Image is a digi by Bugaboo called.' Christmas Ornament Gal.'
I must have taken at least 30 photos of this card around the house in different lighting and times of day but this is the best I can get. I have coloured in using my promarkers and then edged with a gold gel pen. Lots of red stickles glue applied too that is not showing up. Backed onto a strip of hessian and then tartan check design paper onto red cardstock and lastly green cardstock. The sentiment is by
Ultimate Crafts called ' Merry Christmas Swirls' and I have come to the conclusion that the Merry is not showing up due to having the tartan paper behind it. IRL it is not a problem.
Here is another shot that is not showing up all the bling.
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I love this fantastic image Valery, makes such a great card.
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Hi Mrs A this is a stunning Christmas card. I love the image you have used. I do hope you are feeling a lot better now. So many people have been ill. Have a great weekend. Take care. Hugs Jackie
ReplyDeleteSuch fun and she sure looks ready to party and loving the tartan x I sympathise with photo taking x
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous image Valery, she looks a real party girl, brilliant design too, Kate x
ReplyDeleteWonderful card, love the quirky image and the tartan paper
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Where is the party? I'm getting ready and I come! LOL
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A hilarious christmascard! I LOVE it!!
ReplyDeleteLia xx
Awesome coloring of that hilarious Christmasgirl...love the golden outlining.
ReplyDeleteThe tartan DP is gorgeous too.
Have a great weekend.
xxx Margreet
This is so amazing! Love the image.
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A fabulous card and a brilliant image - it would be the perfect image for a couple of my friends!
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Hi Mrs A,
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what a wonderful card and that image is brilliant.
Super design and such lovely gold touches too.
Snap I too have quite a few to show from before Christmas due to that awful virus I had.
Hope you are feeling much better now.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
What a fun card. The image is great and I like the strip of hessian. It works so well with the paper. Barbxx
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun image and you made a great card with it! Love hessian and tartan together, fab combo! With bad weather is very difficult make good photos...
ReplyDeleteA fabulous card Valery, love the gold edging around the image, really makes it 'pop'. I hope you're feeling much better now, these bugs tend to linger a bit.
ReplyDeleteWith my DT hat on I'd like to say thanks for joining us at Passion for Promarkers this week too, good luck in the draw.
Lorraine
What a fun image, and beautifully coloured! That gold pen edging is a great idea, especially on a Christmas card! I think the Merry Christmas shows up perfectly. It's a great die! Thanks so much for sharing this fun creation with us at Passion for Promarkers. I really hope you're feeling better now!
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Super fun image really made me smile, love the green tights, super RD card.
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Love how you have added the glitz!
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Susan
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What a fun card, I love the image! The tartan and hessian makes a great background. xx
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are over the flu and feeling better. This is really a fun card. JOYful January...<3
ReplyDeleteGreat card, I like the addition of the hessian
ReplyDeleteThat is one fun image! Great card, happy RD xxx
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous card. I have always loved these images that feature that particular "lady"!
ReplyDeleteYour work with the gold gel pen looks great and I agree that sometimes it is so difficult to get a photo that shows all the bling well!
Thanks for taking part in the January Rudolph Days Challenge.
Beautiful card, great image and lovely colouring, Valerie. Kisses, my friend.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great image, love it outlined in gold like that and I think you managed to get everything to show up in the photo really well
ReplyDeleteJane
Such a fun card, like the plaid background and burlap with this delightful image! So frustrating when it is hard to get a good picture but you accomplished it.
ReplyDeleteOoooh this is so cooool with a capital C!!! Love the sentiment you used too...so bold and gorgeous
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for joining us at the Rudolph Days Challenge!
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This is a super christmas card Mrs A and that Bugaboo Gal is such a fun image xx
ReplyDeleteHi Valery Anne, what a great card! I know what you mean about photographing something with gold embossing. Such a pain but in real life it looks so fantastic, doesn't it? Love that image! How fun that she is virtually wearing a wrapped gift while holding that enormous ornament. Beautiful colouring and shading. Great use of papers for your background, too. And that oversized, bold sentiment...genius! Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.
ReplyDeleteThose gold gel pens are gorgeous in real life but a total swine to photograph! Great card and yup, I love the sparkle x
ReplyDeleteWhat a glitzy, glam image you've created. Love the tartan background and burlap along with the red die cut Merry Christmas. Glad you're over the flu ValeryAnn and able to share this with us at the Watercooler Wednesday "All About Christmas" challenge this week. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteOne cool chick on this card, love it.xxx [aNNie]
ReplyDeleteSometimes you get a card like that when the photo just won't do it justice. I love that image and the layout you did with it.
ReplyDeleteLove these funky images - they make me smile! The gold outline around this big green bow sparkles and of course the tartan background-perfect. I loved the touch of texture with the burlap tucked behind. Of course the sentiment is a lovely flourish, pretty card. Glad you finally got well enough to post it! Hope ya'll stay healthy for a while. That stuff is really going around everywhere. TFS & Hugs
ReplyDeleteYou have my sympathy Valery. I seem to spend my life photographing my cards/creations and never seem to get it just right!!!
ReplyDeleteLove Stella, she is so sassy. Did you go round the whole image with a gel pen!!! Wow, that must have taken some time, but the effect is fabulous. Love the tartan background and touch of hessian.
BTW I am also in Hampshire.
Thank you for sharing in my 'bling' challenge.
Lin
Crafty Cardmakers
She looks fabulous Valery, and I love the strip of hessian. Have a very happy week, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteHi Mrs A
ReplyDeleteA real festive fun card. Love the shiny bits.
I'm just getting used to a new camera so with that and lighting, it can be trying at times.
Best wishes.
Ang x
This is such a fun image! Love all the touches of bling paired with the rustic touch of burlap and the plaid pattern.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun card!! Love the sassy image and all the touches of bling. Love that tartan paper too! Thank you for playing along with us at Crafty Cardmakers. x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card ValeryAnne. I love the fun image and your colouring is perfect. The glitter pen outline looks like embossing, such a cool idea. Lovely papers and the die cut sentiment is fab. Thanks for sharing with us at PFP this week and good luck in the prize draw. Hugs, Denise x
ReplyDeleteFabulous image and I love the way you used the gold gel pen to really make it sparkle - and difficult to photograph!! A great card design which is just perfect for our 'Lots of Layers' challenge at Passion for Promarkers this week. Thanks for joining us, good luck in the prize draw and I hope we'll see you again soon!
ReplyDeleteLove Jacky x
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Great Glitzy card! Thanks for sharing it at Watercooler Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteoh, i love the plaid paper, the fun image and the fancy die cut sentiment on this festive christmas card! i usually have to take a lot of photos just to get one straight one so i sympathize. thank you so much for playing along with the rudolph days challenge.
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This is a terrific card, Mrs A, what a great image!
ReplyDeletelove Mags B x
Oh good grief - it's Mrs A all ready for a Christmas party! Fabby card my friend! She does look like a saucy minx :)
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Di xx