Sunday, August 05, 2018

July Rudolph Days

Hi everyone.  It's time for the July Ruloph Days.  Yes, I know it's August, but Rudolph Days was delayed by a week as Maureen, who runs the Rudolph Day challenge, was on holiday.  Hope you had a great vacation Maureen!!

Today I'm sharing an pretty ornament die-cut that I bought recently.  I used a small piece of leftover embedd brushos that I made when experimenting with this technique.  Always great to have pieces like this in my stash to make a quick and easy card. :)

This comes as all one die (except for the silver top to the ornament.  I cut it from white card stock and then cut it again from my brusho piece, which is inlaid.  The top was cut from silver foil paper and adhered to the top of the ornament.  Everything was popped up with foam and adhered to my card base which had a stamped sentiment.

Here's a close-up ...






Stamps:  Everyday sentiments (AliExpress)
Paper:  Watercolour (Arches 140 lb. Cold Press) for ornament; White (Neenah 110 lb. card stock); Silver Foil (SU!)
Ink:  Brushos:  Turquoise, Ultra Marine; White Pigment ink; Pacific Point ink (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Snowflake embossing folder (Cuttlebug), water mister, Lavinia Snowflake Ornament (Poppy Stamps)

Challenges:
Rudolph Days - July (extended to Aug. 7)

27 comments:

Kath said...

A fabulous card - I love the brusho bauble.
Kath x

Bunny said...

Beautiful. Love the blue. [Bunny]

Marcia Hill said...

This is absolutely GORGEOUS Loll!! I love that the die is all one...so pretty! I really like the embedded brusho's too...do you emboss before or after adding the brusho's? Another lovely, lovely card!! :0)

Carol L said...

This is one of the most beautiful CAS Christmas cards I've ever seen, seriously! This is just stunning with that brusho inlaid piece in contrast with the white and silver!

Aquarius said...

Brilliant use of your piece of Brusho'd card - very striking card

Julie B said...

Fab card, love it. :)

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

That blue is fluorescent, a so very beautiful card.
Faith
x

nancy littrell said...

LOVE your new snowflake ornament and topper, Loll. I just checked it out at Poppy Stamps..so pretty. Your cards is gorgeous with your Embedded Brushos background. Don't you just love finding treasures in your stashes:-) TFS, My friend. Hugs...

MaryH said...

Ha, just found out that Rudy Day had opened (and I was at Mo's blog for a CCC visit and missed this little bit of info). Your snippet brusho piece looks gorgeous cut into this elegant ornament. It is uber gorgeous! Don't think I've seen this die before. TFS & Hugs

Liz said...

Stunning card, Loll, I love the ornament and the shade of blue is beautiful. xx

Bonnie said...

I love all that white on white dimension with the die cut snowflakes, Loll! The ornament is so pretty with that embedded technique that I still haven't mastered! A beautiful Christmas card, my friend!

Nstiz said...

Love the rich, royal blue ornament Loll and love the contrast by keeping the all white background! The snowflakes added just the right amount of texture to this. Love that you achieved a pattern on that wonderful ornament.

Colleen said...

That color is so gorgeous, rich and vibrant. Love it Loll!!

Susan said...

Love the rich vibrant blue of the centre! CAS perfection with just the ornament and sentiment!

Quillish said...

Oh my.. my jaw dropped again! Look at that vibrant blue and the whites. Who can do CAS better than you?

Christine Alexander said...

Absolutely gorgeous Loll, love the deep blue with the white snowflake die.

JosieD said...

Such an interesting card, Loll! Love the look of the snowflakes all around and the way the ornament turned out.

Jeanne said...

Beautiful ornament and card. Wow! You always have such wonderfully detailed cards, Loll. I love the embossing on the ornament and the color is just so striking! Excellent work!

Trina P. said...

Wow! Jaw-dropping gorgeous, Loll! That particular blue is my favourite colour! So vibrant and striking. Love it against the white snowflakes background. xx

Linda said...

Beautiful card. Love the embossing on the ornament, and the added snowflakes xx

Mac Mable said...

Wow ...great vibrant colour of that fabulous Christmas bauble. The white snowflakes are so pretty and love the dimension and layering of them. Do so like the sentiment stamped in the blue and the pop of silver looks great. Eye catching card x.

Karen Dunbrook said...

love the look mf...the pop of blue is breathtaking.
xx Karen

madhatter said...

Such a beautiful card and fabulous inspiration. I bought some pixie powders a while ago which I've been waiting to use, and this has given me lots of ideas. I want to thank you for sharing all your creations, I have spent a good couple of hours trawling your blog and it has made me think about a lot of the items I already own and how I can use them. I can't wait to get started.
Happy Crafting.
Tracey.x

Papercraft Boutique said...

What a beautiful embedded brusho ornament (and inlaid!), Loll! I love it! The white pattern on the ornament and the silver cap go so well with Brusho blue. The snowflake die-cuts are so pretty and placed in perfect balance! Hideko xx

Anita in France said...

What a beautiful blue bauble, Loll ... the colour positively glows ... and is gorgeous with those crisp white snowflakes! Hugs, Anita :)

BożenA said...

Such a beautiful ornament, an amazing shade of blue. This contrasts beautifully with the white base and white snowflakes.
BożenA xx

Aileen said...

What an amazing looking card this is Loll. Love the design on the christmas bauble looks stunning actually the whole card does. Such a delicate beautiful design. I also love the background behind your card, perfect for Christmas.