Hello and welcome to Lavinia World Stamps' 3rd challenge.
Yes, crafting friends, I started on my Christmas cards in June :-) Since I love everything about Christmas, it's never too early for me to start on my Christmas cards. As you know, I also love stitching on cards, so you can imagine how much I enjoyed making this card.
I used Versafine Clair Shady Lane to stamp the Mistletoe image from Lavinia Stamps, and added pearls for each berry. Next I stitched the pattern, from Stitch & Do 92 kit, in green, red and white, and accented it with the same pearls. Using Versafine Clair Nocturne, I stamped the Fairy Merry Christmas greeting, also a Lavinia stamp.
On the inside of the card, I continued the theme by stamping the Mistletoe image several times and in several angles along two of the edges of the card. Next I stamped the Spirit of Christmas sentiment and added
one of the Fairy Forages. As the greeting suggests, there has to be a fairy on the card, right? 😄
Since I didn't want to add the extra bulk on the inside of the card, instead of using pearls for the berries on the mistletoe, I added pearl dots by using a Viva Decor Pearl pen.
Here is a quick recap of the stamps I used with links to the Lavinia World store, for your convenience.
Well, crafting friends, that is it from me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed your visit and will make a project to come play along with us. Our theme is always Anything Goes as long as you use stamps, either rubber or clear, but NO DIGI stamps allowed.
We prefer that your submissions use Lavinia stamps, but it's not a requirement. However, if you do use Lavinia stamps in your project, your chances of winning are doubled.
The winner of the challenge will be able to proudly display our Lavinia World winner's badge on their blog, and receive a $15 gift certificate to the Lavinia World store. Lavinia World offers the complete range of Lavinia stamps and papers. Although Lavinia Stamps is from the UK, Lavinia World is a US based store that ships worldwide.
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Playing along with the following challenges:
I picked Swirls
Till next time,
crafty hugs,
This is so stunning, Lena, both inside and out!! The stitching is amazing as always!! The mistletoe looks so beautiful!! Love this!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
ReplyDeleteLisa
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Fabulous Christmas card Lena! I love the delicate stitching around the mistletoe and the little fairy perched on top of the sentiment is such a great way to carry the theme to the inside.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome Christmas card! I love the mistletoe on your card and the stitching is an added bonus! Love the sentiment too!
ReplyDeleteLena, this is stunning!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, inside and out. So pretty with the addition of the stitching and pearls.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty this is. I love everything about it Lena xx
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, Lena. Your stitching is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI really think that this is the best way to use the stamp! It looks perfect! Hugs
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful, Lena xoxo
ReplyDeleteLena this is gorgeous! Definitely a 'Mantel Sitter' for sure. Someone is going to treasure this card. WOWSERS!
ReplyDeleteOh, Lena, your stitching is breathtaking, and what a beautiful way of complementing the magic of the Lavinia stamp, especially for Christmas! The pearly berries are exquisite! Such a lovely creation, inside and out, and a great use of the same stamp! Thanks for inspiring me this afternoon! hugs, de
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous Lena! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Pick A Pattern’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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It's never too early! I love that you made a Christmas card. Your stitching is absolutely beautiful. Love the pearls on the front and your pearl drops inside are perfect. Viva Decor is one of my favorite products. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Double D!
ReplyDeleteThis is just lovely and your stitching is stunning. I think the pearls add so much to the whole look. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at the Double D Challenge. Hope we see you back again soon!!
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SO pretty! I can't believe that you did all this stitching! Beautiful card, Lena!
ReplyDeletewat een mooie kaart.
ReplyDeleteHet borduren is erg mooi in deze kaart.
Heel orgineel.