Sunday 22 November 2015

AAA Cards - Anything Goes





Since we had the choice of any type of card, I decided to go with a Christmas card - mostly because I just realized how incredibly far behind I am on them!




I recently picked up this Santa's Elves set from MFT and decided to ink it up. I started out by  masking an offset rectangle on the card base with typing paper. I then used a brick stencil and some texture paste to create the pattern. Before it was dry, I added lots of Distress glitter (Rock Candy) to make it sparkle - hard to see in the picture but I love the effect. The images were stamped, Copic coloured, fussy cut and mounted on the card base with foam squares. Finishing touches were the silver embossed greeting on a vellum strip and a piece of Lawn Fawn twine to suspend the stockings.
I will ink up to:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Jill
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18 comments:

  1. Melissa L.22 November 2015 at 08:25

    Ooooo, love that sparkly brick wall! So cool. Lovely job with your coloring too. :)

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  2. Jane22 November 2015 at 10:15

    Fabulous sparkly wall to hang your gorgeous little stockings. Brilliant!

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  3. Coralynn Murray22 November 2015 at 11:14

    Love your colouring. Such a sweet card.

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  4. Sazzle Dazzle22 November 2015 at 17:49

    So adorably cute Jill and love all the little details and the superb background!
    Sarah x

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  5. Crafting with Jeanne23 November 2015 at 00:10

    Super card! Love the whole effect!

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  6. Gerrina23 November 2015 at 02:23

    A beautiful and fun card!!
    I have to make a lot still...so I think this week is christmascardweek :)
    Hugs, Gerrina

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  7. maureenb23 November 2015 at 08:02

    I just love cards that have dimension and yours has it in spades! What a great card- I just love the detail of the Christmas stockings hanging by the brick fireplace. thanks for some great ideas!

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  8. Lin23 November 2015 at 10:19

    Love your fireplace and hanging stockings idea, Jill, and those MFT elves are my favorites this year! Darling card! Thanks for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!

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  9. Jenny Colacicco23 November 2015 at 15:28

    Jill i think this is one of your best cards ever! That brick wall is super and the whole layout / scene is really really good.

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  10. Aileen24 November 2015 at 02:07

    Jill, absolutely brilliant. love your colouring, layout everything. WOW

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  11. Cathy24 November 2015 at 06:22

    Beautiful card, love the elf and those cute stockings, Cathy x

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  12. Stephanie Lanzalotto24 November 2015 at 10:12

    I just love that stamp set, and LOVE what you did with it. The brick background is fantastic - I love that it's angled along with the embossed sentiment on vellum. Your coloring is wonderful and the stockings hanging on the twine is just perfect.

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  13. Joyce25 November 2015 at 20:57

    This is so very adorable. And, I am so happy that your impression plates arrived--I hope you have fun with them--which ones did you get?

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  14. Marika 29 November 2015 at 04:22

    Great take on the sketch, love the glitter background. So shiny but still subtle.

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  15. Joyce29 November 2015 at 18:41

    Oh, you had me at those tiny socks. This is a darling card.

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  16. Alexandra1 December 2015 at 16:52

    That elf is so cute ! Love how your card turn out!

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  17. Jenna ♥2 December 2015 at 06:58

    Such a FAB card, Jill!!! Great scene! Love it! Have a great day! Hugs Jenna

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  18. Susan Powell4 December 2015 at 10:23

    This is adorable!! All the details are fantastic - I especially love the brick wall you made.

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