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Nov 14, 2011

Christmas Cards

Hi there!

It's been too long since I posted some cards, so I thought I'd better get posting! Mandy and I spent part of the afternoon on Sunday making a few Christmas cards. These are the ones we finished.

This is Mandy's card. I just love it! It seems like a simple card, but actually, doing the cords and bows are quite time consuming and very fiddly! It's very sparkly in real life! :)  I thought the completed card was just adorable!


This is one of mine. I've seen button trees a number of times, but this one has pearls and bling added as well. The snowflake is all glittery, but it doesn't come through in the photo so well. I got the idea from the 'Bling Christmas tree' on the Hero Arts Site created by Shari Carroll- there's an instructional video, check it out!

This one is also mine. It was too simple to put together for words! It's one of Bo Bunny's papers...whose Christmas papers I really love!! All I did was cut out the tree, trim it down with my scallop scissors, and layered them...just a little crooked, because I like doing something different once in a while. I'm not sold on the sentiment cloud, but, oh well....someone might like it!

Anyhoo...

It looks like I'm ending the post here...I was hoping to add some more cards, but I started up my cutter to do up some socks and mittens and trees (oh my!), but I'm having trouble getting it to work. I think the problem may be with SCAL because I've reloaded the drivers, the computer recognizes it as there, but SCAL doesn't. 

Good thing there's a couple of technicians in the family...hopefully I can take them away from their busy schedules to help me out!

Blessings!
Carmen

21 comments:

  1. What gorgeous cards! I just love your blog; all your ideas and awesome art. Hmm, are you using SCAL with your Cricut? Because you can only run 2.0 I think...I know that getting my drivers to work was quite a feat, especially on my Mac. Thank goodness for techie relations (my husband, in my case)! Hope it gets sorted out soon!

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  2. Beautiful cards!!!
    Thanks for the last freebies, I snag a few of them :)
    I had never problems to leave a comment here... except not time???

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  3. Wonderful cards! Love that first one with the sparkly ornaments. Like you said, it may look easy but I know it wasn't! Like that snowman paper at the bottom too
    The button tree is adorable! Love the blue for a Christmas card. Very pretty snowflakes too.
    The last one is as cute as can be! Wonderful way to make a cute card with those trees!
    Love all of them.
    Lynn

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  4. Fabulous cards Carmen..I am totally in love with the button tree...love the blues..so clever and very pretty...

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  5. Great Cards, thank you for sharing!

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  6. All the cards are great. Mandy is definitely absorbing your skills.

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  7. Oh my, i love the tree cards. A great design with all the buttons, you sure need a few buttons for that project and having the crooked tree is fabulous. The ornament one is very eye catching...tfs
    thanks for the freebie in your last post...

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  8. Lovely cards.Your talent is awesome.Can't wait for your updates.
    Jocelan

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  9. Great cards! I am in love with the button tree too

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  10. Love your Christmas tree cards. Thanks for the ornament freebie.

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  11. Lovely cards. I love the christmas trees. Thanks for the freebies!

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  12. Gorgeous cards Carmen, I love the button tree:)
    Val x
    ps I used your steampunk penny farthing for my DT card it's here:
    http://canonburycreations.blogspot.com/2011/11/monochrome-cards-for-men-boys.html

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  13. Great cards! I'm not sure which is my favorite but I'm leaning towards the ornament card. TFS!

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  14. Awesome cards. Love the way you decorated the trees, never would've thought about it. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. Super love for the tilted xmas tree! Such an awesome idea!!

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  16. Wonderful cards! I love the button tree!

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  17. Those are so cute, Carmen! Love them!

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  18. Totally awesome cards, Carmen!!!

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  19. These are very clever. Thanks so much!

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  20. Love your cards :) especially the tipped tree card.

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Thanks for the comments!