamps - Verses "Good Friends are Like Stars" stamp (trees and sentiment all in one)
Ink - Stazon black, various blue and orange Distress inks
Paper - coated cs, white and black cs
Size - A2
Accessories - tiny stick-on gold stars, Tim Holtz Christmas sentiment peel-off

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8 comments:

  1. Bonnie31 October 2021 at 16:07

    You got a beautiful, smooth brayered background, Susan! It's perfect for showing off these starry trees! Love the sentiment too!

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  2. Christine Alexander31 October 2021 at 21:18

    love the colours you used for the brayering, it works perfectly with the silhouette stamp. Your friend will love the card :)

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  3. Mac Mable1 November 2021 at 07:36

    Fabulous blending effect from the brayering Susan and a wonderful atmospheric card x.

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  4. Brenda in IN1 November 2021 at 08:09

    Your brayered background is lovely and this is a wonderful friendship card. A beautiful friendship verse and lovely stars for the tree.

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  5. Arlene2 November 2021 at 13:09

    I saw your card and had to drop by to say this is so beautiful - your brayered background is fantastic for the beautiful calm scene you created. What a beautiful sentiment too.

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  6. Papercraft Boutique2 November 2021 at 16:43

    Your brayered background is beautiful and smooth, Susan! The full moon and the gold stars shine the silhouette trees wonderfully. Love the sentiment!
    Hideko xx

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  7. Loll3 November 2021 at 23:40

    Beautiful brayered background Susan!! Love the colours and the beautiful moon. Gorgeous silhouette trees so sparkly with the gold stars. And a perfect sentiment for a dear friend, to finish your card. xx

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  8. Lynnes old blog6 November 2021 at 13:02

    Oooh your brayered background is fab, a lovely Christmas card! Thanks for playing at Christmas Kickstart :)

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