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1 July 2013

Season's Greetings!!

WOW! I really can't believe its the 1st of July today...madness if you ask me! One good thing though its the start of a new challenge over at 
Sparkles Christmas where this month we want to see your

CHRISTMAS TREES!

so Christmas trees, make a scene with fir trees, anything with trees as long as it's Christmas!

I decided to use a stamp that I got free last year in a magazine, along with some papers that were also free from somewhere lol!



Challenges I Would Like To Enter
Christmas Card Throwdown- sketch number 7
The Glory Of Christmas- song 'Rocking Around The Christmas Tree'
Squirrel & Fox- Christmas in July
Christmas Stamping- inspirational photo
Crimbo Crackers- you've had it how long? (papers & Stamps last year)

Images & Colouring Mediums
Image- 'Tulip' Urban stamps by Papermania
Tim Holtz Distress markers, distress inks, Promarker & Flexmarker
Trousers- faded jeans & tumbled glass
Slippers- faded jeans
Hat- worn lipstick 
Collar- faded jeans
Sentiment- maroon (promarker) & soft aqua (flexmarker)
All distress colours highlighted are available from Natalie & Amy's in ink pad form!

Papers & Embellishments
DP- 'Tis The Season' stack by Beth Gunnell
My stash- cotton wool & maroon card
Sentiment by Birdscards

Tools & Glues
'Collall all purpose glue' from Natalie & Amy's
'Collall 3D glue with tools' from Natalie & Amy's

Our sponsor this month is Di's Digi Downloads, the winner will receive a $10 voucher to spend in store!

Thank you for stopping by today, I will hopefully be around to visit you all tomorrow. Having a snuggly day today catching up on the weekends
 'Big Brother' with Danni!
Make sure you pop over to the main challenge blog & see what fab 'Christmas Tree' creations the DT have made!
Hugs xx

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25 comments:

  1. shaz earl1 July 2013 at 11:24

    Brilliant card missus, hope you feel better soon, hugs Shaz xx

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  2. Kim.1 July 2013 at 16:29

    Aw this is a cutie card, lovely papers and adorable freebie image.
    I hope you have had a lovely weekend.
    Kim xXx

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  3. Sandra H1 July 2013 at 19:13

    Fab card Shell xx

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  4. Sue B 1 July 2013 at 19:14

    Aww this is gorgeous Shell… it's a very cute stamp set and I love those scrummy papers!! love the cute little fur bobble on the doggies hat!! :-))
    Hope you have a good week hun!
    Big hugs
    Sue xx

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  5. Claire1 July 2013 at 19:17

    Lovely card, great image and layout. Hugs, Claire x

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  6. Debbie1 July 2013 at 19:56

    Really lovely card Shell.Fab layout and cute stamp.You take care of yourself - hope you improve and feel brighter soon.Hugs x

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  7. Carole1 July 2013 at 20:03

    great card Shell

    Hugs
    Carole xXx

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  8. Sue1 July 2013 at 20:10

    Fabulous card Shell, I love that image and beautiful papers.
    hugs Sue xx

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  9. Vicky1 July 2013 at 20:43

    Beautiful hun...love the image and the fabulous colours too...:o)

    biggest of hugs Vicky xx

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  10. Anonymous1 July 2013 at 21:14

    A fab christmas card, love the image!
    Helen x

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  11. Hazel1 July 2013 at 23:07

    Beautiful card - thanks for entering the challenge on The Glory of Christmas. You might like to also add it to http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/chnc-challenge-extra-for-july.html - I'd love to see it there too x

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  12. Unknown2 July 2013 at 00:22

    This is an awesome Christmas creation. The image is so cute and the little dog is, too!
    Thanks for joining us over at The Squirrel and The Fox.

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  13. Lesley2 July 2013 at 17:28

    Great card Shell! I love the colours and images! xx

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  14. Mynn xx2 July 2013 at 19:24

    This is darling! LOVE the scene you created with your sweet images! Thanks for joining us at 52CCT! :)

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  15. Pat (mspfd)2 July 2013 at 19:26

    Adorable image and creation! Thank you for joining us for CSAYL Challenge #22.

    Pat, CSAYL DT Member

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  16. coops3 July 2013 at 11:27

    gorgeous card shell.fab image and papers and I love your colours :D

    xx coops xx

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  17. Anet's Crafting3 July 2013 at 12:42

    Your card is beautiful Shell. I like the colours and image.

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  18. Pat3 July 2013 at 14:47

    Lovely colourful Christmas card Shell, cute image.

    Pat xx

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  19. Heather3 July 2013 at 15:09

    This is so cute!! And to think that the image and papers were free!!! Double bonus for you. : ) I love the little pompom tufts on the ends of the hats. A great finishing touch. Thanks for playing with CSAYL.

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  20. Mau xx3 July 2013 at 20:30

    Hi Shell, Hope you are ok sweetie xx
    Love the card, you are going to well organised for Christmas. I will be starting mine end of Nov. as always....lol
    Huge hugs Mau xx

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  21. Danielle Vincent4 July 2013 at 05:26

    Darling card! Your fussy cutting skills are awesome. Thanks so much for joining us this week at 52CCT!

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  22. Jacqueline4 July 2013 at 09:44

    Thanks for joining in our challenge this week at 52CCT - your card is lovely - such cute images - Jacqueline xx

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  23. scrapsnsuch@gmail.com4 July 2013 at 11:12

    What a fun stamp - it creates a great scene! Plus the cotton is such a cute touch. Thanks for sharing your creation with us at CSAYL!

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  24. Deborah Frings5 July 2013 at 13:42

    What a super card - love the scene you created. Thanks so much for playing along with 52CCT this week!

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  25. MagsB6 July 2013 at 20:29

    Hi, hun! Big apologies for not being around recently, hopefully I'll be around blogland more often soon!

    This is such a lovely card, those images are terrific! I love the fluffy balls on their hats! this is such a great card!

    Also, thanks for joining in at The Squirrel and the Fox :)

    love Mags B x

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Thank you for stopping by & visiting my small part of the WWW, I really appreciate your comments & will try my best to return the kind gesture!
Hugs Shell xx