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Friday, February 10, 2017

A Blizzard of Holly

Well, we had a blizzard yesterday here in New England so it was a great day to stay inside and make more Christmas cards!  We went from nothing to a foot of snow in 12 hours.  Here's Kent snowblowing our driveway last night.
 Here's how it looked at 9 am when it had just started

I got my inspiration from the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge - to make a CAS card.
 
I stamped a simple holly sprig from Festive Foliage (so happy to see that Gina K Designs is now selling this stamp set by Claire Brennan!) on a white panel using Simply Chartreuse Ink and added die cut and stamped berries in red over the holly.  Then I stamped a lovely script Merry Christmas in red and called it done!  
This card looks so simple but actually took me about 30 minutes to get to this design.  I started with another sentiment and the holly and embossed them in gold - nope, didn't like it.  Tried stamping the holly in colors and the other sentiment in black - nope, didn't like it.   Then finally ended up with this design with the green holly and red simple sentiment and it pleased my aesthetic sense (!) 
And as I always try to do when I make Christmas cards - I made 6 of them for my stash!
I used a holly image 1) because I love holly -  


Stamps:  Festive Foliage by Claire Brennan - Gina K Designs, Alpine Christmas - Waltzingmouse (no longer available)
Paper:  White - PTI
Ink:  Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy - PTI
Accessories:  berry die - Holly Die Set - Waltzingmouse (no longer available), foam dots.
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15 comments:

  1. Mona PendletonFebruary 10, 2017 at 7:49 AM

    Wonderful set of Christmas cards Julia! Love the pretty holly and berries!

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  2. SamraFebruary 10, 2017 at 10:16 AM

    Such a beautiful Christmas card set! Love the crisp and elegant look.
    Hugs
    Samra
    Paper Talk with Samra

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  3. AmandaFebruary 10, 2017 at 10:18 AM

    Lovely design x Amanda

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  4. AmandaFebruary 10, 2017 at 10:19 AM

    Lovely design x Amanda

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  5. RedanneFebruary 10, 2017 at 3:37 PM

    Golly, you got more snow in one night than we have had in 10 years! Good job you stocked up on provisions... Love your beautiful set of cards, they really aesthetically pleasing! Hugs, Anne xx

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  6. Linda W. (ScrappinBari)February 10, 2017 at 7:13 PM

    Another great set, Julia! Just love the holly with the red sentiment!!

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  7. BonnieFebruary 10, 2017 at 7:30 PM

    Persistence paid off! These are the perfect balance of design and color! I love holly too!

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  8. LollFebruary 10, 2017 at 9:19 PM

    This is a perfect design. Your Christmas card stash must be getting big! xx

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  9. nancy littrellFebruary 11, 2017 at 2:06 AM

    Simply Beautiful and how wonderful to have 6 more cards for your Christmas stash! TFS your cards and your snow Julia. Hugs...

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  10. SusanFebruary 11, 2017 at 2:53 AM

    Isn't it amazing how long it can take to do a CAS card sometimes!? But your work paid off as you created a wonderful design - I think the red sentiment is definitely the right decision.

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  11. JaneFebruary 11, 2017 at 2:55 AM

    Definitely my sort of card! Love its simplicity and how you've let the holly stamp take centre stage. Thanks for playing at HLS Christmas challenge.

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  12. BożenAFebruary 11, 2017 at 8:49 AM

    Beautiful card! Thank you for sharing with us Happy Little Stampers XMAS.
    BozenA DT HLS

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  13. Kim HegginsFebruary 11, 2017 at 8:21 PM

    Love your wonderful snow photos! And your Christmas cards are fabulous.

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  14. Deborah FringsFebruary 13, 2017 at 9:14 AM

    Simply stunning!

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  15. Cindy C.February 13, 2017 at 9:42 AM

    Beautiful CAS!!

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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment - I really appreciate it! Julia