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Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Ice Ice Baby - Christmas in July - Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge



Good Morning :)  todays card is for our new challenge over at Cheery Lynn Designs where this week our theme is 'Christmas in July' and as always the winner will receive a fabby $20 voucher to spend  on the Cheery Lynn Website, so well worth joining in!

I wanted to go with something very wintry and frosty for this, as thats half the fun when you make them in the summer! :) lol.

I used a 6 x 6 square card for my base, and hand-stitched  Vintage Lace Bearly Mine papers onto snow-white Crafters Companion pearlescent card. All the die-cuts are in 300gsm pearl card and this heavier card-stock cuts like a dream for even the most delicate and intricate designs. The large snowflake is the gorgeous Italian Flourish Doily die, to which I added glossy accents and crisp ice glitter. The smaller snowflakes are cut using the 4 x 4 Snowflake Plate and this is brilliant - it cuts 20 snowflakes in one pass, all different shapes and sizes and these are excellent for layering on top of each other too.


I coloured this gorgeous 'Winter Fairy Halla' from Mo's DP and matted onto the 2nd smallest size Circle Silver Stacker and the co-ordinating Scalloped Circle Stackers I thought this made a nice change having it smaller and offset and not smack bang in the centre as I really wanted to show off how beautiful the doily looked as a snowflake.


The corner dies are just one from the set of Lace Corner Deco C (with added snowflake on top) and the icy leaves behind the image are the lovely Pine Branches.  The beady spray was from QVC, the Pearl brad is from Joanna Sheen and the gorgeous Pin was made by my blogging buddy Karen :)

All dies used on this project are:

CL103 - Italian Flourish Doily
C146 - Snowflakes
B163 - Lace Corner Deco C
B146 - Pine Branches
Classic Circle Silver Stackers
Scalloped Circle Stackers
Classic Square Silver Stackers
Scalloped Square Stackers

I hope you find time to join in this week, its never to early to make a start on your christmas cards or scrap-book pages. Dont forget there is always fresh daily inspiration over on our Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration blog too.

I am entering this card in the below competitions:

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Christmas
Creative card Crew - Swirls & pearls
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Things with Wings
Crafters companion - Ho Ho Ho Christmas
ABC Challenge - S = Surprise - Christmas in July!
Winter Wonderland - Monochromatic
Stampin for the Weekend - Show your Style - I use a LOT of dies!
The Stampman - Bling it On
Chocolate Coffee, Cards - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Can you Digi It
Crafty Catz - Show Us Your Metal
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girls, Girls, Girls


Thanks so much for checking out my blog today, I hope you have a smashing day!
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75 comments:

  1. Unknown4 July 2012 at 08:43

    Beautiful Christmas card Alison love the design, sweet image, fabby colours and papers! Jo xx

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  2. Doreen4 July 2012 at 08:50

    wow Alison - it's amazing. Your coloring is gorgeous. Love it
    Big hugs
    Doreen xx

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  3. nnalorac4 July 2012 at 09:02

    You've captured the frosty theme perfectly Alison, gorgeous, adorable card, love the snowflakes and love how you've offset the image to show the snowflake off. Super cute image too. Carolxx

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  4. Inkypinkydelights4 July 2012 at 09:18

    Alison this is simply stunning! Can I ask you what that gorgeous little image is please? Judy x

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  5. Dotty Jo4 July 2012 at 09:28

    Gorgeous card Alison, it's a beauty. Love that doily and your colouring of the image - beautiful! Jo x

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  6. Doreen4 July 2012 at 10:24

    What a stunning card Alison,love the frosty feel.xxx

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  7. My name is Wynneth4 July 2012 at 10:36

    Alison this is AWESOME Hun, I'm loving all the sparkly die cuts. I have that doily die and hadn't thought to use it as a snowflake, it is perfect. Love that cute image, is it one of Mo's ? I can't see details of it in your write up. I just love everything about this card, it's just scrumptious !
    hugs
    wynneth
    x

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  8. Sue4 July 2012 at 10:42

    WOW!!!! This is totally stunning. The image is delightful and I love the layout with all of those gorgeous snowflakes. Gorgeous icy colours too.

    Hugs Sue

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  9. Chrissy4 July 2012 at 11:23

    Stunning Alison, love the gorgeous image and amazing colouring and dies, just gorgeous.

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  10. Paula (PEP)4 July 2012 at 11:28

    Beatufiully sparkly & a love match of your blog background - I just had to enlarge the window to cover the whole screen & does it sparkle!!! Your layout has definitely achieved a high profile of that central snowflake - especially with your embellishing.
    Paula (PEP)

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  11. Sara H4 July 2012 at 11:49

    Hi Alison =)
    I´m really speechless right now! I have stared at this stunning card and I can´t take my eyes out of it =D I love the arrangements and that the focal point is the big snowflake!
    Super gorgeous!
    Have a great day =)
    hugs,
    Sara

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  12. Kelly4 July 2012 at 12:19

    Love it Alison! I'm your newest follower. Hugs, Kelly xxx

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  13. LisaG4 July 2012 at 12:44

    A really stunning card, well done.

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  14. Caroline4 July 2012 at 13:06

    WOW Alison this is gorgeous love the colours and design. The dies are gorgeous. Caroline xxx

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  15. sue w.4 July 2012 at 13:23

    This is sooo beautiful. love all the detail and I love glitter so this is heavenly to me. Thanks for joining us at Totally PaperCrafts. Good Luck.
    Hugs Sue W.

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  16. Seafield Jo4 July 2012 at 13:24

    Wow Alison, this is a stunning card, gorgeous.

    Jo x

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  17. Anonymous4 July 2012 at 13:47

    Absolutely gorgeous, fabulous colors and the image is so adorable xx

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  18. Pia S4 July 2012 at 14:41

    This is SUCH an adorable card! Love the white on white, fantastic layout, cute image and LOVE all the snowflakes and glitter and sparkle!

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  19. Unknown4 July 2012 at 15:19

    Wow Alison, this is simply stunning, love the icy feel on your card and all the glitter .. PS Its Christmas as well at Hooked on Crafts. xx

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  20. Debbie4 July 2012 at 15:54

    Allison one word STUNNING!!!!

    Hugs
    Debbie

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  21. Faye4 July 2012 at 16:00

    Sooooooooooooo beautiful. I love the icy feel and your details are fab, fab, fab. xx

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  22. Zoe4 July 2012 at 16:05

    Wow this is stunning I love it xxx

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  23. downrightcrafty4 July 2012 at 17:12

    oh I love the colour choice of your monochromatic creation and adore this image beautifully presented as always just gorgeous, just perfect for our challenge at the Winter Wonderland
    Hugs Kate xx
    ps I have 1000 follower candy if you are interested :)

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  24. downrightcrafty4 July 2012 at 17:15

    got carried away with it being so stunning and forgot to say thank you for joining us at the Secret Crafter Saturday challenge too
    Hugs Kate xx

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  25. Maarit at Violets Corner4 July 2012 at 17:30

    Totally stunning Allison!!! The details are so beautiful and you've arranged them in a fantastic way!

    Warm hugs
    Maarit

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  26. Barbara4 July 2012 at 18:00

    What a fantastic card, I love it!....The image is beautiful, and I too am addicted to 'dies'....might have to get the pine branch :)

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  27. Vicky4 July 2012 at 18:27

    Wow Alison...what a super gorgeous card hun...love the image and all your lovely dies too :o)

    big hugs Vicky xx

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  28. christel4 July 2012 at 18:37

    what a wonderfull card ! I love the stamp, the dies, the colors, just everything

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  29. KarinsArtScrap4 July 2012 at 19:23

    ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo wow this is gorgeous alison.

    greetings karin

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  30. Lorraine4 July 2012 at 19:36

    OOOh, this is gorgeous!!! Those sparkly die cuts look fab. Love it.Love it, Love it!
    Lorraine x

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  31. Anonymous4 July 2012 at 19:39

    Hi Alison, so many beautiful cards for me to catch up with - every single one is stunning! I am in love with Hector! xxx

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  32. Claire4 July 2012 at 20:06

    Absolutely stunning card hun, love the cool blue and white icy combo and such a gorgeous image too with loads of sparkle. Hugs, Claire x

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  33. Annette4 July 2012 at 20:26

    This is amazing, I love all the glitter on it. Just stunning. You have so much patience.
    ps Congrats on your win at I Love Promarkers too!
    Annette
    xx

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  34. Barbara4 July 2012 at 20:48

    I think it's safe to say that I am in awe of that card... love all the glitter touches.

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  35. Kim4 July 2012 at 21:04

    stunning card! fantastic image and wonderful colouring
    thanks for joining us this week at CraftyCatz
    Kim x

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  36. Suzilou4 July 2012 at 21:25

    Oh WOW this image is gorgeous and the card is truly stunning. What a beautiful creation :) xx

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  37. lindyloo4 July 2012 at 21:33

    oh wow this is just simply stunning thank you for joining us at crafty catz
    linda x

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  38. coops4 July 2012 at 21:45

    oh wow where do i start to say how much i love this card alison.the image is gorgeous and i love how you have placed her so shes blowing the large snowflake and stunning details and sparkle.really love this :D

    xx copos xx

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  39. Little K Smith4 July 2012 at 22:11

    Oh this is stunning Alison! Beautiful soft colours, yummy dies, I love the gorgeous embellie in the middle of the snowflake and fabulous sparkle too! :)
    Kelly.x

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  40. Debbie4 July 2012 at 22:21

    Hi Alison...what a beautiful card. So elegant. Thank you for joining us at Winter Wonderland this time.
    Debbie x

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  41. catherine4 July 2012 at 23:16

    This is just stunning Alison and love the sparkly look to it. A great image to use
    x catherine

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  42. Ivonne5 July 2012 at 02:37

    W O W! This is absolutely stunning! LOVE the soft colors and all the details. The image is so cute and you colored it perfectly. I just love it! Hugs, Ivonne

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  43. Theresa5 July 2012 at 04:49

    I wish we had the ability to leave "voice" comments...you'd hear "Mmmmm M Mmmm, oooooooo, wow, sigh, unbelievably amazing!" Alison this is stunning. I need to save money I want to come to Scotland and craft with you. You are just fabulous.

    Hugs,
    Theresa

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  44. Mrs O crafty blog5 July 2012 at 06:13

    Wow Alison this card is stunning Px

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  45. Alyce Kit and Clowder5 July 2012 at 07:18

    Wow this is just stunning! My absolute favourite die cut and I love how you have blinged it up :)

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  46. debby40005 July 2012 at 07:29

    Wonderful sweet Christmas card Alison, love the cute image and the pretty details.
    luv
    Debby

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  47. Pop's Cards5 July 2012 at 09:00

    Morning sweetie, my this is so stunning, fabulous design and colours, gorgeous sweetie, hugs Pops x x x

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  48. Lisa5 July 2012 at 09:27

    This is absolutely gorgeous Alison! Truly beautiful with these colors. Thank you for playing along with us at Papertake Weekly and good luck!

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  49. Denise @ kc2425 July 2012 at 18:38

    What a lovely card and just perfect for the challenge at the Creative Card Crew! Love all of the details. Thanks so much for playing along with us this week!
    Denise
    CCC-DT

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  50. June Nelson5 July 2012 at 19:21

    Oh my word this is delghtful, its so beautiful and I really want that snowflake plate, just stunning xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  51. Suzi Mac5 July 2012 at 21:25

    Oh! Alison this is a very beautiful card my dear. Your choice of image, papers and die's are fantastic. The whole card is delicious. Thank you for joining us at Abc challenge. Good luck in the draw.
    Hugs
    Suzi

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  52. Aunty Sue5 July 2012 at 22:06

    This is stunning love it and thanks for joining CC this week

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  53. Unknown6 July 2012 at 09:39

    Stunning, the details really pop this card. We would like to thank you for Entering Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards Challenge.
    Hugs from Tammy Ortiz - DT Digi Team for Chocolate, Coffee & Cards.

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  54. Tine6 July 2012 at 17:06

    He is a gorgeous image, Alison and I just love how you have turned him into this stunning card.
    Tine :)

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  55. Unknown6 July 2012 at 17:46

    Wonderful and sparkley and gorgeous , what a stunner Alison, Well done Hugs Elaine

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  56. Joanne6 July 2012 at 19:24

    Aloha Alison, happy to have you back again! Your card is absolutely stunning! I love the pale, colors. They really do give a great icy look! Your image is adorable and I love all the snowflakes and glitter, beautiful card! See you again soon at CC&CC!

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  57. Lorraine6 July 2012 at 21:39

    So pretty, Alison! I love the soft blues and the beautiful white sparkle! Stunning Christmas card!

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  58. Mishelflos Paper Creations6 July 2012 at 22:13

    Just stunning!!:)
    michelle x

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  59. Curly7 July 2012 at 09:01

    Thank you so much for joining us at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge and Winter wonderland with this amazing creation

    Good luck with the challenge,
    Hugs Bridget :0) x

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  60. Debs7 July 2012 at 10:19

    Fantastic card love everything about it.
    Hugs Debs

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  61. Sue B 7 July 2012 at 17:12

    Ooh this is gorgeous Alison!! love the whole frosty ice theme… love this fairy image and you've coloured her to perfection!! the doily and snowflakes are absolutely stunning!! and Love the little bead spray!
    it's a real corker of a card!!
    Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
    Big Hugs
    Sue xx

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  62. cheryl7 July 2012 at 20:19

    oh Hun,this is just fantastic the detail is just amazing,love the icy feel to this as well simply stunning Hun,hugs Cherylxxxxx

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  63. Pauline8 July 2012 at 06:57

    Wow Alison, what an absolutely beautiful christmas card! I can't stop looking at all the icy details!! I love your colouring of this gorgeous image too, so delicate, and all thise snowflakes are the perfect embellies!

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  64. Karen8 July 2012 at 13:50

    Ooooh I love this Alison, love all the snowflakes. I have this image, but not used it yet..... lol.

    xx

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  65. Karen8 July 2012 at 13:51

    Oooops, meant to add, thanks for using one of my bead pins.

    xx

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  66. Hazel8 July 2012 at 15:50

    Hi Alison

    O M G! Stunning - don't know what else to say really - so stunning will have to do.

    Thanks for dropping by to see me and leaving me a lovely comment.

    Toodle Pip

    Hazel xx

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  67. Angela8 July 2012 at 17:38

    Oh my goodness...this is amazing! Beautifully done card...love all the sparkles and your coloring and your embellishing.... Amazing! Thank you for playing along with us at Creative Card Crew!

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  68. Donna Mosley8 July 2012 at 20:22

    Ooh! Alison, this is stunning. Love the wonderfully coloured image and all the icy details.

    Donna x

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  69. Cheryl9 July 2012 at 02:21

    oooh, this is so amazing! Your coloring is beautifully done. I love the pretty details.



    ~Cheryl~

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  70. Sarn9 July 2012 at 13:10

    OMG . . . this card is just FANTASTIC. Seriously, seriously lovely! xxx

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  71. Claudia9 July 2012 at 21:55

    Hi Alison
    What a great card. The stamp, the layout - just fantastic.
    Thanks for your visits and your lovely comments again on my blog.
    I wish you a wonderful week.
    Hugs Claudia

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  72. Lindsay Craftymonster8110 July 2012 at 11:29

    This is just so stunning sweetie, I love the frosty look to the card, the image is gorgeous and the sparkle is the perfect finishing touch, just breath taking
    Lindsay xx

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  73. rosie10 July 2012 at 18:34

    gorgeous. love the sparkle!! wow makes me feel all Christmassy!

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  74. Rina11 July 2012 at 13:16

    I LOVE THIS! So prefect and wonderfully wintery... amazing work!!

    Rina Fashionista
    (Your newest follower)

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  75. Natali20 July 2012 at 06:01

    this card just AWESOM!!! Absolutely gorgeous!!
    Hugs
    Natali

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