Saturday, November 23, 2013

IB97, CTS55 & CASology 71

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Phew, I finally got a chance to stamp some challenges!!  I made a card using a color combo a bit unusual for Christmas!

Inspired By 97:

I also used the CASology Cue Card, which was Bell; and the cool sketch from CAS(e) This Sketch:

Of course, I was working from memory and didn’t put the sentiment in quite the right spot, but I still love this:

LeAnne Pugliese WeeInklings Joy & Bell Christmas Card

After seeing Sandy’s sweet card here, I followed her example and masked off an area onto which I wheeled my music in Soft Sky, then added the sentiment from The Sounding Joy in Midnight Muse:

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Lastly, I added a diecut bell in gold, some Soft Sky branches and a little shabby bow from my stash of dyed seam binding…I actually had the perfect color!  Another Christmas card for my supply!

Cassidy found a plastic model house from the 60s that my grandmother used for a Christmas display…it’s actually for a train set….and insisted that Grampy help her assemble it:

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Here, she is telling Grampy that when she gets older, she will put it together without his help!  And yes, she is wearing a Halloween shirt…she likes it.

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The finished product!

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My little engineer!  Enjoy your day, and be sure to come back tomorrow for a really cool challenge from Jaydee for the Paper Players!

28 comments:

Laurel said...

What a gorgeous Christmas card!

Doris said...

This card is beautidul! I love how you stamped the sentiment over the music.

stampwithsandy said...

Oh this is so beautiful, LeAnne! Love that pretty bell and the crumpled ribbon. Love your blue-jean inspiration, too. And thank you for the shout out but I was just following the sketch!

Linda said...

Oh what fun. A real treasure. Grandpa looks so proud!
Love your card. Sorry I haven't been by Mary went to the hospital on Tuesday and is coming home today.
Have a great weekend.
Hugs,
Linda

Linda Callahan said...

I love this card! The bell is sweet and the stamped music is perfect!

AnitaR said...

I love this card and the colors you've used! Beautiful! Haven't used any of my wheels in ages!

lisa808 said...

Beautiful card! Simple and elegant. I love the musical notes and bell.

Cassidy looks so proud of herself with her newly assembled house.

Lynn said...

A beautiful card, and I really love the colour combo. Cassidy looks very happy! Lynn x

Kara said...

beautiful card LeAnne!

Claire said...

I was just about to start a Casology card but my idea was pretty much identical to this! You've pulled it off so perfectly LeAnne II'll have to try and think of something else lol!

Michelle said...

Wow! Love that bell and leaves cluster! Beautiful card, LeAnne!

Bonnie said...

Wow, LeAnne! You rocked these challenges! Love that bell with the pretty bow and I thing the Joy is perfect!

Carol L said...

What a wonderful card for those challenges! I love the colors and musical sheet! I love that old house Cassidy and her grampy put together too - and I'm especially amused with the old tv antenna on the chimney! I wish we had those days of free tv back again!

Meghan said...

What a fun story! Grampy looks pretty happy and so does Cassidy! I love your take on this wee's cue card. A perfect clean and simple card! So glad you joined us at CASology this week!

karen h said...

Gorgeous card! Awesome combination of challenges!

Anonymous said...

These colours are fabulous, LeAnne ... love the strong blue sentiment against the soft sheet music ... and the bell with the branches and gorgeous bow are a delight! Anita :)

Kristie W. said...

Beautiful card! I love the color combo and how you put the sentiment over the music stamp.

Rosemary said...

amazingly gorgeous take on all the challenges... thanks so much for playing along with CASology!

Marlena M. said...

I love your classy card LeAnne! Awww, what a wonderful Grandpa~building memories that last~

Judy1223 said...

LeAnne, this is absolutely beautiful! What a great card for all the intended challenges! Thanks for playing along at CASology!

Darnell said...

Congratulations on the HM honor from CASology for your sweet card, LeAnne! And thanks for sharing the always adorable pictures of Cassidy (and Grampy, too!) Hugs, Darnell

Bobby said...

I can see why this won an HM. It's simply beautiful.

Leigh Penner said...

Oh, this is beautiful! Lovely take on the sketch!

Marie Bingaman said...

This is stunning LeAnne!! Odd but pretty color combo! :)

Joni Andaya said...

What a fabulous card LeAnn! Your masking is fabulous!

Betty said...

This is so cute and the card too ;-). Thanks for playing along with us in the CAS(E) this sketch! challenge and hope to see you again.

Michelle said...

Oh so pretty..... love the soft sky with the gold!

MackieMade Paper Creations said...

Stunning card! Congrats for being honored at CAS this sketch!