This card was so quick to make, but I think it turned out really pretty, too. I dry-embossed the bottom of my front panel, added a die-cut snowflake wreath and sentiment to the top, and finished it off with a bit of gold ribbon. The snowflake wreath was cut from glitter CS that has a little gold sparkle in it.
Here's a little closer look at the wreath and sentiment. In looking at this photo, I feel like I could have added a few gold gems to the wreath. What do you think? Yay or nay?
On the inside of my card I heat embossed a stamped sentiment. And because I had cut a larger snowflake out of the same glitter CS, I decided to use it here. I glued a portion of it on the top edge of my panel, trimmed it down and put the cut-off portion on the left side of my panel. I think it dressed up the inside quite nicely!
We had a busy day today, driving our RV across the entire metro area to a shop where we had the generator fixed. When it was ready we drove across the metro area again, picked it up, drove it to the opposite end of the metro area where we store it for the winter and then drove home. I think we spent at least 4 hours on the road!!
I also managed to get a fun project started. I had decided to have a t-shirt quilt made out of all the t-shirts I had collected while working for Habitat for Humanity. I knew I would never wear so many t-shirts, but they were still meaningful to me. Anyway, I found a company (Project Repat) that makes t-shirt quilts. My part of the project was to cut all the t-shirts into two halves--front and back--and then box up all the halves I wanted included on my quilt. I needed 30 shirt halves plus a few extras in case they were needed. Project Repat will cut the quilt squares from the shirt halves that I have mailed to them. They will make me a quilt big enough to use on a full-size bed. I'm excited that I'll have a fun and usable quilt that will remind me of how much I loved my work with Habitat.
Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl
7 comments:
Elegant and spectacular card. Looks great the way it is but I say yea on gold sequins on wreath, I think it would bring out the gold flecks more. I love that split snowflake on the inside. I am going to file away that idea and use it. Your 4 hour adventure makes me glad to live in a small town. I love that idea of making a memory quilt from your t-shirts. We should have kept all the ones we bought on travels.
Beautiful Christmas card - nothing prettier than white on white and although I know I would be tempted to put some "color" as in bling I think it look beautiful just the way it is.
So exciting about your t-shirts, you will have to take a picture when you get it back. It is great you found a place that would do it for you.
We just sold our camper about a month ago - (yes I think we are going to miss it) but we haven't really used it for two years.
A truly wonderful card, Cheryl.
Your card is so pretty, Cheryl! You know how I love simple:) What an awesome quilt you will have. Can't wait to see a picture of it.
It's quite elegant and I love the color for the card base and envelope!
Wow! This is beautiful, Cheryl! Love those wee glittery snowflakes! Gorgeous card - someone sure will be happy to receive it! Hugs...
Love it! I'm the wrong person to ask if you should add gems or not, I can hardly make a card that doesn't have them on it!
Don't forget to share your quilt when you get it - we got a wall hanging made in work with t-shirts from all the events we'd helped at and its fab!
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