Hope you All continue to Enjoy your Weekend. Hugs Rita xxxx
Sunday, 16 March 2014
Christmas Card Club. Challenge 6
Hello my friends and followers in Blogland. I have been resting this week as I felt I had no energy and what I did have was used to cook the meals etc. I nearly forgot that this was Challenge 6 for the CCC and our hostess this month is Christine. She has chosen Wings so anything that has wings would do( Angels, Fairies or Birds). I had no Angels or Fairies in a Christmas theme, so I have chosen the Christmas Cardinal stamp from JustRite. I stamped it in Archival Sepia and coloured it with Pebeo watercolour paints. My card has been matted with a lovely gold and I used the 5 x7 Elegant Labels 4 die in a pale ivory before adding my image that I cut with my craft knife. The image and the die are raised ,but sorry to say its not showing up. Nearly missed the deadline with this card. Phew, I made it. Jan my long time friend got home on Friday, but has to go back to hospital on Monday for a check up. She was quite overcome when I showed her your kind messages, so she said to thank you all for that.
Hope you All continue to Enjoy your Weekend. Hugs Rita xxxx
Hope you All continue to Enjoy your Weekend. Hugs Rita xxxx
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Such vibrant Christmas colour tones Rita and how elegant does he look sitting in the middle of the die. Great matting and layering. So glad Jan is home.
Not been around either because of hospital visits with a friend, then had a workshop to do, so last week was just manic. Have had a mooch at what I have missed and so amazed at the intricacy of the designs on your cards.
Warm crafty hugs from Shirl x x
What a beautiful card Rita. The image is fabulous. I am a great fan of JustRite and have looked longingly at this stamp, but I have bought so many recently I'll have to draw in the reins a bit. Your card fits the theme perfectly. Hugs Christine xx
Good morning Rita
Nice and sunny here hope it is the same with you.
Love, love, love, this beautiful card, everything is stunning
The colouring of your Cardinal is brilliant
Glad Jan is home, pity she has to go back to Hospital so soon. A week of rest in her own home would help the healing. Keeping her in our thoughts and prayers.
Hope Andrew has a good week
Look after yourself
Hugs
Patricia xxx
A very elegant and beautiful card Rita, the Christmas cardinal looks perfect sitting in the middle. I hope you are feeling better and hopefully getting some of the sunshine we have had for the past couple of days. Take care xx
What a beauty Rita, that cardinal is stamped and coloured so well and I love the touches of red in the background that frames him, just perfect!
Hope you will feel a bit better soon, I think we all need some sunshine and warmth to bring back our energy.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!
Hello Rita, so sorry to hear that your energy levels are low just now, I hope you perk up soon, it's so tiresome to feel like that.
pleased to hear that your friend Jan is home, being in her own home will help her recovery I'm sure.
Wonderfully elegant card Rita, the dies are absolutely gorgeous and the bird image is lovely, great design and colours, hugs Kate
This is so beautiful Rita, Sorry you have felt below par this week sweetie I hope you feel a bit better now. Glad to hear Jan is home and I hope her check up went okay.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxxxx
This is just gorgeous,fabulous image and papers.xxx
A very classy Christmas card Rita...love the die.....hope your batteries feel recharged soon
Anne
Wow Rita, what an absolutely gorgeous card, that die in the background is one of the nicest I have ever seen and looks beautiful with the wonderfully coloured cardinal on top. I always think that the beginning of Spring makes us feel a little tired, I hope that relaxing did you some good and that you are feeling less tired this week. Great news about Jan too, hope her good progress continues. Have a good week my friend. Big hugs, Anne xx
Hi Rita, this is very classy and lovely, xxx
Hi Rita
Fabulous card..... Your good cutting out with the craft knife ... Its been years since i did that... I wasneverany good at it...love the image....
Hugs Sylvie xx
Love to your friend
Wow gorgeous card! Hugs x
I love red Cardinals. We always look for them when we visit friends in Virginia. I love your card too it's very elegant. Zx
i love to see red cardinals rita and this card is a beauty. really stunning stamp. so glad to hear that jan went home too - here's hoping she continues to do well xx
Hello Rita...gorgeous card I love red cardinals and that die is really lovely. Glad your friend is home that will make her feel a whole lot better too and you take it easy till you feel right lots of huggles Sue xxx
Hi Rita - so sorry you are under the weather at the moment, please take care. Your card is definitely not under the weather though, this is so so pretty, I love everything about it - especially the stamp and your colouring. What a gorgeous card!
Hugs to you Sue Pxxx
Sorry to hear you are unwell and I hope you can get some rest this week.
A beautiful card, the stamp is wonderful and I love every little thing about this card xx
Rita, you KNOW I'm in love with this card! I recognized the JR cardinal the moment I saw it (would you believe it's a NBUS for me?!). You've colored this beauty so wonderfully well - he is just magnificent, and no way could I do that with w/colors. Stunning. Love the treatment you gave him as his gorgeous background. This has to be my favorite of all the cards you've done! (well, I'm slightly prejudiced with cardinals in case you didn't know that!). So happy & thankful that Jan is home, steadily improving. Wish all things to go well at her checkup. You rest and do what needs must be done to continue her support. TFS & Hugs.
Very regal looking christmas card Rita and I love how the cardinal sits so proudly in the centre. Good news with your friend being out of hospital. Hopefully you are feeling a bit better now too.
Julie xx
A beautiful card Rita, so elegant. Love the design. So pleased Jan got home and hope all goes well tomorrow. Carol x
Wow, Rita - that is just lovely! The cream filigree over the sage green is gorgeous, and the cardinal gives a magnificent pop of vivid red at the heart of it - a real treat. So glad to hear Jan is home already. Fingers firmly crossed for the check up...
Alison xx
Hi Rita, what a fabulous card you've created. Not only is the cardinal beautifully coloured but the diecuts you've used to frame it are gorgeous.
Karen x
Glad to hear your friend Jan
Is home but sorry to hear she must go back to hospital.
Your card is stunning. That cardinal stamp is so lovely and the die behind it is beautiful too.
Hope you feel better soon
Crafty hugs
Maureen
Beautiful card, Rita! Super elegant cardinal. And you've picked the perfect die-cut to frame him.
hugs, Asha
fabulous card such vibrant colours...and real traditional christmas.....perfect xxxx
Beautiful card for Christine's CCC challenge, Rita - you could also enter this into my CHNC challenge extra for March. You could also enter this for our new Completely Christmas challenge 3 - we would love to see it there too, Hazel, DT x
Oh Rita, that is just so beautiful. A gorgeous card.
Hugs, Neet xx
Your cardinal looks fantastic layered over the filigree background. Jenny x
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