Sunday 7 August 2011

Red At Christmas

You just know that it's never long before I make another Christmas card! For this one I've used a wonderful Penny Black stamp and coloured it with Promarkers. The background has been coloured with a rather faded (but still functional!) tiny blue inkpad.

Papers are Papermania Home For Christmas 6x6 stack which have been layered onto some dark red cardstock I had in my stash. The flowers are from The Craft Garden but I don't think they are currently stocked as I've had them for quite some time! I coloured some orange brads with my Promarkers to match the flowers.

I've followed the Sweet Stop Sketches sketch and would also like to enter the following challenges:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge: Robins
Christmas Stampin': Gimme The Bird
Allsorts: Red
Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Anything Goes

  • Image: Penny Black, coloured with Promarkers
  • Papers: Papermania Home For Christmas 6x6 stack
  • Flowers: The Craft Garden
  • Everything else: My stash

19 comments:

  1. This is a lovely Christmas card.Cute image - I really need to treat myself to some Penny Black stamps!Love the use of reds.Gorgeous.Hope you're okay.Love Debbie x

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  2. Love this cute little hedgehog and fab Christams card too. I love the combination of reds. :)

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  3. awww - so cute - and fab papers and layout
    Lisa x

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  4. Beautiful, simply incredible!
    PB hedgies are my favorites. Love those red flowers!

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  5. Very cute Christmas card...love Hedgie dressed up in his holly and the red DP! Thanks for playing along with us at the Sweet Stop this week!

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  6. Fabulous card,cute image, thank you for joining us at SFCC this time hope you will join us again, good luck xx

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  7. What a sweet card. Great take on the Sweet Stop sketch. Thanks for playing along with us this week.

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  8. Very cute! I love that you flipped the sketch to make it work for you. Great job.

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  9. 72 Christmas cards done?! You rock! Thanks for "giving us the bird" this week at Christmas Stampin All Year Long!

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  10. Oh, so cute. Nice design layout and great coloring. What a fun card. And you've made 72 cards already! Yikes. Good job.

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  11. beautiful card ruth..thanks for joining in the fun this week at Penny Black Saturday...hugs kath xxx

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  12. Such a sweet image! Perfect floral embellishments! Thanks for playing along with us at the Sweet Stop!

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  13. Fab card Ruth - the image is so cute and the LO is gorgeous.
    Love the rounded corners.
    Thanks for playing along with us at Allsorts this week.
    Good luck.
    Debs xx

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  14. A great Christmas card, such a sweet image. Thank you so much for entering our challenge at ALLSORTS this week, good luck & hope you’ll join us again!
    Hugz Fleur xXx

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  15. Oh this is so cute, gorgeous card.
    luv
    Debby

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  16. This is a lovely Christmas card, Ruth! Wonderful deep red.

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  17. This is a lovely Christmas card, Ruth! Wonderful deep red.

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  18. Ooh I love Penny Black images and this one's a cutie! Fabulous colouring. Smashing papers, love your layout.

    Thanks for joining us this time at SFCC and good luck in the draw.

    Mel X

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  19. Gorgeous. Love Penny Black and you did an awesome job.

    Thanks for joining us this time at SFCC and good luck in the draw.

    Mel X

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