Sunday, 24 October 2010

Green Onions for Sunday lunch?

Hels' has set a challenge this week for Sunday Stampers to use green - fortunately, not onions! So taking my pledge to try wherever possible to use challenges for Christmas cards, here is my green card!

I took a circle chip which I painted with a mixture of zucchini and green patina paint (from eco green), a piece of a torn book page distress inked in green. I mounted it on a 6x6 card covered with some paper (Craftwork cards 2010 Christmas range) which just happens to be green and purple; used Tim's pine needles stamp in the corners in forest moss DI. (not sure why I didn't reach for the pine needles ink...) The larger Tim reindeer stamp was stamped on cartridge paper in black and spritzed with a tea dye/gold perfect pearl reinker (as was the Christmas ticket stamp, also by Tim). Some green fibres and ribbon finished it off.

For a change, it is so bright and sunny in here I had trouble photographing this card!!
As you can see from the shadows of the fibres!

Have a great Sunday.
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16 comments:

  1. Netty24 October 2010 at 12:48

    Totally terrific Helen, such a gorgeous layout. Annette x

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  2. Hels Sheridan24 October 2010 at 13:17

    Gorgeous card Helen... thanks for joinin in with the Sunday sTamper... loving your Christmas stylee... tis very sunny here today too... tis chillywilly though LOL x

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  3. Tracy Evans24 October 2010 at 14:04

    Lovely Christmas card Helen, I really like the use of the circle in the background, great composition. Tracy Evans x

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  4. Carmen 24 October 2010 at 15:08

    Love the use of that stamp in the corners Helen :) And that reindeer - I keep seeing that, it's lovely.

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  5. Lori24 October 2010 at 15:28

    Love it, and those greens are lovely!

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  6. Joanne24 October 2010 at 15:33

    What a really beautiful card and such an imaginative use of all the components. I would be thrilled to receive it.
    Luv Joanne xx

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  7. Anonymous24 October 2010 at 17:53

    Fabulous card Helen! Love your composition! x

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  8. Pat24 October 2010 at 18:09

    Helen, that is wonderful! I love the way you layered, and the colors are blended so well together!

    Thanks for sharing.
    Hugs, Pat

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  9. Julia Dunnit24 October 2010 at 21:24

    Oh you're good - you're very good.

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  10. cheryl24 October 2010 at 23:28

    oh just love this,its gorgoues love the layout on this too hugs cheryl xx

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  11. Karen25 October 2010 at 09:22

    Gorgeous card: Lovely colour and great images.

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  12. Liverpool Lou (Anne)26 October 2010 at 14:29

    Stunning card Helen, love it :-)
    Anne xx

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  13. Elaine26 October 2010 at 20:01

    Love the shades of green on your card - makes it look very elegant!

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  14. Gez Butterworth26 October 2010 at 23:58

    Wow! What a PERFECT card Helen. Well done. I love it.xx

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  15. Cynthia Schelzig28 October 2010 at 09:47

    THis is a gorgeous Christmas card!!

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  16. flutterbycrafter28 October 2010 at 17:06

    Loving the green theme, gorgeous, don't know how I missed this post. xx

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