Aaaahhh, it's been a week since I've been in my Happy Room...I've been down with the flu from HELL. However, recovery is here, and I played with paper yesterday for the first time since my last post. So, challenges...always a favourite way to pique my creative curiousity! This week's Created by Hand challenge is to use beads. Over at Secret Crafters, they want us to use a seasonal theme, and the Charisma Cardz Craft Challenge this week is "Merry and Bright."
This first card is done with the new Webster's Pages Christmas paper collection, which I just LOVE! It has such a beautiful Victorian feel, with those beautiful roses. I added Swarovski crystal beads to the front as red berries, and small self adhesive pearl beads to the trim just underneath the punched edge. Interestingly, these gorgeous papers are featured on this week's Moxie Fab World site...go over and see them all, they're STUNNING! I used a Quietfire Design Merry Christmas stamp here. I love how Suzanne's beautiful calligraphy enhances this simple design!
Here's another Christmas card, hand stitched and hand beaded, with a stamp from an Inkadinkado Christmas set.
Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today! I'll stop by your place too!
22 comments:
what beautiful cards. love how you created the xmas tree
Oh Deborah, these cards are just gorgeous!
Glad to hear you`re feeling better!
Your christmas cards are so beautiful! Love your stitching/beading. Awesome work!
Your christmas card are gorgeous!!
Beautiful Deborah!
beautiful deborah
beautiful deborah!
Both cards are so exquisite! Thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz.
So glad you are feeling better. Was missing your beautiful creations! I just saw these gorgeous papers over at the moxie fab world and looky at you... You already have them and are creating gorgeous cards with them! The hand beading is so stunning!
Gorgeous cards, particularly the first one. Love the idea of showcasing the inside with the diagonal cut front.
wow, you put alot of heart into these cards..so many embellishments!!! Great cards..all of them
Very elegant christmas cards!!
Linda
Glad you're feeling better and getting some paper therapy. Your cards are stunning! Love the Merry Christmas one! That paper is gorgeous.
Just beautiful Deborah!!!
thanks for the inspiration and glad you are feeling better
Beautiful cards!
The tree is especially attractive!
Thanks for playing with Charisma this week, your cards are just perfect for our Merry & Bright challenge.Good Luck
xx Vee
These hand stitched beaded cards are simply stunning. I don't do beading or sewing myself -- eyesight isn't up to the challenge -- but I greatly admire beautiful work like yours.
Awesome cards-- I love that tree!!
Oh what a fab cards.
luv
Debby
Both of these cards are beautiful! I simply LOVE the victorian card with the roses!!!!
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