Last Christmas my lovely husband (he sometimes reads my blog!) bought a £50 huge box of stamps, inks & embossing powders 2nd hand through the local paper. I was so chuffed as there were so many great stamps in it & I foolishly said I wouldn't need to buy any more new stamps this year, think that lasted about 2 months!
However every now and then I have visited said box - when I haven't been using a Bugaboo digi, and have found various delightful stamps, perfect for the odd challenge.
Case in point, this bauble stamp for the current Winter Wonderland challenge. The stamp is a Papermania, released in 2007 and this is the first time I've used it. It's also the first time in ages that I've used embossing powders. As for the card design - this I found really hard - goodness knows how many papers I tried, but in the end, I went CAS, & tried to replicate a bauble shape with the die cut star ring (Marianne), in behind the image, then finished it off with a glittery ribbon.
Challenges;
Winter Wonderland - Baubles
CHCC - Use something over 6 months old - The stamp
PB@Allsorts - Any Die Will Do
Christmas Card Challenge - Double embossing - Heat embossed baubles & dry embossed stars Jx
A lovely crisp elegant feeling card Janice and that star die is very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much and sharing with us at Penny Black and More challenge this month.
B x
Beautiful card the design and image is so elegant. Caroline xxx
ReplyDeleteSimply gorgeous hun, love it. Hugs Sxx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card..love the design.xxx
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous. I love the image and the design is so elegant
ReplyDeleteSue
How lovely to get a present of a bargain box of stamps and you've used this one beautifully on your card - thanks for joining in my CHNC challenge 99 - hope to see you again soon. x
ReplyDeleteWhat an elegant card. Thank you for joining us this week at Winter Wonderland love Linda
ReplyDeleteLovely CAS card Janice. Love the bauble image.
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Caz x
so gorgeous janice.i love your stylish design and fab baubles :D
ReplyDeletexx coops xx
love the design and great baubles for our challenge at the Winter Wonderland
ReplyDeleteHugs Kate xx
WOW, this is so gorgeous!!!! Love the silver embossing, it's a perfect CAS card! Thanks for joining us this week at CCC and we hope to see you again next challenge. Hugs, Brigitte
ReplyDeleteThis looks great Janice - fab embossing! :)
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xxalisonxx
that was very nice of your husband to find such a treasure and what a beautiful card! so elegant in the silver and a great CAS layout. thank you so much for playing along with our 'any die will do' theme at penny black and more this month.
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