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Wednesday 24 December 2014

A Merry Christmas Birthday

One more sleep to go!! Are you all ready? I think I am, just about. Thank you to everyone who left birthday messages for me on Sunday.
Today I'd like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and say Happy Birthday to my brother. I'd just turned five when he was born (quite a few years ago) on Christmas Eve - and I thought he was the best Christmas present a little girl could receive. We have a tradition these days where I make Christopher a birthday card with a lovely lady on it. This is the card I've made for him.
I kept the card quite simple as he will probably only notice the pretty lady on it.

I started by covering a card blank with gold mirri and layering a square of green card. The paper is from Dovecraft's Twelve Days of Christmas paper pack and I matted that on gold mirri too. I used a Britannia die set and some X-cut dies to create the sentiment circle and added a bow.

This fabulous image is a stamp from Sweet Pea Stamps and is available in rubber and digi format. She is Kristy  by Joanne Schempp and I coloured her with Polychromos. I used distress ink around the image and matted and layered it onto green card and gold mirri card. I wrapped a short piece of ribbon around a top corner and added a matching bow.

I used a Marianne die to cut three branches from green card and then embellished them with lots of Frantage. I added another bow and finished the card with three red faux pearls.

Thank you to everyone for your wonderful support throughout this year and I hope you all have a fabulous Christmas and that Santa is very kind to you. I bet you don't get a baby brother though!

9 comments:

  1. Fabulous card...great image and colouring. Lol at Bro only looking at the pretty lady...typical blokey. :D

    Have a fab day! So excited about tomorrow. :D
    xx

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  2. Hi Andree this is a gorgeous card the lady is truly beautiful I think your brother will enjoy. Have a brilliant Christmas. Hugs Jackie

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  3. Fabulous Andree and I am sure your brother will love it. Wishing you and Martyn a Happy Christmas and all the best for 2015.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  4. A fab card Andree, am sure your brother will love it! Love these papers too. Hope you and your family have a wonderful time. Thank you so much for your support of my blog during the past year also, it's very much appreciated. Andree xx

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  5. Great card. Hope you have a fab Christmas xx Jan

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  6. Lovely card, really like the idea with the cutting die, i have that one, so thanks for the tip

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  7. Gorgeous! Love the cheeky image and the colours are just perfect xx
    hugs
    Sandie xx

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  8. AWESOME CARD AND BEAUTIFUL STAMP. LOVELY

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