Sunday, November 30, 2008

BBTB Non-Traditional Christmas Contest





This is my entry into the current contest over at Bitten By The Bug. We were to do a Christmas card using non- traditional colors. My color inspiration came from a box of frosted citrus colored primas that happened to have two peachy snowflakes included. I used Design Studio to weld a square from Plantin Schoolbook to the shadow feature of the deer and snowflake from Christmas Solutions and another snowflake from Accent Essentials. I used Provo Craft peach cardstock (the 12x24" size because the design was so long). I placed it near the bottom of the mat so as not to cut the entire deer and trimmed what hung down even with the card back. I cut it again in shadow without the card back in silver mirror board, then 3 more times on regular in copper. All layers were popped. (Honestly, I need to buy stock in that company!) The snowflakes were also cut out of peach glitter paper from Best Occasions. The deer body was cuttled with divine swirls and the antlers embellished with silver adhesive beads. I went kind of wild with ribbon but I couldn't restrain myself. LOL On the inside I covered another square of the peach cardstock with creamsicle tulle for a little more texture and trimmed it with a silver peel off border sent to me by my friend B-bug. The Merry Christmas is a peel off from Stampendous. Finally, I added the original prima peach snowflakes that I stickled a little more with copper. It just dawned on me that this also fills the bill for this week's challenge at Hallmark Scrapbook which was to use any snowflake cut. Yahoo! Better go post there too. MAJOR UPDATE: I WON FIRST PLACE!

9 comments:

  1. Oh Donna this is amazing, stunning, exquisite and any other words I can't think of at the moment! The colours are so beautiful and I love how you've welded the snowflakes to the deer. Don't you just love how beautiful the scrolled antlers are for decorating. I love love love this card so much

    Hugs

    Juliexx

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  2. oh my word, this is stunning....i love this....

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  3. Holy macaroni! What an amazing piece this is! I think you might have outdone yourself here Donna! WOW!

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  4. DANG GIRLIE!!!! This is AWESOME and oh so BEAUTIFUL too!! WOW!!! I love it!!!

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  5. that is such an amazing card Donna...I love how you used the DS to weld everything together...and your color choices are just FABO!!! AWESOM card...good luck...

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  6. Donna the dimension on all your cards is so amazing.....
    Another beautiful creation
    Hugs
    Lana x

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  7. GASP! Donna, this is beyond beautiful! I LOVE the colors you used! So much detail! You're amazing!!

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  8. Woohoo Donna Congratulations on winning the BBTB contest with this more than stunning card!!

    Hugs

    Juliexx

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  9. Your father would be proud. Absolutely beautiful. You are an inspiration. Thank you.

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Thanks for making my day!