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Wednesday 20 November 2013

Deck the Halls

I saw some fabulous Christmas stamps by Jayne Nestorenko in one of my craft magazines the other day so I popped over to her website and had a quick look - needless to say one or two stamps and some traditional decoupage sheets fell into my basket.  They arrived within a couple of days and this is a card I have made with one of the decoupage sheets.


The decoupage sheets are really good quality but a little fiddly to cut out, there are six layers in total.  I embossed the white card stock with my Embossalicious Chevrons embossing folder using an embossing diffuser that I made myself before layering it onto some Kraft card stock.  The sentiment was part of the decoupage sheet and the string is from my stash.

This photograph shows the decoupage layers a little better.


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Delicious Doodles Challenge 62 - CAS
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 193 - Clean & Simple
Dream Valley Challenge 70 - Clean and Simple
CHNC November Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Christmas
Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - CAS Christmas
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Embossing
Deep Ocean Challenge 65 - Favourite Colour Combo (Red and Green - especially for Christmas cards)

Thank you so much for joining me today, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to my latest followers and say a huge thank you to everyone that takes the time to visit my blog and leave a comment.

Pauline
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46 comments:

  1. Sammy20 November 2013 at 09:16

    Gorgeous card Pauline! The twine is a perfect touch and goes beautifully with the image. x

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  2. Beryl20 November 2013 at 09:26

    This is beautiful Pauline. The decoupaged image looks fab against the white embossed background.
    Beryl xx

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  3. KandA20 November 2013 at 09:59

    Such a gorgous card Pauline. That decoupage is fabulous - may be fiddly but certainly worth the time and effort as it looks stunning especially on the white embossing xx

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  4. ellyscard creatief20 November 2013 at 10:27

    Lovely card.
    Gr Elly

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  5. Rosietoes20 November 2013 at 10:49

    Gorgeous card Pauline. x

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  6. Unknown20 November 2013 at 10:55

    Hallo Pauline,
    eine schöne ,schlichte Karte hast du da gestaltet,
    lg ulrike

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  7. Sue B 20 November 2013 at 11:19

    Ooh this is gorgeous Pauline! what a beautiful image… it was well worth the fiddly bits as it looks stunning! I love the pretty embossing and twine detail… you did well making an embossing diffuser… it has worked really well ! :-)
    Hope you have a lovely day!
    Hugs Sue B xx

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  8. Crafty Mamma Mia20 November 2013 at 11:42

    So simple Pauline, yet incredibly elegant - love it!
    Helen x

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  9. Anonymous20 November 2013 at 11:52

    Pauline, This is just gorgeous. The decoupage is lovely and the embossing, touch of gold and the twine really help bring it all together to make a stunning card. CAS is my all time favorite type of card.

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  10. rachel20 November 2013 at 12:00

    this looks fabulous Pauline - really beautiful xx

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  11. Michelle J M20 November 2013 at 12:12

    Beautiful! Your decoupage is perfect and so pretty. Love the clean look finishing off with the string. Michelle x

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  12. Hanny20 November 2013 at 13:34

    OO what a Gorgeous card Pauline, like the embossing also, beautiful done.
    Hugs from the Netherlands,liefs Hanny♥
    http://tierelantijntjes.blogspot.nl

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  13. Unknown20 November 2013 at 13:52

    Oh my goodness, this is so stunning, a beautiful card..xxx

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  14. Pat K20 November 2013 at 14:02

    Absolutely stunning card Pauline. Lovely decoupage and embossing. Pat K xx

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  15. Donna Ellis20 November 2013 at 14:04

    How lovely that embossing folder is, Pauline! The difuser did a wonderful job with that pretty pattern for the lovely decoupage foliage ball! Beautiful with that tiny twine! How you could tie that ribbon defies my imagination - so I always fully appreciate it when I see it on other people's cards. This is beautiful. hugs, de

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  16. Debbie20 November 2013 at 14:12

    A stunning card Pauline. What a fabulous decoupage image. x

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  17. Sue20 November 2013 at 15:13

    This is gorgeous Pauline, such a beautifully decoupaged image and your cutting out is fabulous! I love the embossed background too.
    Sue xx

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  18. Crafts-by-Alison.blogspot.com20 November 2013 at 15:13

    Pauline fantastic card love that embossing folder and the decoupage stunning love Alison xx

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  19. Andrea20 November 2013 at 15:55

    stunning card Pauline you did a great a job of the decoupage,love the embossing and clever idea to make your own diffuser ...love the design may need to take a look at that website myself. Andrea

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  20. Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes)20 November 2013 at 16:32

    Its a beautiful image and card Pauline, very traditional, love it! Susan x

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  21. Tracy20 November 2013 at 16:33

    Welcome aboard Pauline, so pleased your with us, This is so pretty, I love the image you’ve used.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  22. JJ20 November 2013 at 16:58

    Hi Pauline,

    This is beautiful, the floral display really stands out against the White background, especially with the embossing on it.
    Love it.

    Love & Hugs

    Jacquie J xxx
    http://jewelscardcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

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  23. Carole20 November 2013 at 17:01

    WOW what a elegant CAS card Pauline, Love it.
    Hugs
    Carole xXx

    PS Thanks for your visit & comment

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  24. downrightcrafty20 November 2013 at 17:45

    classy and elegant and gorgeous
    Hugs Kate xx

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  25. Sharon20 November 2013 at 19:29

    This is beautiful Pauline. Love the decoupage image and it is all the better for taking centre stage on your CAS card.
    Enjoy the rest of your evening.
    Hugs Sharon. x

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  26. Debs20 November 2013 at 19:43

    This is so beautiful Pauline - the decoupaged image is stunning and I love the diffused embossed background.
    Debs xx

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  27. Lorraine20 November 2013 at 20:20

    Stunning Pauline - love it.
    Lorraine x

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  28. Betty20 November 2013 at 21:11

    Beautiful Pauline what patience you have to cut this out. I have a job now to cut a lot as my first finger has swollen up with arthritis. Oh the pleasures of age lol
    Bettyxxx

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  29. Pia S21 November 2013 at 06:38

    Simply stunning! It's a beautiful decoupage image and the string looks so great against the white background. I love the clean look of this card!

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  30. scrappymo!21 November 2013 at 06:43

    Beautiful! You have done a wonderful job on this card.

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  31. Melodie21 November 2013 at 08:26

    Fantastic card and soooo elegant.
    Hugs
    Melodie

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  32. julie_woolston21 November 2013 at 08:35

    Wow Pauline it is totally stunning .
    Hugs Julie xxx

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  33. KraftyKoolKat21 November 2013 at 12:45

    A stunning CAS creation Pauline. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely creation with us at Totally Papercrafts.

    Hugs
    Cathy DT Member
    xxxxxx

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  34. Janice22 November 2013 at 07:48

    I'm thinking I need to visit the store you mention! What a stunning CAS card, love it Pauline, Jx

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  35. Darlene 22 November 2013 at 14:43

    Perfect and simply beautiful! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood’s ‘EMBOSSING’ challenge and please come back again soon!
    Darlene
    one of the 'Sistahs'
    The Sisterhood of Crafters
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

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  36. Inkypinkydelights23 November 2013 at 08:30

    What a lovely clean looking and striking card Pauline. Happy Weekend, Judy x

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  37. Jan 23 November 2013 at 16:33

    Fabulous Pauline xx Jan

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  38. nwilliams624 November 2013 at 14:55

    OM gosh, this is soooo cool! I love the great image and your layers are perfect. I like the diffused ef too - I need to learn how to do that! This is a beautiful creation - it inspire me too! Hugz!

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  39. coldwaters224 November 2013 at 19:57

    These are a great range of stamps aren't they I have just bought one of her new releases, I have always loved the work of Jayne N I used to watch her in the early days of Create and Craft when she did Mandala stamps, you have done an awesome job with this stamp the colouring is perfect.
    hugs
    lorraine x

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  40. Aunty Sue24 November 2013 at 22:49

    such a lovely christmas card, thanks for sharing with this week at Crafty Sentiments hope to see you back again next week

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  41. Micki25 November 2013 at 01:53

    Beautiful. LOVE that embossed background panel, really makes the flower pop. Thanks so much for playing along with us in The Sisterhood of Crafters in our Embossing Challenge.

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  42. Audrey Ernst (hippieaud)25 November 2013 at 02:06

    Great creation Pauline, this image is gorgeous! Thanks so much for playing at Crafty Sentiments this week. Hope all is well:)

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  43. Carol25 November 2013 at 20:12

    Stunning CAS creation Pauline, love it. Carol x

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  44. Jackie26 November 2013 at 14:55

    This is simply gorgeous! Thank you for joining us this week at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge. I hope you play along with us again soon.

    Jackie, Crafty Sentiments Designs DT

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  45. Hazel30 November 2013 at 18:08

    Thanks for entering this lovely card for my CHNC challenge extra for November - hope to see you again soon. x

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  46. Fleur2 December 2013 at 10:13

    So Pretty, thanks for sharing with us at Deep Ocean
    HUGZ Fleur xXx

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