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Saturday, December 7, 2013

Star of Wonder

Christmas is coming, and it's one of my favorite times of the year.  My 15 YO's, too.  We love everything about it:  decorating the house, baking wonderful things, crisp winter air, Christmas Eve church service by candlelight, celebrating with loved ones, and so much more.  My daughter told me that she would decorate our whole house by herself, that's how much she loves it.  I just might hold her to that...


This card is full of things that make my heart happy:  pretty embossing, vintage thread...


...damask paper, subtle touches of glitter, beautiful stars, a sheer bow tied off with a pearly button and sentiment from Hero Arts.  Oh, and a pearl.  I love m'pearls.  You know I do!


Have you sent out your holiday cards yet?



Stamps: Holiday Sayings - Hero Arts Paper: cereal box chipboard; Sahara Sand, Bella Bleu pattern, Very Vanilla - SU Ink: Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko; Walnut Stain - Ranger Fibers: vintage thread; sheer ivory ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Accessories & Tools: star punch - Fiskars; pearl - Recollections; large star die - Wplus9; Aviary small embossing folder - Anna Griffin; Crystal Glitter - Martha Stewart; flower button - SU; tag
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23 comments:

  1. MarisaDecember 7, 2013 at 12:08 AM

    Love that big old JOY front and centre! My favorite Christmas word :) Lovely card.

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  2. Lesley December 7, 2013 at 4:10 AM

    How lovely is this card! Love the peaceful feel.

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  3. Julie Tucker-WolekDecember 7, 2013 at 6:58 AM

    soooooooo beautiful!!!! i love love love the stars!!!!!

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  4. SindhuDecember 7, 2013 at 7:16 AM

    So elegant Colleen! I want to steal that gorgeous bow! :)

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  5. BettyDecember 7, 2013 at 8:26 AM

    absolutely gorgeous - love everything about it - the colors you used are fantastic and a wonderful design!

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  6. BenziDecember 7, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    Love your stars and the wonderful embossing at the bottom....a perfect Christmas card.

    Hubby and I are going to do some decorating today. Hope to finish it. Sounds as if you and your 15 yr. old are ready to go head first into Christmas. What fun!

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  7. MariaDecember 7, 2013 at 9:45 AM

    What a beauty! I love everything about this card with stars, ribbon, tag, embossing, and twine! It's CAS elegance, so pretty!

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  8. walchowDesignDecember 7, 2013 at 4:06 PM

    Gorgeous card, Colleen! Love the mix of pp and the pretty bow. Oh! I love how you tied the twine towards the end too!

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  9. BumblebeeDecember 7, 2013 at 4:16 PM

    This is truly beautiful, I love this, and I'm sure whoever receives it will be blown away :)

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  10. Vicki DutcherDecember 7, 2013 at 8:27 PM

    And don't you do pearls smashingly! :) Yep, got my cards mailed out, and in fact I am hoping you got your's??

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  11. Karen DavisDecember 7, 2013 at 8:33 PM

    Oh! This card is completely gorgeous. I adore the colours you have used.

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  12. MackieMade Paper CreationsDecember 7, 2013 at 10:21 PM

    Gorgeous!!!

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  13. Emily KeatonDecember 7, 2013 at 10:25 PM

    In a word: GORGEOUS! No, I haven't sent out our cards yet--but we've decorated the house (tree went up last weekend) and today we did our Christmas baking: four different kinds of Christmas cookies. The kids counted: 244 cookies in all!

    Just LOVE this lovely card!

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  14. lisa808December 7, 2013 at 10:34 PM

    Gorgeous card!

    No, I haven't sent out my cards yet--I just started working on them today!

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  15. GiselaDecember 7, 2013 at 11:02 PM

    Very elegant card, beautiful!

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  16. PaperesseDecember 8, 2013 at 5:58 AM

    A beautiful card, Colleen!!!

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  17. SusieDecember 8, 2013 at 9:06 AM

    Collen, this is just Christmas magic on a card! The color palette used is so stunning!

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  18. Karen McAlpineDecember 8, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    Beautiful! Love the embossing at the bottom.

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  19. Leslie MillerDecember 8, 2013 at 12:16 PM

    Oh, so very elegant in these colors! Beautiful border embossing, too. I love to decorate the house for Christmas, but taking it down afterward is not so much fun, except by then I'm ready to reclaim the house. Happy holidays, Colleen!

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  20. Karin ÅkesdotterDecember 8, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    GORGEOUS!!!

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  21. UnknownDecember 8, 2013 at 10:56 PM

    That is so sweet of your daughter to offer to decorate your whole house. She sounds like a sweetheart.

    Love your card. Pretty, Pretty...

    Hugs~

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  22. BonnieDecember 13, 2013 at 1:56 PM

    What a beautiful star, Colleen! I love the embossed strip and the additional little star with pearl! And that sweet bow is perfect with the design! I have sent my cards and received a beauty from you. Thank you, my friend!

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  23. SamraJuly 14, 2015 at 8:46 AM

    This is stunning Colleen! Thank you for the inspiration! Simple rustic elegance that takes my breath away!

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Thank you so much for your visit today! May God bless you!

Hugs,
Colleen

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