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Friday, 9 September 2011

Phindy's Place Challenge #72 - stripes somewhere!

 
Good Morning, it's Friday so it's time for another Phindy's Place Challenge.  This week, amidst the chaos of builders digging up the foundations and the floor and an 18th birthday for my younger son yesterday, I realised that it is time I got on with some Christmas cards, otherwise it will have crept up and there will be no cards ready to send!  The challenge this week is to use stripes somewhere on your creation, so I found a traditional stripe which I think is a Stampin' Up paper that I won in blog candy years ago, and used that as the colourscheme for my image, Ho Ho Ho from Phindy's Place.

It's topped by a Christmas light stamp that was a freebie with a new magazine that I stamped onto the completed card and then onto red card.  The lights spell out "Merry Christmas" but I think they are very small so I added a sentiment lower down the card too.

My card is for the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday - sketch
Crafty Ribbons - Festive cheer in September
Charisma Cardz - inspired by a song - not very inventive but this is We Wish You a Merry Christmas:)
Scrapbook Sisters - Ho ho ho

Here's progress to date in the sitting room...
 And the birthday boy at the champagne & oysters bar in Selfridges, looking a little underwhelmed!



13 comments:

  1. Love your card, that image is fab! The lounge looks better than the last photo.....

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  2. Lovely card
    thank you for joining us at Charisma Cardz this week
    Love Jan
    xx

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  3. Awesome card, Anne. Great colouring of the image as usual. Congrats to the birthdayboy and i hope you`ll soon have your sitting room back in order, lol. Have a great weekend. Hugs...Mona

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  4. I wish I was so organised with my christams gets, need to get started now lol. Your card fab especially your colouring and thanks for entering this week at charisma.

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  5. That Santa is soooo much fun!! What a GREAT holiday card!!! Some super fun pics too!!! Have a great weekend Anne!

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  6. Oh, great card Anne! Looks like your room is well underway and you had some nice family time.

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  7. Gorgeous card Anne, the papers are so lovely and perfectly traditional with the cute little santa. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Ribbons.
    Pinky

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  8. Gorgeous card, lovely colors and details.
    Thanks for joining us at Sketch Saturday!
    Hugs, Bente

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  9. gorgeous card, thanks for joining in with our first challenge at CRAFTY RIBBONS...X carol

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  10. Very cute Christmas card. Thanks so much for joining in with us at the Charisma Cardz challenge this week.
    Jenni x

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  11. Hi Anne, what a gorgeous card. I love the image and papers and your choice of song is perfect. Thanks for joining us at charisma cardz this week. Hugs, Denise x

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  12. What a beautiful creation! thanks so much for joining our Inspired by a song challenge this week
    at Charisma Cardz! good luck carlyann xx (Charisma Cardz DT/Owner)

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  13. Great choice of papers - works so well with SANTA image.
    Must add your seeing double card is incredible.
    Best wishes, Sharon

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