Christmas greenery
Another post from me today, and it's a seasonally themed this time. As the Fadengrafik Challenge of December is looking for Christmas/New Year creations, I thought I'd use one of my leftover stitched ornaments. I have a couple of them in my stash and don't quite know what to do with them, but I'll use them one after another somehow.
Theses red swirls with white pearls seem to fit the holiday spirit, and so I decided to look through my paper stash and see what I could find. In the end, I picked a poinsettia background that would complement the stitching, and - most importantly - would not require additional embellishments since they'd probably interfer with the stitching.
I don't quite like the shimmering, plastic look of the surface, but I tried to neutralize it with a simple kraft card base.
To finish it off, I decided to use a Christmas sentiment from my stash on the back side of the card.
A little contribution to the December collection of Create in Austria - artwork created by Austrians and/or in Austria.
A little contribution to the collection of hand-stitching at made with Blümchen.
challenges:
- 4 crafty chicks: ATG
- 613 avenue create: ATG with optional twist "Christmas/winter"
- a bit more time to craft: ATG
- cardmania: Christmas
- crafty calendar: Christmas time
- crafty catz: ATG
- craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge: ATG as long as it's Christmas
- craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper
- creative moments: ATG
- do-all kreatives: Christmas/New Year
- bawion: advent
- friendship challenge: ATG
- fussy and fancy: winter/Christmas
- little red wagon: leftovers (stitched ornament)
- love to craft: ATG
- love to scrap: season's greetings
- pennys papertake: ATG
- through the craftroom door: ATG
- wortartwednesday: ATG
- worldwide open design team challenge: ATG
For the real-life Christmas greenery, I'll just borrow mom's recent creations: a couple of silverfir branches, rosehip, berberis and a couple of pines that are leftovers from All Saints' wreaths. One in a vase, and one in an altered All Saints' arrangement box.
What a beautiful pattern in the centre you have created and your finished project is lovely. Nice work. Thank you for sharing with us here today at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge and best of luck with your entry.
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Beautiful it's gorgeous and thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Calendar Challenge hugs Sue x
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ReplyDeletedeine drei Karte sieht wunderschön aus. Auch deine Bilder von der Adventsdeko gefallen mir. Vielen Dank für die Teilnahme an der Friendship Challenge. Ich wünsche dir einen schönen 1. Advent. Liebe Grüße Silvi
Delightful make with just the right combination of colours and patterns, thank you for sharing it with us over at the Love To Craft Challenge Blog.
ReplyDeleteLove your Christmas decoration too
Kathyk
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Das ist ein zauberhaftes Adventsgesteck.
ReplyDeleteGruß BAstelfeti
Wonderful chriustmas card with great paper. Thanks for joining us at CHNC Patterned Paper Challenge this month.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful idea, to use stitching with pearls on paper! I like your card very much - and thank you for linking at my linkparty!
ReplyDeleteAnother gorgeous creation! The stitching seems like such tedious work, but such a stunning outcome. Love your multicolored tree and the non-traditional colors you chose. Thanks so much for sharing again with us at Little Red Wagon!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing done... Great stitching!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along with our Do-Al(l) Kreatives Challenge and good luck!
Hugs and please come back soon!
Doris
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I love this one. This is cute. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge
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Claudia
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You choose an easy layout for your card! It works perfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along with us at our present challenge at Do-Al(l) Kreatives and good luck. Hope you will join us next month again.
Crafty greetings
Alex
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A beautiful stitched design. Thank you for taking part in the "Love To Craft Challenge" for December. DT Sam x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and unique card. Love it. Thank you for sharing with us over here at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge and best of luck with your entry.
ReplyDeleteGale DT for http://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com.au/
Very very nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at the DAK Challenge.
Greetings Andrea
Deine Karten sehen klasse aus
ReplyDeleteDanke für deine Teilnahme bei der Friendship Challenge.
LG Anja