Marlena is Faithfully Crafting: Masculine Christmas Card Noel

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Masculine Christmas Card Noel

Well look who decided to get a Christmas card done....

(stamp:Verve Winter Tree dies:My Favorite Things Horizontal Stitched Strips,Verve Winter Fun)

December Marlena will be thanking June Marlena for her creation!

I went clean and graphic with this card for The Card Concept #75.

Purple/blue debuted instead of pink, but I used the tan chairs and bold pattern for inspiration.

http://thecardconcept.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-card-concept-75-boldly-graphic.html

The following masculine challenges had me add a watercolored striped panel that's been sitting on my desk for months.

Simon Says Stamp (Monday): Masculine

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday):Make It Masculine

Thanks for stopping in~

7 comments:

Kathy Mc said...: Love this design, Marlena! Great holiday card and could be used with several different color combinations. Have a great Sunday!; June 11, 2017 at 1:26 PM
TLady said...: VERY PRETTY, Marlena! You are SO GOOD to start on your Christmas Cards this early! I LOVE how you used the inspiration piece also! SUPER JOB!!! Thank you also for coming over to comment on my blog! (((HUGS!))) ;); June 11, 2017 at 9:17 PM
Meihsia Liu said...: This is such a creative and fabulous card! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. :); June 12, 2017 at 9:40 PM
debby4000 said...: What a brilliant Christmas card, great colours.
Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
Luv
Debby; June 13, 2017 at 4:12 PM
Furrbster said...: Lovely Christmas card - great layout.

Hugz Tinz; June 14, 2017 at 3:57 AM
Kim Heggins said...: Stunning holiday card...so gorgeous! Thank you so much for playing along with us at The Card Concept.; June 19, 2017 at 6:18 PM
Michele K. Henderson said...: Beautiful, shiny holiday card! Thanks for playing along with us at The Card Concept this week!; June 20, 2017 at 8:40 AM

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A SERIOUS CARDMAKER WHEN...

You're finally #adulting and spending precious stamp money on ink and Copic refills
You fail the verification test and take another to PROVE you are not a robot
You take the verification test...and break into a sweat to pick the right pictures
You peel an adhesive pearl off your sock, relieved that the little guy has been found
You unashamedly have more pics of your cards than your peeps...they can take a selfie...right?
Your husband cheerfully declares after you've stamped for the first time in months...I can hear the sizzix arm cranking away!!!
You're willing to dump a pile of sand on your dining table ...'cause it makes a prettier photo shoot
You insert in your blog post a saying, and I quote..."Better a bad card than no card" ;)
You whine, "It's so hard to make sequins float!"and your daughter's dry reply ... "Oh the struggles of a cardmaker"
You sacrifice your healthy fingernail...to distress the edges of a card
You walk away from a cute purse...to justify buying a cute decorative punch.
You receive your tracking number ...and obsessively watch your stamp package move across the country. ;)
It takes you 5 minutes to sew a button on a card...but 5 MONTHS to reattach them on trousers!
You're on vacation without your craft items...and you dream that you're stamping.
You're willing to fish around the trash to salvage a roll of 1/2" Scor-Tape you accidently threw away...because it's THAT important
You could sob after inking your HOT Utee-ed image...and it peels off part of your versamark pad... gulp
You find a scrap of cardstock...IN your sock
You are mentally constructing a card... even while watching your favorite show...AND YOUR HUSBAND SUSPECTS IT
You know the Spellbinders' die... without referring to the packaging or website
Your husband teases, "When did you become a Showgirl?"...when he spots glitter highlighting your features at the dinner table
You leave a trail....of papercrumbs to follow
You almost start a fire or burn yourself from embossing...but it was worth it
You have ink... under your nails
You're in turmoil... because you can't come up with a challenge submission
That turmoil has lifted and there is joy in your heart... because an idea has sprung
You're saving the Post Office ...from annihilation
You look around wondering... "How can I fit that on a card?"
You would sacrifice a button or cut up an outfit ...to save a card
You type a gazillion comments... and wake up from a dream
You create the most amazing card... and wake up from a dream
You come out of the shower... with a rhinestone on your knee
You know there are others out there... just like you
You have a shopping tab open while you comment on enablers' creations ;)

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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Masculine Christmas Card Noel

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