Monday, September 20, 2010

Bright and White

Hello my blogging friends!

I have a Christmas Card to share today that I made for this week's Our Daily Bread designs Shining the Light Challenge #30! The challenge is to use ALL white except the image itself and the embellishments. Yikes! I really felt this card needed a silver or pink mat, but I obeyed the rules! LOL! The card is 5 x 7" and is embossed with the Cuttlebug Brocade Window. The paper is actually a glossy paper, of unknown brand. I love using it though, as it has an elegant feel to it. The image is Our Daily Bread designs Blessed Christmas and is stamped 3 times, heat embossed with silver, and water colored with markers and water pen. Then I cut out the entire image with the new Die Cut for Blessed Christmas, which will be available on Oct 1. I LOVE these dies! They cut like butter! I cut the next two layers with various parts of the poinsettia and paper toled it up for dimension.

I added some pink pearl flourishes from ZVA Creative, and some silver and white pearls from Recollections. The May Arts Silk bow finishes it off.


I am also linking to the following challenges:

Theme Thursday- 3 things( 3 different types of embellishments-pearls, Ribbon, Silver Baubles, Pink pearls and white too for good measure)
Beli Challenge - forgotten embellishments that start with B - Bling (the silver baubles and white pearls are old)
Corrosive Challenges- Clean up the dust- silver baubles and pearls
The Secret Crafter - Anything Goes
Sew Many Challenges - Embossing:my dp is dry embossed, the image is heat embossed
4 crafty chicks- embossing
Crafty Pads- Embossing
Alphabet Challenges - 'U' for unused stash-silver baubles and white pearls
Fairy Fun - Embossing
Scrappekammeret- Anything goes
Other Lovelie- Starts with a C (coloring, cardstock, Cuttlebug)

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a blessed week!

34 comments:

Becky said...

Grace this is stunning!! love the white with this soft pink, and all those dazzling pearls are beautiful.

Kathy Jones said...

Absolutely GORGEOUS Grace - the Poinsettia looks stunning all cut out and popped up!!! Love all the soft, delicate pink and not to mention the pearl detailing!!! :)

judy anderson said...

The beauty of the crd took my breath away.

Curly said...

Hi Grace
lovely design and colours a very elegant card, thanks for joining us at SCSC101: Anything goes, Good luck, Hugs Bridget x. SCSC DT

Crystal said...

Oh my goodness GRACE this is GORGEOUS!!! WOOOWEEEE!

Lori Turner said...

Grace, all I can say is..."WOW FACTOR!" This card has it! Thanks for playing with us at 4 Crafty Chicks!

Irena said...

This card is adorable, I love it.

Tamie said...

WOW, WOW, WOW! Your card is a stunningly elegant christmas card. THe embossing is amazing. I love all of the pearls too and your bow just finishes it off. Thanks so much for sharing your inspiring creation with us at 4 Crafty Chicks and your support.

Guro said...

Amazing; what a beauty!!! I am speachless looking at this beauty :-)
Thank you so much for sharing at Scrappekammeret.
Hugs Guro

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Thebug415 said...

Oh how pretty!!!! Love that flower! Thanks for playing the Creative Belli Challenge.

Joni Parker said...

Love it!!! SOOOO GORGEOUS!!! Thanks for sharing with us at Alphabet Challenge!

Shelly Schmidt said...

A gorgeous card! I just realized how much I miss stopping by your blog more often! Thanks for joining us at the Creative Belli Challenge.

kim.mom said...

WOWSA!! This is gorgeous!!! So elegant and such beautiful texture!!! TFS with us at SMC!

Karen W said...

Oh Wow, this is so far over the top gorgeous, fabulous, and anything else you can think of!!!

TinaB said...

So beautiful! Thank you for joining us at The Crafty Pad xx Hugs Tina xx

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

This is beyond stunning my friend!! I so love all the pink and the pearls with the white and embossing!! Wowzer GF! Thanks for your support with the ODDBD Shining the Light challenge too!! You know it means the world to me.

Suzanne said...

Fabulous, gorgeous! Thanks for playing along with other lovelies thoughtful Thursdays challenge!

Sabrina Jackson said...

Once again, I am totally speechless, my friend!!! Grace, this is beyond words gorgeous. So soft and elegant....love it! Thanks for supporting this weeks Shining the Light Challenge. Hugs and blessings, Sabrina

Pati said...

WOW, Beautiful!! Love the soft pink and the silver embossing on all that white! What's this?!? A die cut for Blessed Christmas?!!!! Thanks for the sneak peak! (is there one for the Luke 2:11 flower too?!? - even tho I had SO much fun cutting it out by hand...wow, a die cut?!)

Unknown said...

Wowzer--so pretty, Grace!

Lesley said...

Beautiful card, very elegant! Thanks for taking part in the Alphabet Challenge xx

Lori said...

i love Christmas cards with pink and this is a real beauty, thanks for joining our embossing challenge, don't forget to check back in tomorrow for our new challenge we'd love to have you back again at Fairy Fun Fridays!

Joan Ervin said...

WOW, Grace!!!! Your pink poinsettias are sooo gorgeous with all the silver embossing and the pink pearl flourishes...you do such amazing work!!!!

Carolina said...

Very pretty card.
Thank you for joining the Alphabet challenge

Kelley said...

Grace, oh Grace...this is STUNNING!! I love lookiing at it!!!

Crystal said...

Hi Grace,

I know teehee I commented on this card, I LOVE IT BTW!!!!! But I wanted to come over and Thank you sooo much for your prayers. It has been a rough couple of days :( You are soooo sweet and the best!!! He is feeling better tonight praise god, and they will keep him on his meds for another month with a follow up with an allergist. I am praying this is just an infection and nothing permanent for him.... Thanks again sweetie and huge hugs!!!!!

Chrissy D said...

Ohhh WOW What a BEAUTY!!! Love this creation Grace! Thank you for joining us in the SLC!!! (((HUGS)))

Dawn B. said...

This is beautiful Grace. I love the way you used your swirls.. The paper is neat. It has kind of a shine to it..Great job.. Thanks so much for a great coffee date..:)

Francie G. said...

Beautiful elegance, Grace!

Melisa Waldorf said...

Grace everytime I stop by your blog, you just blow me away! Do you know how very talented you are. This is soooo beautiful, and soft, and elegant. Love it!

Helen said...

Beautiful card!
Thanks for joining us at the SCSC!
Helen x

Grace Baxter said...

Grace, this card is gorgeous! You did a beautiful job on the silver embossing. Just lovely.

Stacy Morgan said...

Beautiful! The colors, layers and your pearl flourishes are awesome. Just beautiful Grace.