Another post this week, but this time for the Papertrey Ink December Blog Hop! This month's challenge was to use scraps of holiday remnants on a project. You can read all about it here on Nichole's blog.
This year, Eric and I received a most beautiful holiday card. The card was by Vera Wang designs, and featured gold and silver snowflakes and shapes dry embossed onto a very thick cream colored cardstock. I actually found a link to the card, so you can view it here if you want to see what the original looked like.
I thought that the larger images on the face of the card looked like flowers, so I cut them out to use on this card...not feeling guilty about it at all since I do not know the people who sent the card (my husband does). Is that wrong?
I stamped the polka dots in Raspberry Fizz over the patterned paper from 7 Gypsies, and used summer sunrise ribbon to bring out the gold on the flowers. The crystals are from PTI, but I used a Copic marker (one of 2 that I own, that is luckily a raspberry shade) to color them.
We are getting our first big snow storm of the season here in the Boston area, and there is a blizzard warning through tomorrow. This means I should have plenty of time to finish up the calendars that I have been working on for my friends at work.
Thank you everyone in advance for any comments you leave. I hope you had a great Christmas!
Supplies {by PTI unless otherwise noted}: Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Turning a New Leaf ; Paper: Vintage Cream, Kraft, Raspberry Fizz, Decoration patterned paper (7 Gypsies) ; Ink: True Black, Raspberry Fizz; Other: Crystals colored with Copics, Summer Sunrise satin ribbon, cutouts from Vera Wang holiday card
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32 comments:
very pretty..love the flowers!!
Beautiful! The snowflakes work perfectly as flowers.
Love how you created the paper by stamping the dots....and the colic you used is the perfect color too. Great job!
This is lovely Suzanne! I'm not playing today---too many other activities going on---BUT I wanted to sneak around and see what others had done---so glad I did!
Suzanne, that is a gorgeous card, and you were so right to cut up the original!! Not showing yet here in Maine... just waiting, though!!
Stunning card, Suzanne - I love those flowers.
Hugs Carol x
LOVE this card! Great color combination - and really showcases spirit of the blog challenge
No, it is NOT wrong to cut up the card ~ especially when you make another that is so FABULOUS! LOVE the flowers and the dp you used. The ribbon is a fun pop of color, too!
What a gorgeous card!
WOW!!! This is just stunning! You did an excellent job on using another card to make this one......And, for the record, I don't think it is bad that you cut that card apart to make yours! It's beautiful!
Gorgeous card, Suzanne! Love the flowers with the bling. No need to feel guilty for cutting them out and making them look fabulous :) Hope you stay safe and warm despite the snow storm!
Beautiful card! I love your coordinating colors!
Stunning transformation. I think yours is more beautiful than the original. Kudos!
bella card!
Love the colors you chose for this! I think Vera would be glad that your repurposed a design...she seems very down to earth :) LOVE how you fussy cut those flakes into FLOWERS!
Great colors. Love the way you stamped the polka dots over the patterned paper. Cutting out the flowery snowflakes (or whatever they were originally) and pairing them with the leaves was genius!
love the idea to stamp over a patterned paper. wouldn't have thought about it. and i don't think there's anything at all wrong with cutting up the cards you received whether you knew the sender or not :) after all it's yours now.
Really fun card.
It's a good life!
Terri E.
This is stunning! I love the polka dots over that yummy paper too- I peeked at the orignal, and LOVE what you created from them!
Stunning! Love the color choices too!
Stunningly gorgeous!!! (No, it's not wrong either!!!)
Wonderful card!
Such an elegant card Suzanne! And no, I don't think it is wrong to recycle it :-).
Good luck with the snow.
Sam.
Hey, Suzanne! This is beautiful and I love how you made the snowflakes into flowers! So smart!
Suzanne!! What a beautiful card!
So pretty! Love what you did with the flowers!
This is so pretty! Love how you stamped the polka dots on the background paper!
Suzanne, I love how you stamped the polka dots on that great paper, plus your "raspberry" jewels are great! Stunning card. Your husbands friends wouldn't mind at all that you chopped up their card to make this beauty.
Gorgeous Suzanne! I don't think it was bad that you cut out the flowers! What a great idea! So pretty!!
Not bad at all! This is perfection! LOVE your color combo and that you used those flowers with that leaf image! Gorgeous!
I love love the cut out flowers with the bling in the center! And what a great touch to stamp the polka dots on the background paper!
So pretty! I love the flowers and how you did the patterned paper! Great job'
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