Christmas Copy-Cat.......

Hello. and welcome!

Happy Bonfire Night to everybody in the UK.........what's the Guy Fawkes equivalent of "Bah Humbug"?  If I knew that, it would be written in foot high letters at the front of my house!  

I've never really been a fan of the yearly event.....had a "banger" thrown at my foot, when I was about 5 years old, and it stuck to, and burnt into, my sock.....I've still got a tiny scar, just under my ankle.....so fireworks are very pretty to watch.......from a distance......but I'd rather do without, thank you!

So, what did I do to take my mind off all the bangs, whizzes and kerflumps that were goin' on....and still are!....in my neighbourhood?

Yep.....made a Christmas card......you know me so well....ha!

I received a wonderful surprise from the very generous and talented Sara over at http://www.foldedpaperprintedpixels.com/ 

She sent me the most gorgeous Christmas card along with a whole bundle of Christmas- related goodies.......THANK YOU, SARA!

Well,  let me tell you, that Christmas card was just so pretty that I decided I had to steal copy the design.....even the stamp she used, 'cos it's one of my favourites!

Here's Sara's beeooteefool creation......

 

Another one of the times that I really wish I was a very-much-better photographer!  

Isn't this gorgeous?  She put so much detail in there....every little bit is just so lovely.....sigh......and I've just realised that I didn't take a pic of the inside.....rats!......just take it from me that it's as pretty as the outside...ha!

And here's my take on Sara's design........

The drool-worthy papers are from  the lovely stack that Sara included in my package, and I layered them onto kraft card.......a bit of pretty white lace and some kraft punched bits might have found their way onto here, too.....hahaaa.....

You know that I usually love my traditional reds and greens, but I really love the deep pink and blues in this stack....(will have to come back later to say which stack it is.....got brain-fog!).  I coloured in the sweet and lovely Winter Fairy from Wee Stamps with my trusty Promarkers, and added a smidgin of sparkle to her wings, and the snowflakes (punched with a really old Woodware punch)........

I bought a bag of these sparkly wooden stars from http://www.johnlewis.com/ .....pretty!

I printed the freebie sentiment onto more kraft and cut it out with a flower die.......just a little ink around the edges to finish.....

More kraft and ink for the Memory Box snowflake, and a cute button.....might hurt a bit, if all snowflakes fell to earth with a button attached....ha!

The large kraft mat is a Spellbinder's ......I love this one!

Thank you, Sara, for the much-appreciated inspiration.........I love your design!

hugs,

Anne-Marie x

Challenges:
quirkycrafts.blogspot.com  Layer it up AND Let it snow
pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com  Make it Sparkle
christmasstampin.blogspot.com  Anything goes
ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com  Christmas
sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com  All that glitters
abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com  V for Vibrant colours
divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com  Felling Festive
craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com  Use 3 different patterned papers (I did, Hazel!)