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Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Tis' The Season - Cheery Lynn Designs




Hi and Good Morning :)
 
My card today is for our new challenge this week over at Cheery Lynn Designs, where this weeks theme is  'T'is the Season' and you still have bags of time to enter to be in with a chance of winning a brilliant prize so I hope you find time to play along.
 
Now I have loved making my christmas cards this year with Cheery Lynn Dies, there are so many fabulous and seasonal dies to choose from I was never stuck for ideas or inspiration. 
 
I started off with a  6 x 6 inch blank card base and I layered MME papers onto dark green bazzil cardstock.  I cut 2 Tiffany Border dies, enabling me to shadow the dark green with a splash of cream for contrast, and also did the same with the stunning O' Tannenbaum Tree.  I hand-beaded pearl seed beads onto the tree following the patterns on the die and this made it really easy and effective! :)  I  added a the Holly Lace Flourish, Christmas Lights and Holly Corner dies to the card panels before centering my main image onto matted oval stackers.  I finally added a bit of twine, wooden snowflake and a moonstone brad for a finishing touch.
 
All dies used on this card are:
 
 
I cant wait to see what you do with this weeks challenge, we are on the final stretch to christmas, and a hand-made card is always really special both to give and to receive.   Dont forget to check on our Cheery Lynn Designs blog for fresh daily inspiration and more fabulous creations by the very talented DT too.
 
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today and I hope you have a smashing week,
 
 

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32 comments:

  1. Desire Fourie12 December 2012 at 08:52

    Oh wow Alison, this is just stunning. Loving all those pearl accents on the tree and the glitter on her clothing.
    Hugs
    Desíre
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  2. Lorraine12 December 2012 at 09:00

    Stunning! Lovely image and gorgeous dies and layout.

    I saw another clip of The Hobbit this morning....Richard Armitage .....sorry lost my train of thought now!! lol ;-)
    Lorraine x

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  3. Caroline12 December 2012 at 09:24

    Stunning card love the image she is adorable and the layout is absolutely gorgeous. Caroline xxx

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  4. Doreen12 December 2012 at 10:21

    This is beautiful,love the image and fabulous colours.xxx

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  5. KarinsArtScrap12 December 2012 at 10:30

    gorgeous card you have made Alison.


    greetings karin

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  6. Brigitte12 December 2012 at 10:47

    Gorgeous card Alison!!!! Love how you cut her out and the lovely background! Hugs, Brigitte

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  7. craftieodmae12 December 2012 at 10:58

    WOW, what a gorgeous jaw dropping beauty!

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  8. Paula (PEP)12 December 2012 at 11:11

    Absolutely strikingly intricate - especially with your hand beaded tree! Love the softness you acheived with the cream & dark green & using just that hint of red overall & to accent. The impact of the base red & white is beautifully muted & I love the way so many of your elements extend beyond the basic card shape.
    Paula (PEP)

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  9. Sue12 December 2012 at 11:11

    WOW!! This is stunning Alison. I love the sweet image and the way you have used those gorgeous dies is so inspiring. I especially like the tree with the added beads and pearls

    Sue

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  10. Sue B 12 December 2012 at 11:13

    Aww this is so cute Alison! what a sweet Tilda image… I love the scrummy papers and embellies… the tree with the pearls looks so beautiful… and love the christmas light bunting! :-))
    Hope you have a lovely day!
    Big hugs
    Sue xx

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  11. Anneke klerks12 December 2012 at 12:48

    so beautyful again!!!!
    liefs anneke

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  12. Annette12 December 2012 at 13:25

    Beautiful Alison. I think your tree is amazing too. Love the pearls on it.
    Annette
    xx

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  13. Inkypinkydelights12 December 2012 at 14:00

    Oh WOw Alison I love this! It certainly tis the Season, and this is one lovely card too! Judy x

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  14. Vicky12 December 2012 at 14:20

    I've enjoyed making crimbo cards this year, where previously I would have had enough by now but I'm still enjoying it.
    Gorgeous card sweetie I lurve this Tilda.

    Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

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  15. Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes)12 December 2012 at 17:06

    Wow Alison this is another stunner! Beautiful colouring on Tilda and another fabulous layout with beautiful die cuts xx

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  16. Chrissy12 December 2012 at 18:43

    Just gorgeous Alison, love the colours and sparkle and love what you did with the tree, beautiful..love the frame and dies..everything..guess I just love this card!!

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  17. coops12 December 2012 at 19:09

    so stunning alison.i love your fabulous traditional colours and really gorgeous tilda and details :D

    xx coops xx

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  18. Anna12 December 2012 at 19:37

    Hi Alison! This is stunning!! Fabulous layout and beautiful colouring.
    Hugs

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  19. Alyx12 December 2012 at 20:01

    This is a real stunner. I love the colour scheme and I really need those holly dies.
    xx

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  20. pam12 December 2012 at 23:08

    stunning card Alison, beautiful layout & design pam

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  21. debby400013 December 2012 at 07:14

    Absolutely love your cute card Alison.
    luv
    Debby

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  22. Debbie13 December 2012 at 17:55

    Hi Alison...your card is stunning. Love the Tilda image and all your details are beautiful.
    Debbie x

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  23. cebelica14 December 2012 at 14:56

    Your card is amazing. I really like how you put everything together. Tilda is very cute too and your coloring is awesome. Hugs! xx

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  24. An Occasional Genius14 December 2012 at 20:43

    I love it Alison, as you know I'm a bit of a newbie to Cheery Lynn but loving them & your inspiration is always first class!! The hand beading is stunning, it just looks so beautiful. Hugs xx

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  25. Donna Mosley14 December 2012 at 21:09

    A gorgeous card Alison. Love the sweet image and pretty papers. Gorgeous embellies too hun.

    Donna x

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  26. Anonymous15 December 2012 at 17:28

    So much beautiful detail that works so well together. Love the pearls on the tree.
    xx

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  27. Jude16 December 2012 at 23:58

    Gorgeous card Alison, love the papers.

    Hugs
    Judex

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  28. Gitte20 December 2012 at 05:58

    I love this card. Lovely image.

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  29. SusanLotus23 December 2012 at 06:24

    Beautiful design! As always. ;)

    Merry Christmas and Happy holidays to you. I wish you all the best year 2013.

    Hugs Susan!

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  30. Jewelsmae23 December 2012 at 08:44

    Beautiful, all the diecut and details are amazing

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  31. Janice31 December 2012 at 08:37

    Great colouring on this beauty & an adorable tree, Jx

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  32. Pauline7 January 2013 at 16:04

    Beautiful card, I love the layout, and the layered die cuts, and your colouring on the sweet Tilda is so pretty.

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