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Monday, January 25, 2016

One Layer Jingle Bells.....

Hello everyone: I have a card to share with you today to participate in the Merry Monday Christmas challenge #189 One Layer Christmas cards, the Happy Little Stampers JINGLE challenge and the One Layer Christmas Card challenge #24, "Anything Goes".  Here is my card.


This image is from a retired Flourishes stamp set called Christmas Classics. Since the challenges called for One Layer cards, I cut a piece of 8"x 5 1/2" Canson water color paper and folded it at 4", then I grabbed  this retired SU embossing folder (I couldn't remember the name) and embossed the front panel, then I stamped the image from a retired Flourishes set called "Christmas Classics" and colored it with the aqua painter and SU markers in Real Red, Garden Green, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise and More Mustard, I added some shading and highlights with Prismacolor pencils and gold and silver gel pens. I heat embossed the sentiment, which is from the same set, in gold and I added a few Rhine Stones for a bit of bling.


I love how the embossing folder design frames this image.
Here is a picture of the inside.


The sentiment and the sprig of pine are from a Power Poppy set, by Marcella Howley called Merry Littles .
Here are the banners that inspired this card.


                                    

    
I hope you stop by this blogs and give this challenges a try.
Thank you so much for stopping by, until next time, happy stamping.
Hugs from Maria.



36 comments:

Sonny said...

Oh this is so pretty . Your coloring is just perfect on this arrangement . The EF frame is a great way to spotlight it !

Margaret said...

Very nostalgic and festive!! I like it!

Margaret said...

Very nostalgic and festive!! I like it!

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Sonny, I wanted to frame this image so I did it with this EF but, for the life of me, I can't remember the name, Arghh!
If you know, please tell me, ok?

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you for stopping by Margaret, this image does look very vintage.

Patti Willey said...

Love that bough and bells! Beautiful and so smart to nestle in this embossing folder a fabulous choice Maria! Add that to the stack of 2016 Christmas cards!

Debbie Henderson Debbie's Designs said...

Such a beautiful card Maria and the embossing folder is perfect for the stamped image! Thanks for playing with us at Merry Monday this week!

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

GORGEOUS one layer card! The touch of embossing and beautiful coloring are fabulous! Thanks so much for playing with us at Merry Monday this week!

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Patti, the image look kind of lonely in the center of the panel so I decided to add the embossing. I couldn't add card stock or die cuts, it needed to be totally One Layer.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Debbie, I always have a lot of fun playing along with Merry Monday.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Kathy, the embossing was a great idea, the image needed something to frame it.
I always enjoy playing at Merry Monday.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Karen.

Mary Fish said...

Oh what fun . . . and such pretty coloring.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Mary.

Nancy R. said...

Beautiful coloring and the embossing frames the focal point perfectly!

Wendy said...

So pretty, Maria! Love the stamped image with the embossed frame!! Your coloring is amazing too! Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Monday! :)

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Nancy, I agree, the embossed frame was a good idea.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Wendy, I really liked the way the embossing frames this image.
I love playing at Merry Monday.

Bonnie said...

What a gorgeous spray, Maria! You've colored it beautifully and the embossing around it makes me think of a door! Fantastic one layer card! Thanks for sharing it with us at Merry Monday!

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Bonnie, the embossing really frames this pretty Christmas arrangement so nicely.
I always have fun playing along at Merry Monday, looking forward to the next challenge.

Greta said...

Love the embossed frame & beautiful image!

Kathyk said...

This is just lovely, nicely coloured too

Kathyk

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Greta.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Kathyk.

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Just love the embossed frame around your pretty image - you colored those bells and pines so beautifully!

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Linda, I'm so glad I decided to add the embossed frame.

conil said...

Amazing coloring but the embossing is the perfect finishing touch for this beautiful card.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Conil, that embossing folder is great for creating a frame for your images.

MaryH said...

A lovely image and skillfully colored and it looks so beautiful with this framed embossing. So pretty. TFS and playing in the HLS Christmas Challenge. Hugs

LesLee said...

Beautifully done... what a one layer wonder.. I love how the details add but don't take away.. they draw your eye to the very center! Thanks for joining us at Happy little Stampers Christmas Challenge

Susan Joyce said...

Gorgeous one layer design Maria, love your image,colouring and the embossed border. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday and OLCCC.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you MaryH, I had fun playing along at HLS.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you LesLee, the embossed frame really draws your eye to the image.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Susan, one layer cards are fun to make, I was a bit doubtful of adding the embossed frame but I'm glad I did.

Susan said...

Beautiful spray of bells and greenery! Your colouring is fabulous. Thank you for joining us at Happy Little Stampers.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Thank you Susan, I enjoyed playing along at Happy Little Stampers!