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Sunday, 18 January 2015

Christmas Card Club Challenges #2 - The Real Reason For The Season

Christine of Christine's Cards and Crafts chose the theme of The Real Reason For The Season, for our Christmas Card Club this fortnight.

These are always such wonderful cards to make.  I have certain friends and family members who look forward to receiving a religious card.  Luckily, I had some extras of this nativity ornament image from a card I made in 2014. I matted it with a black doily but if you look close  you will see that I mounted that on the card backwards! Ah...the joys of moving and being a bit overtired...teehee
I don't know the manufacturer of the red dotted paper as it was a VOS snippet.


A couple of Michaels poinsettias with a quick lick of Wink of Stella on the smaller ones, a preprinted sentiment from my stash, a few jewels, and it was done. I am trying hard this year to make flatter cards this year. Just trying hard to keep aware of the allowed widths for regular postage! Hopefully this one makes it throw the width tester.  I was not able to test it myself as I have already packed my postage width testing tool.

A quick reminder to everyone that Rudolph Day Challenges will run on this blog starting Jan 25, and will close on the last day of the month. Look forward to seeing your entries. Winner will be announced on Feb 1st.
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I am entering this card in the following challenges:

1. Christmas Card Club - The Reason For the Season
2. Pixies Crafty Workshop - must use snippets (the image was stamped last year on snippets of cardstock...I stamped off several of this one)
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32 comments:

  1. coldwaters218 January 2015 at 14:20

    Beautiful card Maureen love the paper but that image and flower certainly take centre stage, superb make.
    hugs
    lorraine x

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  2. Hettie18 January 2015 at 14:27

    Gosh Mo. This is absolutely beautiful and I am sure no-one will notice the booboo!
    Hugs
    xx

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  3. Gibmiss18 January 2015 at 14:29

    Hi Margaret
    Fabulous Card...
    Hugs Sylvie xx

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  4. Liz18 January 2015 at 14:42

    A beautiful card. I love the image. xx

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  5. dutchess18 January 2015 at 14:46

    that's lovely Maureen....the black looks so good against the red and makes the image really pop!...but I just wish we had Michels over here....I love it!...
    hugs xxxxx

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  6. Carol18 January 2015 at 15:19

    Love this Maureen, it's a gorgeous image and looks wonderful mounted on that black doily. Love your poinsettias. Hope to join you on Rudolph day. Carol x

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  7. April18 January 2015 at 15:22

    What a lovely card! I love the image too.

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  8. Sue18 January 2015 at 15:24

    Lovely card Maureen! the colours are gorgeous...huggles Sue xxxx

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  9. MaryH18 January 2015 at 15:29

    It's just lovely with the black & red. I have this stamp & it's not always real easy to get a crisp image with it...but you did swell. The doily framed it so nicely, as did the pretty poinsettias. You're doing a super management job to even produce this card, with all you have going on just now! So well done, and TFS. Hugs.

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  10. Granmargaret18 January 2015 at 17:30

    Lovely card

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  11. Mrs A.18 January 2015 at 19:17

    I actually like the rougher texture on the back of a doily. Love this card and that nativity bauble. Good luck with your move day. Hugs Mrs A.

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  12. Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes)18 January 2015 at 22:45

    Lovely card Maureen and would never have known it was backwards! Hope your packing is going well. Susan x

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  13. Pippa18 January 2015 at 23:22

    Great card and I love the bauble image.

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  14. Sue -19 January 2015 at 01:05

    Love the black and red - fabulous card!

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  15. brenda19 January 2015 at 01:21

    Very striking colours Maureen and fabulous poinsettias, it's also so nice to see cards dedicated to the t rue meaning of Christmas, it's all too easy to love sight of that.

    B x

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  16. Di19 January 2015 at 02:40

    Gorgeous card Mo - and such a beautiful image. I can't spot which way the doily is, but I bet it's fine in real life anyhow. Am wondering how long it is until you move house - and also your new address.

    I have RD in my diary :)

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  17. Rainey's Craft Room19 January 2015 at 02:41

    The black and red together are a striking combination and very eye-catching Maureen I love this card. I'm hoping to stop by for the Rudolph challenge soon too.
    Lorraine

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  18. Cathy19 January 2015 at 03:09

    Fabulous card Mo, love this traditional image, it looks lovely with the red and black, Cathy x

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  19. cotnob19 January 2015 at 04:58

    This is a fabulous card, your silhouette image is perfect for the challenge theme and the red and black dotty papers are just right.
    Pauline
    x

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  20. rachel19 January 2015 at 10:02

    this is a fabulous card Maureen - great silhouette. Just beautiful. Big hugs rachel x

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  21. Pia S19 January 2015 at 12:14

    Very elegant! The silhouette image looks great placed onto that black doily and I do like the sparkly poinsettias that you added.

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  22. Jean19 January 2015 at 12:59

    A beautiful card, I love the stamped image and it looks fabulous on the black doily. Super dotty backing paper too.
    Jean x

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  23. Sandra H19 January 2015 at 14:42

    Oh wow what a beautiful card gorgeous silhouette image and design xx

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  24. Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog19 January 2015 at 16:39

    Wow, the black doily really makes this card look over the top beautiful!

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  25. Greta19 January 2015 at 20:22

    Oh what a beauty! I love this card!

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  26. Craftychris19 January 2015 at 23:31

    Gorgeous! I love the black doily against the red spotty background. Lovely image and flowers too! xxx

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  27. cuilliesocks20 January 2015 at 02:40

    Hi Maureen, beautiful card, love your choice of colours and your design, fits the bill perfectly, hugs Kate x

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  28. Sarn20 January 2015 at 07:11

    Nice looking card Mo. I'm ready for Rudolph Day! xxx

    GOOD LUCK with your house move xxxx

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  29. Mary Jo 20 January 2015 at 09:07

    Very pretty and great theme :)

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  30. Elizabeth22 January 2015 at 14:18

    Hi Mo, beautiful card - love the spotty paper and the poinsettias - they look great with the black doily ... if you hadn't mentioned it I would never have known it was backwards :) Like you, I'm trying to make flatter cards this year - got to save on the postage somehow. Elizabeth xx

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  31. Pat24 January 2015 at 09:03

    A pretty card Mo and I love the red and white spot paper with the black doily and the beautiful nativity bauble in the centre shines out. I am pleased you have decided to make it a single card per entry as I did struggle a bit with two. x

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  32. Christine Harrop6 February 2015 at 08:03

    Hi Maureen, I did leave a comment on your card at the time but I was having so many problems with Blogger and I didn't realise that it hadn't been accepted. I really love your bauble with the manger scene. Really beautiful! Thank you for joining in my challenge with this really apt card. Hugs Christine xx

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