Wow lovely Bloggers, Friends and Limettes - what a fabulous challenge Mandi and Chrissie have set for us this week over at Less Is More - METALLICS!! And here is my card, which took longer to photograph than it did to make! The SU card looks rather orangey in the photo, but it's a lovely Christmassy red IRL. (Tuesday - Update - have managed to take a slightly better photo in daylight today)!
ANOTHER UPDATE - 13th Sept. - My card has been ShowCASed - Thanks Chrissie and Mandi!
ANOTHER UPDATE - 13th Sept. - My card has been ShowCASed - Thanks Chrissie and Mandi!
As I have used very old bits and pieces, I am also entering this into Jules' lovely Snippets Challenge at
Always With a Heart. Do pop over to see what Jules is up to!
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So peeps, for the LIM METALLIC challenge, I dug deep into my cupboards, drawers, boxes, shelves etc. and re-discovered these chunky metal initials C and H, which were originally hanging around the neck of a bottle of Carolina Herrera perfume (see the picture below for a "before I used them" shot). The perfume is long-gone, but I just couldn't bear to part with the initials as I thought they would come in useful one day!!
Recipe:
I printed appy hristmas in gray Parchment font, onto white cardstock and cut out with a Nestie Labels 18 die.
Edged the Nestie with Versamark ink and heat-embossed with Judikins Metallic Silver EP.
Chopped off the little metal circle from the "H" before attaching to the card with glue.
Attached the chunky metal snowflake (I think this came from an old Xmas card) to the "C" with silver
metallic thread then attached these to the card.
Wrapped silver metallic thread around the card and attached the Nestie with 3-d foam pads.
Edges of card coloured with a Pilot Silver ink pen.
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and here is a picture of the Carolina Herrera perfume bottle (found this on the internet today):-
Have a wonderful week everyone ~ love and hugs,
43 comments:
Very clever Sylvia, super charms and I love your embossed frame. xx
This is totally brilliant, what a superb use of those letters... you must be delighted with this little number!
Terrific Sylvie-Anne!
Thanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"
Oh wow, I love this card... love everything about it :o) Lisa x
Beautiful card, Sylvia. Love your fabulous perfume bottle initials. A really elegant LIM card:)
oh wow- well done on saving them using them and remembering where you put them LOL! - fab card.
Linbyx
Hi Sylvia
What a fantastic use of those metal initials .. .. they are the sort of thing I would keep .. .. but I doubt I would have ever thought of using them so cleverly!!
Will you be able to part with such a beautiful Christmas card do you think?
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful snippet make .. .. very inspirational.
Love Jules xx
Oh how marvelously brilliant!! I just love how you used the letters. Very elegant card and so clever.
TFS
Carole
'simply stunning' Sylvia....wow !!!
love and hugs
chris richards
xxxxxx
What a simply elegant creation Sylvia hugs rebekah xx
Really gorgeous lim card Sylvia. It's very elegant and your clever use of the metal letters looks fabulous.
Hugs, Fliss xx
oh wow this is fabulous .. and recycled too! I love how you used those letters - genius !
Lisa x
WOW this is FANTASTICALLY SUPERB!
Love everything about it
Thank you
Mandi
"Less is More"
Oh this is gorgeous.
luv
debby
What a super fabby card Sylvia. Love the style. Carolxx
Your Christmas card is superb Sylvia.
I love the metal letters. What a wonderful idea.
It looks amazing!
Love, Mel. xx
Hi Sylvia
I've just been having a lovely catch up with all your stunning creations and see that gorgeous Papermania stamp has had an outing!!! I love the way you've done it white on white, how gorgeous does it look!!!!
This one is beautiful too and the intitals from the perfume are just lovely!!!
Hope you are not being blown away today!!
Hugs Lisax
Such a simple but STUNNING creation Sylvia.... I love it!
Hugs
Christine x
Brilliant Sylvia, an ingenious use of the letters! Just goes to show, never throw anything away!!
Val x
Lovely work as ever Sylvia, you never let me down with your amazing work, gorgeous!!
Hugs Jacee
Wow, now who would have ever thought to keep those gorgeous letters, not me......lol This is such a beautiful Less is More card Sylvia and I so love the style and the beautiful lettering. Those embossed edges are amazing. Love the card my dear friend. "Hugs" Carol
Beautiful card, very stylish and love the use of the letters.
Kath x
Really clever bit of recycling, Sylvia. Bet your glad you kept them now. Rachel.
Great recycling Sylvia, it's a stunning card. Carol x
Sylvia this is a stunning card. Love the deep red with the silver and the recycled C & H are a brilliant idea.
Love Avril xx
Gorgeous card, love everything about it. I would definitely class it as a special card for a special person :o)
Super use of those letters Sylvia.
Hugs
Carrie
What a wonderful way to use these letters! A beautifully CAS card and so elegant! Stunning!
Clever re use of your embellishment, love your card. x
The eyes are behaving today so thought I would have a little hop about and so lovely to find this very elegant piece Sylvia.
B x
Brilliant and gorgeous card Sylvia.
luv
irene
xxxx
A super elegant card Sylvia, love it, such clever use of all your elements.
Great card Sylvia - I am particularily fond of that heat embossed edge...love the wonderful texture! Cheers Claire x
Very clever recycling of the CH letter's. Very striking, the silver embossing is sumptuous :-)
Gini
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Oh Poppy that is gorgeous its amazing what a simple choice of papers and colours can create such a beautiful card. hugs Shirleyxx
WOW!!! This is gorgeous!! Love it! xx
fabulous idea, lovely snippet card x
Hi Sylvia, just popped over from Jules' snippet challenge. What a fab idea to use these letters & as Jules' said, it pays never to throw antthing away. lol. A beautiful classic crimbo card.
Sally x
Great snippet card - love that you saved those letters and finally found a use for them. The font you have used is beautiful. Elizabeth x
Super card! Congrats at being showCASed at LIM! Isn't it great to be able to recycle those lovely bits and pieces. My husband is always wondering why I cannot throw anything away, lol. Love the silever embossing on the nestie, too.
Hi there Sylvia, Wow congrats on your beautiful card being showcased, fabulous news and so well deserved, I love it, big hugs Gay xxx
Very inventive and creative of you. This is a super card and well deserved for the ShowCASe.
Hugs, Sandra
Brilliant and resourceful! I didn't catch this card at the time but I see it was very deservedly showcased!
This is so elegant and stylish, Sylvia! Sorry it has taken me so long to get here!
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