Hello friends. We have a wintry optional theme at Allsorts this week
Winter Flowers & Fauna chosen by Brenda and the prize is this
2 prizes AALL and Create A5 stamp sets
I love being on this Design Team they are such an inspirational bunch and I have tried to extend my repertoire!! It's working and these days I don't always go for "cute".
I have had the Cheery Lynn poinesttia die for many years and normally use it as an embellishment on the aforementioned "cute" cards. This time I wanted it to be the star so cut it in some lovely satin board that came from Joanna Sheen a long time ago and stuck them on a heat embossed hessian Wow stamp (also very old). The die cut sentiment is one of Sue Wilsons. To finish off I splattered gold watercolour paint. The card is actually a lovely clotted cream colour but the glare from the gold has lightened them somewhat.
As we kiss goodbye to November I thought I would share some pics of the last couple of weeks where we seem to have had ALL the weather thrown at us!!
Frosty Days (and kisses)
Snowy Days
Rainy Days
Thank you for paying me a visit today. I hope you have a good weekend xx
13 comments:
Beautiful layered Christmas card,the Hessian stamped image looks gorgeous in gold with a fabulous pop of red from the poinsettia
You've reminded me that I also have that die and haven't used it in years! Love it against the gold hessian embossing. We've certainly had a mix of weather here in November too, flooded fields, 5" of snow, fog, ice, you name it! Hopefully we can get out and cut the lawn for the last time today. :)
Your winter-themed creations are absolutely stunning, Sarah! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. I hope you visit again soon!
Like you we've had all sorts this last week or so, unusually although our car park is under water the paddocks are not too bad. Wednesday it rained all night, by 7am there was frost and like an ice rink everywhere.
I so like your very elegant cards, the gold hessian effect backdrop gives a real feel of luxury and a Poinsettia os always a hit with me.
So pleased you are enjoying your Allsorts journey, we certainly love having you on the team.
B x
Fabulous card, the shine of the poinsettia with the gold embossing and your cream card with splatters is stunning.
These are lovely!
Good for you stepping out of your comfort zone!
So pleased you are getting inspiration from our DT. You've got me using my papers up too! These are wonderful cards with a great contemporary design.
What a gorgeous pair of cards, Sarah and I'm loving that hessian stamp - the perfect background for your design.
Thanks for the pics of your neighbourhood - it looks beautiful whatever the weather!
Hope you are keeping well,
Hugs
Carol x
Gorgeous cards Sarah. I love the designs - so classy
Lorraine x
Great cards Sarah, very elegant.
Thank for sharing the photos, we certainly have had so many changes of weather over the last few weeks.
Liz xx
Beautiful cards, Sarah! Loving the texture. Great pics too. Animals seem to enjoy all the weathers! xx
Two lovely cards Sarah, the Poinsettia looks fabulous in the red satin board. Sorry I haven't been commenting very regularly I'm finding life a little difficult at the moment.
Lorraine
Gorgeous cards, Sarah. I love the stunning design. Thanks for the glimpse into your life.
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