Monday 23 September 2013

A Christmas Easel

Hello all and I hope that your week has started well.  Busy at work today - this is the start of week 4 in my new job and I'm really enjoying it.  It's a good team of people that I'm working with, and there is a constant stream of staff and boys coming through (I'm in the office at a boys grammar school!) so no two days are the same - which is great!  But it's a big school (about 1100 boys, mostly day boys like my son, but nearly 200 are boarders as well) so it's going to take me some time to get to know all the staff, etc.  And my poor brain cells are pretty overloaded as it is, so I'm hoping it won't take me too long!

Anyway, I just wanted to share a Christmas card with you made with Nikky Hall's fabulous new cd 'Home for Christmas'

This is a fantastic cd with some wonderful images, papers and embellishments.  I've used a topper from the cd and just added a little glossy accents to the holly berries, some distress ink and some stitching


I decided to make an easel card.  I used a different paper design from the cd to make a rosette and added a button & silver bells from stash.  The sentiment is mounted on kraft card with a Spellbinders 'floral ovals' die. 


I hope you like it!  And don't forget to check out the cd on the Polkadoodles website HERE

Back soon ,
Kim x 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:-
Challenges 4 everybody - anything goes
One Stitch at a time - anything goes
A creative romance - dies/punches


18 comments:

  1. Oh, it's nice to have an updatr on how you are enjoying your new job Kim - it sounds as though you are still happy at the end of the day but not quite as exhausted as you were a couple of weeks ago. You've created a pretty Christmas card here - I particularly like the rosette to suppoty the opened card. Good luch in our challenge this week. Ingrid xx (OSAAT Team)

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  2. A beautiful festive Christmas design. Love the rosette.
    Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}

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  3. Wonderful card Kim, beautiful papers. I am not allowing myself any more Christmas stash :0(
    Where have those four weeks gone?! Glad you are still enjoying your job xx

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  4. This is gorgeous Kim, the design is fabulous and I love the rosette.
    I'm glad you are enjoying your new job even though you are very busy!
    Sue xx

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  5. This is lovely Kim. The papers are gorgeous and I love the design.
    So pleased your job is going well and that you are enjoying it.
    Hugs Sharon. x

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  6. Beautiful card, Kim. Love these papers and great die cuts! TFS

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  7. This is beautiful Kim. Especially like the papers and the cute little accordion flower. Been under the weather a bit so I'm behind on visiting, but wanted you to know I enjoyed your cards. Hugs!

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  8. Fabulous card Kim - love the DP's and great accordion flower as the stopper.
    Have a wonderful day.
    Debs xx

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  9. Love your easel card Kim, great design and papers :) So glad that you are enjoying your new job.

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  10. That's fab Kim. Really different. Gorgeous.

    Susan x

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  11. This is so delightful Kim. I cant believe that you are in week four already of your new job.
    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxxx

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  12. Such a gorgeous card! Love the colour palette and lovely papers and design!

    Hugs
    Gina x

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  13. This is fab Kim! and so glad to hear your loving your new job :) huggles Sue xxxxxxxxx

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  14. I love this easel card, the papers, embellishments and of course the cute sentiment. Thank you for sharing it with us over at Jellypark Friends for our The Sentiment is the key Challenge. Mel :o)

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  15. This is just lovely. I really like the paper you used and the sentiment.

    Thank you so much for playing along with the Stitchy Angel Design Team this week! Hope to see you next week!

    Hugs,

    Chriss- OSAAT- DT

    www.chrissandlou.blogspot.com

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  16. A beautiful Card. Thanks for sharing with us at ACR
    Hugz Fleur ♥♥♥

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  17. Wonderful easel card and I love your design paper. Thank you for playing along this week at OSAAT. I sure hope to see you back again very soon. Good Luck in the challenge!!!

    TTFN,

    CraftyGirl OSAAT DT
    craftygirlcardsandcrafts.blogspot.com

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  18. Wonderful easel card, I love the papers!! Thank you for joining us this week at OSAAT and good luck. Hugs NIKKI DT

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I love reading your comments - and thanks for taking the time to leave one!
Kim x