Sunday 29 July 2012

Krafty Christmas Tree

I was doing really well on my plan to make Christmas cards all year by joining in with the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge earlier this year but I fell off the Christmas card wagon in May and totally missed all the June and July challenges.  I've still been following the girls and there have been some great challenges but I just haven't had the time.  I am however back for the final July challenge - which is to use brads http://52cct.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/july-embellishment-challenge.html and I'm combining it with the Crafters Cafe challenge of making a Christmas card with non-traditional colours  http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/challenge-6-christmas-in-july-wnon_25.html


I used one of my lovely new tree stamps from Card-io stamped in peanut brittle on kraft and I stamped a Hero Arts sentiment in chocolate brown over the stump.  The stamp has lots of circles in 3 sizes and I used craft candy dots in the largest, glitter in the medium ones and tiny brads in cream and brown in the smallest.  I drew some faux stitches in brown around the card after rounding the corners, mounting onto DP with some faux white stitches.


13 comments:

  1. I love how this turned out. Great color combo.

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  2. Hi Tara

    What a gorgeous tree!!! I love what you have done here very much.

    Hope you have had a good weekend.

    Love Jules xx

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  3. BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!

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  4. Oh Wow - so glad you got back into creating Christmas cards as this is just fabulous!! Thanks so much for joining us this week at 52CCT!

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  5. What a FAB design! Love how you've made a tree with all those lovely brads. Really creative idea!

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  6. Tara, this is AMAZING! GORGEOUS use of brads--so glad you've shared it with us at 52CCT!!! :)

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  7. Love how your brads are the main focus and it's a beautiful tree stamp. The colour combo is lovely too- different for Christmas and yet perfect! Thanks for returning to us at 52 CCT, we are very happy to have you back!

    Louise xx

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  8. Great design Tara and what a fab Christmas tree...

    Anne

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  9. So so pretty, love how you've used the brads and the pattern on them makes all the difference to the design :0)
    Jenny x

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  10. Very pretty project. Nice embellishment. Thanks for playing with us at Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog!

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  11. Love this Tara, great non traditional colours and the decorated tree is fabby! Love the faux stitching detail too! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at 52 {C}CT - and welcome back to our challenges, hope we see you again soon! Ruth x

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  12. Super job on you tree, love that you used some brads and great faux stitching! Nicely done! Thanks so much for joining us at 52CCT this week!

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