Shana Gaff
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Beauty of the Season

Wow, it's been a while since I have blogged!  This craziness of a summer is winding down, but I have a feeling things aren't going to be much better once school starts. All three kids will be in school now, so I have decided that I will substitute teach a few days a week to keep me busy.  That means even less crafting time than I already have. Waaahhh!!!

Today we have a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More...Holiday!  I don't generally make Christmas cards this early, but I earned the Beauty of the Season stamp set for free during a Stampin' Up! promotion, so I decided to give it a try. Sometime between then and now I have managed to misplace that silly stamp set, so you know what that means I have in store for me today?  Stamp studio cleaning session! And my kids thought they could sit here and enjoy their last few free days before school starts. Riiiight. :)

I decided to keep this one CAS in case I decided to make a few more for my actual Christmas cards. I generally don't do that because I have enough cards left over from challenges I participate in, but I have really slowed down with the challenges, so I am thinking I might have to reproduce a few!
I pulled out my gold embossing powder for the image and the sentiment. I looks gorgeous on the Kraft paper. So much better in real life!  I then used my Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities to color in the bird, the branch and the berries. I love how the Blendabilities allow you to color on the Kraft without really changing the color of the marker.  To finish it off I folded down the corner and added some gold glimmer paper underneath for a little extra sparkle.  Easy peasy!

Thanks for stopping by. Make sure to stop by the ATSM home page to see the other beautiful holiday creations by the design team and to play along!

10 comments:

  1. Gold on kraft-I have never tried that but it looks great for Xmas and the cheery colour with this just says Xmas to me! I do like the torn down corner. Good luck with the teaching job x

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  2. Love it! The Cardinal looks amazing and I do like the gold embossing on kraft - very elegant!

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  3. Love this color combo, Shana! The bit of gold is perfect on this beautiful card!

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  4. You've chosen a lovely image to gold-emboss and colour, Shana! The kraft, the red, the gold...elegant and classy! Returning to substitute teach - good for you! I'm a resigned (not yet retired, though) teacher, and the thought of returning to the classroom...eek!! You certainly have much more incentive in that realm than I do! Hope it goes well; the kids will love you!
    ~c

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  5. Gorgeous image Shana ... love how you've gold embossed and colored with your blendabilities. The rolled down corner adds so much texture and interest - LOVE IT! Loll xx

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  6. I really love this card, Shana! The bird is stunning, your gold embossing is so striking, and I love the color combo, too! I think it's the perfect card to re-produce for the holidays!

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  7. The gold on the kraft is stunning. The image is delightful. Love your rolled down corner too! Good luck with the teaching. Im sure you will find plenty of time to craft xx

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  8. What a gorgeous cardinal and it looks so perfect on that rustic kraft background - great card!

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  9. I love the corner idea, and the gold on kraft looks so elegant, will have to remember that one. Lovely card for Christmas x

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  10. Hi Shana. This looks so luxuriously elegant, gold on kraft, love it, must give it a go myself. Sorry about the late comment. Have a lovely day! hugs Monika xxx

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