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Saturday 17 September 2011

Bah Humbug Challenge 37

Another week has just rushed by and it is time for the Bah Humbug challenge again - this week they are asking for flourishes and swirls. The background paper is from Artylicious Seasons Greetings (now Chocolate Baroque) and has a lovely swirly pattern although you can't see much of it, the swirly main image is the Papermania large bauble stamp (this time using a resist technique) and I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder with swirls on a piece of Tim Holtz whitewash card and sanded it to show up the pattern.  Finally I added a poinsettia made from the same card and a flourish made using a Marianne die.

I hope Judith will accept this card for Forgotten Friday this week - the Papermania stamp came out of 'retirement' only last week. I acquired it early this year because it disappeared off the shelves so quickly before Christmas last year I didn't get it in time to use then so it has been resting with my seasonal stamps ever since.


9 comments:

  1. beautiful card Val, love the colours. Hope you get the CD sorted. Sandra

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  2. Well you have just scuppered my card...never mind I will have to rethink....
    Lovely card and of course fab stamp.

    Anne

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  3. Beautiful card Val - love the colours...... I was going to use this stamp so had better get my thinking cap on!!! lol

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  4. Super colours on this - that stamp is very interesting indeed & I like the way you created different textures with the embossing & the poinsettia.
    Hope you have a good weekend.
    Paula (PEP)

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  5. A beautiful card Val. I love the colours, a real change from the traditional. I looked at this stamp set while I was away, managed not to buy it, but maybe I'll have to have another look.

    Sue x

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  6. Hi Val, I finally found your card! It's a beauty, and in my favourite colour too. I really like this stamp, and Christmas stamps always qualify for Forgotten Friday, as we neglect them for most of the year. Thanks for joining in again this week, Judith xx

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  7. This is stunning, Val! The stamp is beautiful and the whitewash on the embossing folder is very effective. Thanks for joining us at Bah! Humbug! this week.

    Barb, Guest Designer

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  8. What a beautiful card! Love the stamp!

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