Sunday, December 6, 2015

Christmas Sleigh

I immediately thought of this sleigh image by Tim Holtz when I saw the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  It was stamped on Very Vanilla in Cherry Cobbler.  I love the retro look of this greeting and it was heat embossed in Cherry Cobbler on Very Vanilla and the end flagged.  I wanted a patterned paper on the bottom of the card and landed on this plaid as I thought it would stay in keeping with the retro feel of the images.  I love this plaid paper and have used it on a number of holiday cards and outdoor themed cards (fishing specifically).  This was my last remaining bit, so I'm also joining in at Pixie's Crafty Workshop as I am using this treasured snippet.  I played with a number of options for the horizontal trim and the winner was this strip of Basic Gray.  A few rhinestones bring a little bling and repeat the touch of gray.




Happy Stamping,
Dana

20 comments:

  1. Beautiful card. I love the stamp and the patterned paper. xx

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    1. Thank you Liz! You are always so generous with your comments.

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  2. Great use of the sketch. Beautiful!

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    1. Thanks Michelle! It was a fun sketch to play with.

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  3. Plaid is such a quintessential Christmas image, I think. I love how you combined your plaid paper with the fun sleigh ride image and a great Christmas sentiment! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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    1. Thank you Jen! I appreciate your visit and very nice comments.

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  4. I like this a lot! Gorgeous stamping and sketch! The plaid is very trendy right now - I was looking through my stash and I couldn't find any in Christmas colours. Guess I'll have to go shopping!

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    1. Grin, I'll take any reason to go shopping. Thank you Kitty for your visit and very kind words.

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  5. Gorgeous card and that plaid is so amazing. Love your sweet sleigh too, so pretty.

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  6. Saw this at FMS and just had to leave a comment, what a lovely card! Love the image and the paper you used! Beautiful!

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    1. Thank you so much Lisa! I'm so glad you stopped in and I appreciate your very generous comments.

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  7. Hi Dana! How lovely to see you in the Snippets Playground - and with such a lovely card too! Wonderful image and perfectly teamed up (get it?!) with the plaid paper and the flowing sentiment. Cherry Cobbler always looks so rich as well.

    Hugs

    Di xx

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    1. Thank you Di! You can always make me smile. :)

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  8. I LOVE this card! The plaid is gorgeous, and the silhouette of the sleigh is perfect on your card! You really nailed this sketch!

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    1. Thank you so much Diane! I'm so glad you stopped in and I appreciate your very kind comments.

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  9. The perfect layout for the image Dana! Oh and I LOVE the plaid in red and white!

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    1. Thank you Hannelie! I liked this image for this layout too.

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  10. This card has a lovely retro feel. The cranberry ink for the stamps, and the beautiful plaid paper you chose, both help make this card special.

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    1. Scrappymo, thank you so much for your visit and sweet comments!

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