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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Christmas In July!

I made a quick easy and simple card for a couple challenges today. I actually didn't use my Cricut. I know surprise surprise! I almost never not use it on any project. But my office/craft room was a mess and was trying not to make a bigger mess. So one of the challenges was to use only blue and white and another was Christmas in July so I combined the two challenges to make this beautiful card.

I took an A2 card dark blue I used a large damask stamp and stamped the back ground with white chalk ink.

I stamped the word Joy with a blue ink on light blue papers ripped the edges inked them and added little white snaps to the corners.
I had some snowflakes in my Christmas drawer added them and some buttons and ribbon for added embellishments. Such a simple card. But don't think I've forgotten about my Cricut I'm sure you will something new with it tomorrow.

This card entered in the following challenges.

Celebrate the occasion-Blue and White
My Craft Spot-Xmas in July

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24 comments:

  1. DIANA L.July 26, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    Nice card love the colors and the artsy look to the background.

    DIANA L. CTO DT
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  2. LaurieJuly 27, 2011 at 4:20 AM

    Very cute card. Thanks for playing with us at CTO!
    Laurie
    scrapsbysissy.blogspot.com

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  3. AdrianJuly 27, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    Very nice job!

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  4. MaryJuly 27, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    Beautiful card!! Thanks for playing along at CTO.

    Mary
    marebearscraps.blogspot.com

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  5. Sheila aka SassyLadyJuly 27, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Great card. Thank you for playing along at http://ShesASassyLady.blogspot.com your entry has been received and you are eligible to win. Note you can enter a new design daily for more chances to win. Good Luck!

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  6. Dr Sonia S VJuly 27, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    Such a nice Xmas feel to this and your background looks so good with the stamping!

    Cheers from Bangalore ,India
    Dr Sonia S V
    http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

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  7. MelissaJuly 27, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    Very nice Christmas card, thanks so much for joining CTO!

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  8. girliaJuly 27, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    cute. Love the Xmas card

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  9. JenniJuly 27, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    This is just gorgeous! Thanks for playing along with us this week at CTO. Great job!
    Hugs, Jenni

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  10. GiGiJuly 28, 2011 at 6:00 AM

    Very pretty card! I love the stamped background! Thanks for playing at CTO!

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  11. JayneJuly 28, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Lovely card,great stamping. Thanks for joining us over at CTO.
    Jayne

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  12. Sherrie K.July 28, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    This is beautiful:) you did a fantastic job..love the inking! Very pretty!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  13. EstherJuly 28, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    Wonderful stamped background!!! Pretty card.
    Thanks for playing with us at CTO!
    Esther
    forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com

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  14. LisaJuly 28, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    This is so beautiful, Daynene! I love how you created the background and the colors are so pretty! Gorgeous card :)

    Lisa
    http://indymermaid.blogspot.com

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  15. Lucianna DilsaverJuly 28, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Great stamping for your background, really pretty! Thanks for joining us this week @ CTO :)

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  16. NormaJuly 29, 2011 at 1:07 AM

    Hi Daynene, thank you for stopping by and becoming a follower:) Love your card very pretty!! I'm now a new follower:)
    Hugs

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  17. Crafting MisfitJuly 29, 2011 at 4:27 AM

    I love the way you tore around the sentiment. Sometimes it is freeing NOT to use the Cricut!

    Thanks for joining us at CTO!
    Rebecca "Crafting Misfit"
    Celebrate the Occasion DTM
    Visit my blog!

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  18. UnknownJuly 29, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Great job, thanks for celebrating with us!

    Trell - DT

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  19. JessicaJuly 30, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    Love the ripped edges on your joy tag! Your colors are delicious and make me wish winter would hurry up and get here! Thanks for joining us at CTO this week!

    Jessica
    CTO Design Team
    http://cricutafterdark.blogspot.com

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  20. YvonneJuly 30, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Beautiful Wintery card!
    Thank you for playing along with us at CTO.
    ~Yvonne CTO DT

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  21. Trail of TreasuresJuly 30, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    You did a great job "cricut-less!" Now your a step ahead of the rest with your winter cards! Thanks for playing along with us at CTO this week!

    Hugs,
    Tracey - CTO DT member
    www.trailoftreasures.com

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  22. AnonymousJuly 31, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Great job with the challenge.. very nice...

    thanks for playing this week with us at CTO...

    Ivette_DT

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  23. Paper Panther and RaynaAugust 1, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    What a great idea using this challenge for Christmas! Nicely done! CTO DT Paper Panther :)
    http://purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/

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  24. AimAugust 3, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    What a beautiful card -- what a neat effect that background paper gives!! :)

    Thanks so much for sharing your talent at Celebrate The Occasion last week!! A new challenge has started -- Can't wait to see what you create!! :)

    Amy :) at www.lovetocrop.com
    Celebrate The Occasion DTM

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