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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

August CAS Christmas Reminder

Hi everyone.  We are over half way through the month and it's time for the CAS Christmas August Reminder.  This month Trina is our very talented host, and she'd like to see Pine included on your CAS Christmas card entries.

I started by using the Festive stencil (Tim Holtz), adding a layer of white texture paste.  Once I removed the stencil, I sprinkled over top of the wet paste with Kaleidoscope embossing powder.  I let the paste dry before heat embossing.  It adds a lovely sparkle to the background which is hard to see in the photo above, but you can see it more in the close-up photo below.

I die-cut pine branches and berries (AliExpress) from metallic card stock, gathering them into a swag and topping with a black sentiment banner which is stamped and heat embossed in gold.  I always happy when I have a chance to add a bit of sparkle to a Christmas card. :)

Close-up ...
I hope you'll check out the reminder post on the challenge blog to see the beautiful pine cards from our wonderful Designers.

Come join us ... the challenge is open for another week.

I've used snippets for the pine branches, berries and sentiment ... so I'm sending this card over to Snippets Playground Challenge #434.

Thanks for coming by!

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Stamps:  Snowglobe Sayings - retired (MFT)
Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Green and Red Foil card stock (Nuvo); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Versamark
Accessories:   Festive stencil (Tim Holtz), white texture paste (Dreamweaver), palette knife, Kaleidoscope embossing powder (Stampendous), heat tool, Pine Branches and Berries dies (AliExpress), gold embossing powder

Challenges:
CAS Christmas August Reminder - Pine


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21 comments:

  1. Linda17 August 2022 at 10:52

    Loll, so much texture on your beautiful card.

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  2. Julia Aston17 August 2022 at 13:29

    Your shiny pine looks so real and prickly popped up over your lovely sparkly white stenciled background Loll! The red berries really pop in the metallic red! xx

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  3. Christine Alexander17 August 2022 at 14:35

    Beautiful Loll, love the sparkle on your white on white background and your sprigs of pine and berries look so pretty on top ♥

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  4. Pat17 August 2022 at 14:48

    This is gorgeous Loll and love the wonderful sparkly texture using that pretty TH stencil, and the bright and pretty green pine branches and red berries brought together with the gold on black sentiment strip work brilliantly over the top. x

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  5. Bonnie17 August 2022 at 16:20

    WOW! Love that stenciled background and these beautiful metallic pine boughs and berries, Lolly! A great way to add the sentiment too!

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  6. Marcia Hill17 August 2022 at 17:08

    What a BEAUTIFUL card Loll!! I love the sparkle with the embossed stencil and the shine of the metallic card you die cut the pine branches and berries from...soooooo pretty!! Hugs. :0)

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  7. Lisa Elton17 August 2022 at 18:19

    Your shimmery pine swag is wonderful, Loll! I like the way it pops on the fun embossed background!

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  8. Papercraft Boutique17 August 2022 at 21:46

    This is stunning, Loll! The sparkle of the stenciled & heat-embossed holiday greenery is so pretty and festive! The white-on-white stenciling adds so much interest to the background and keeps the card CAS. I love that you topped the shiny swag of pine branches and berries with a black sentiment banner! Wonderful design!
    Hideko xx

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  9. Julie B18 August 2022 at 00:57

    Very festive Loll, love the sparkly WoW behind your sprig of foliage. :)

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  10. kiwimeskreations18 August 2022 at 01:29

    This is a delight Loll - love the subtle background, and the gorgeous die cuts are beautiful gathered together like that
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  11. Di18 August 2022 at 04:31

    Wonderful card Loll - I love the CAS of your fir branches spray - and the embossing past background is stunning.

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  12. Snippets Playground18 August 2022 at 06:44

    Lovely embossed and glitzy background which shows off the snippets of pine wonderfully.

    Thanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. See you up in the treehouse later! xxx

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  13. Nstiz18 August 2022 at 12:55

    I too am a fan of shiny and glittery for Christmas cards. Love the way you arranged the pine and topped it with the black sentiment. I also love the dimension you created by arranging it the way you did.

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  14. Bobby18 August 2022 at 15:46

    I love the shine the metallic cardstock gives your branches and berries, Loll. I never know what to do with that stencil but I love what you did. If only I remember it when I get home. ;)

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  15. Susan18 August 2022 at 16:59

    Love the white on white stencilling for the background. The metallic green pine branches have such a lovely shine!

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  16. Leslie Miller19 August 2022 at 08:40

    Shiny bright greenery on glittery stenciling... very festive and pretty! It may look CAS, but I know you took some time and special care with this card. It's beautiful, Loll!

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  17. Trina P.19 August 2022 at 14:21

    Oh this is gorgeous! Love the design, the shiny green pine branch and the sparkly white stencilled heat embossed background. So many amazing details.

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  18. Barb Ghig25 August 2022 at 13:04

    Another GORGEOUS Christmas card, Loll! I love how you added dimension with your pine sprigs and berries and your white on white stenciling is fabulous...such a festive card! You are such an inspiration to us all ~ xx

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  19. Linda W. (ScrappinBari)27 August 2022 at 14:09

    Just love the delicate branches with berries atop the shimmery embossing paste background, Loll - so gorgeous!!

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  20. Linda1 September 2022 at 03:34

    WOW! This is simply gorgeous. Love the shimmery texture in the background, and your pine branches look so festive xx

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  21. BożenA19 November 2022 at 16:03

    You have beautifully combined spruce twigs with blueberry twigs. They look perfect with your embossed background.
    xx

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Thanks so much for leaving a comment. I love hearing from you! Loll :)