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Sunday 7 September 2014

more Freebies!

Yet again I've been tempted by freebies with magazines and this week I must confess to buying not one but two!  This last week has been particularly hectic both socially (meeting friends for coffee - twice) and preparing for two busy days demonstrations with the Big Shot and various lovely dies and embossing folders - quite tiring but so enjoyable.  I was more or less ready with samples until I spotted these magazines and just had to make a quick card using the embossing folder from Cardmaking and Papercraft which is a full size one and comes with three lovely stamps as well.  The sentiment came as a die with Papercraft Essentials.  I think this card will fit the bill for the Pixie Snippets Challenge this week because apart from the square of Centura Pearl card in the background everything else was cut using snippets from my bits boxes.  Of course I've not yet used the stamps so maybe another Christmas card will follow incorporating those as well.  I do like my freebies and judging from remarks from some of the lovely visitors to the show I'm not alone.

A six inch square was cut from Centura Pearl white card and embossed with the free folder, then lightly brushed with blue Distress ink to show the detail.  The free sentiment was cut from the white Centura pearl and mounted onto an oval  cut from a scrap of blue pearl card using dies from Sue Wilson's Austrian collection. More snippets of matching card were used to cut out some of the smaller flowers from Sue's new Poinsettia collection - a few odd pearls added for the centres.  Sorry about the dark shadow on the right hand side, scanner letting in a bit of light I think due to the height of the flowers.



I see I've not posted on my blog since last weekend - apologies for that and in fact what I really should be doing this morning is putting away all the 'stuff' which was packed up to take to the show but I just had to catch up with blogs and so on but unpacking the bags and boxes must be my next priority so that I can craft some more!



12 comments:

  1. Such an elegant card! It's hard to even find a print cardmaking magazine here, to say nothing about one bearing gifts! And such a lovely gift!

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  2. Pretty card Val and I can see why you couldn't resist the EF...your SW poinsetttias looks lovely and like the soft blue colours

    Anne

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  3. This is a really pretty card and a great use of some of your snippets too
    Jackie x

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  4. Beautiful card Val, that embossing folder is lovely. I too admit to buying the magazine with the wording die. Hugs x ChrisB

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  5. This is very pretty. Loving all the Centuara pearlized card,,,gives such a lovely sheen.

    The happy Christmas die is beautiful and looks perfect on you rcard.

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  6. Lovely card Val, what a fab freebie die too! Hope it's still available when I get back :-D
    Val x

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  7. A gorgeous card Val, it looks beautiful with the centura pearl card. Such a beautiful Poinsettia too.

    sue xx

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  8. Totally gorgeous Val! We all love freebies and even more so when they're as splendid as yours!

    Hugs, Di xx

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  9. Lovely card Val. I too am a bit of a sucker for freebies!
    Suzi B x

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  10. Wow, this is one beautiful card! I love the embossing, the mat for your sentiment is amazing as is the sentiment and the flowers, oh my the flowers are fabulous! Hugs, Brenda

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  11. Such a lovely card Val. Looks like you did well here. Jenny x

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  12. Those poinsettias are gorgeous. I especially like that you did the card in blues, which wouldn't be the first color I thought of with poinsettias. And I love all the shimmer of the pearl paper.

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