Friday, November 25, 2011

November 2011 Blog Hop

    Can you believe it is the 25th of November already?  Christmas is just a month away. The 25th is always a special day because it is PTI's Blog Hop. You can read more about it here. Not surprisingly this month's photo inspiration has a Christmas theme.


The white garlanded banister is what caught my eye when I saw this picture for the first time. It became the inspiration for my card. It also was a challenge since I have no stamps of a banister or garland.



The rest of the card is quite simple, but was made in a non-traditional manner.  Only having the christmas tree die & no stamp, I sponged the image of the tree. I added a wee bit of white around the perimeter using a photo pencil.




Since I didn't want the tree to have the woodgrain texture, I used my bonefolder to emboss the woodgrain texture in the background.  This resulted in a slight impression. Once again I rub some white on the woodgrain impression.

     Thanks for looking.

26 comments:

Joyce said...

This is so great. I love how you made a garland on the picket fence. I love that die cut, and don't use it nearly enough. You really went all out with new techniques, too.

Lisa Elton said...

Great job creating your own woodgrain! Love the sweet little garland on your fence!

euna said...

Great card Carol. Love the way you rubbed in some white over the woodgrain base. Almost gives you that snowstormy atmosphere :)

Karen C. said...

The white picket fence was a great choice to represent the bannister. Never would have thought of that. Love the little garland along the fence. The little red rhinestone on the sentiment is a great touch.

Sue Lelli said...

LOVE the fence with the vine and the woodgrain impression! FAB card!

Suzanne Russell said...

I'm so glad you used the picket fence-it came to my mind , but I couldn't pull it off! You did it simply and beautifully!

Unknown said...

love the scene you've created. wonderful card!

Jeni said...

Nice card! I like how you stamped the garland on the fence.

Julie said...

I like the embossed background and the garland on the fence is a great idea!

Kay D said...

So pretty! I love the way you stamped on the picket fence to create your own bannister!

From the Corner... said...

Great card! love the 'frosty' wood and the picket fence with its swag of pine boughs ...and that soft tree in the background.

Tracey McNeely said...

Love the woodgrain and the garland on the fence. Beautiful.

Terri said...

Very nice. Love the stamped fence.

kari bell said...

what a fun card. your fence embellishments are fabulous!

Heather Rogers said...

So pretty. I love the embossed woodgrain. :)

Marybeth said...

Adorable and the fence is stunning!

Rema DeLeeuw said...

super cute! Great job...

Leigh Penner said...

Oh, wow, Carol! I love this card! It is absolutely fabulous!

Kara said...

so cute!! love the garland on the fence!

Cammie said...

Love it! The garland on the fence is charming. Thanks for explaining your embossing technique with the bone folder.

Audrey said...

Carol, I love how you put the pine swags along the fence and the Woodgrain IP is a beautiful touch. Great job!

Ally said...

Wow - you really did a lot of fabulous improvising on this beautiful card! I love the fence scene with the tree. So pretty. ;-)

Barb Turpin said...

Oh my...LOVE that 'stencil' on the fence...beautiful!

Kim Heggins said...

Love your use of the picket fence die. What a nice touch to your beautiful card.

Suzie said...

Your card is GREAT! I love how you combined the picket fence with the tree and woodgrain...nice job!

Jen Adcock said...

Love this! The solo red gem ditting the i is just magic. The bedjewelled picket fence is so charming as well. Wonderful card all round.