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Saturday 15 January 2011

CHNC challenge 3: let's see some trees

Over on my Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge blog it's time for challenge 3 which is 'let's see some trees' - decorated Christmas trees - indoors or outside - bare winter trees, snowy trees, whatever. They can be stamped, a digi, embossed, painted ... use whatever medium you like ... or find a freebie or recycled element that features a tree. Of course, the end result must be a Christmas card. You will find all the information here - I would love you to join in my challenge.

I've used a Webster paper from the 'waiting for Santa' pack and also a piece of BG jovial. I covered a piece of chipboard with blue and green acrylic paint and then used white acrylic paint with my Inkaddinkadoo trees stamp, adding some white at the base of the trees. The trees stamped a bit suidgy, but I left it as I thought it looked even more smmowy with a bit of dimension.

As I said on my challenge blog, I used acrylic paint because that's the topic for this week's challenge on Jingle Belles and I'm trying to support them as they are also a new Christmas crafting blog, so I'm entering this card for their challenge. I'm also entering Frosted designs challenge, which this week is to use paint.

I used the sketch for CPS 200, so I'm linking for that:


This is also for:

Sunday stamper 136: shine on you crazy diamond - diamond pattern on the Webster's paper
Sundays with Crissy 13: ribbons
Tellen's place: let's see some ribbon
Wee memories 39: for the love of ribbon
Creative stamp friends 16: winter
Stamp magic 28: winter
Stamp with fun 93: snow
Created by hand: snow
Creative belli 108: snow
Hanna and friends 77: snow
Papertake: cold and frosty morning
Stamp n doodle: winter in the woods
Aud sentiments 19: sentiment can only have two words
Inspiration Avenue: what inspires you? - trying new techniques - this is the first time I've stamped with acrylic paint
Sweet stampin': try something different
Crafty purple frog: new technique
Crafty Ann 32: ring in the new but don't ring out the old - mix of old and new technique - use stamping a lot, so that's old (as is the stamp I used), but new stamping with acrylic paint
Meljen 41: square card
ABC Christmas: A for anything Christmas goes
Christmas cards all year round January: anything goes
Stamp something: anything goes
Creative card world new card challenge: anything goes
Craft your days away 11: anything goes
Let's ink it up 8: anything goes
Pattie's creations 10: anything goes
Stamp, scrap & doodle: anything goes

45 comments:

  1. Love the painty sky background and the slight distortion of the tree image from the paint stamping, looks like snow plastered more on one side of the trees that the other!

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  2. Fabulous card Hazel - it's nice to see something that bit different. Thank you for sharing it with us at Crafty Ann's and I'll do my best to join in at crafty hazelnut's this week.
    Ann x

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  3. Hello Hazel. How lovely and so very different. It is great to see different techniques,very effective and it really stands out. Thank you for joining us at Tellens Place and good luck. Happy crafting.
    With love, Sandra xx

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  4. I loved the technique you've used on the card. The trees look great and really 'snowy'.
    I'll have to have a go at stamping using paints instead of ink

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  5. great card hazel,love the effect you've got with the paint :)

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  6. Those trees look so pretty Hazel

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  7. tis lovely Hazel, those trees look all frosty - very pretty. Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x

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  8. Hazel - gorgeous creation! I love your color combo too.
    Well Done!
    Thanks for playing in our challenge!
    ☺ Sandi
    DT Lead Team 1 for Pattie's Creations Challenge!
    and Pattie's shop
    Home of Pattieboop and Allie!

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  9. Hi Hazel another stunning creation, fantastic stamping. Thanks for sharing with us at LIIU, Suzanne x

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  10. Lovely card. The trees are beautiful stamped in paint and I really like the sky background too. Thanks for joining us in the Meljen's Designs Challenge this week.

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  11. Wow - you have been busy!Thanks for joining us on the Pattie's Creations Design Challenge (again) this week! Your creation is so very wintery and I love those trees!
    JenLee
    Pattie's Creations Design Team 2 Lead

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  12. Totally stunning Hazel!
    Carole x

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  13. ooh lovely card Hazel. Off to make something.

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  14. Lovely card you have hade. Good to see something different! Thanks for joining us at ABC Christmas Challenge this time. Hope to see you for the B challenge too.
    Dorte x

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  15. Hazel I think I am going to have to change your name to Hazel busy bee! great job! Its fun stamping with acrylic! Thanks for joining us on the ABC Christmas Challenge Samantha :0)

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  16. What a very pretty card! Thanks for joining us this week at Pattie’s Creations Design Challenge.
    hugs ♥

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  17. very snowish trees
    thanks for sharing with created byhand

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  18. What a stunning card Hazel, I adore the image, I'd love that framed on my wall. Thank you for sharing with us at Craft Your Days Away for our first challenge of 2011, good luck xxx

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  19. I love the white tree in the blue background. Thanks for joining us this week at Pattie’s Creations Design Challenge.
    hugs ♥

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  20. Love the winter scene. Thanks for joining us at Tellen's Place.

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  21. It's wonderful card.

    Thanks for joining Stempel-Magie this week.

    Hugs
    Marushy

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  22. A wonderful card!

    Inken
    Stempel-Magie

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  23. What a lovely Idea, Hazel! The trees are fantstic! Thank you for joining us at Stempel Magie! xx Bianca

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  24. Love your designer paper and the scence is very pretty. Thanks for sharing on the Belli challenge.

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  25. great winter snow scene-thanks for being a part of the creative belli challenge

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  26. Hello a very beautiful card, the design is gorgeous.

    Thank you for your participation at Creative stamp Friends.

    A nice greeting Andrea from germany

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  27. Love the technique you have used here, really effective at creating a winter scene. The simple sketch really highlights each individual element
    Thankyou for joining us at Tellen's Place this week and hope to see you back next time

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  28. Lovely card, Hazel! Those trees look great!

    I'm so glad you played along with us at Wee Memories this week!

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  29. Hello,
    Super Card there,great trees image! Lovely work :)
    Thank you so much for playing with CYDA

    Liz xx

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  30. Such a pretty card Hazel! The trees are gorgeous! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Wee Memories :)

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  31. Fab card Hazel, those trees look gorgeous! Thanks for joining us at LIIU and Crafty Ann's and good luck
    Claire xx

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  32. Gorgeous card Hazel:-) Very arty and stylish !

    Thanks for joining us on the ABC Christmas Challenge :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  33. Wonderful card! Thanks so much for joining us at Meljen's Designs this week!

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  34. hazel...this is stunning! I love the way the trees turned out and your painted background is just perfect! Thanks for taking on our paint challenge at Frosted Designs this week!
    barb :)

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  35. Gorgeous!!! A work of art for sure.

    Thanks for taking the challenge at Frosted Designs! :)

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  36. OOooo Hazel very nice!!!
    I haven't worked much with acylic paints but I love this outcome:)
    Thanks for joining us at SWC--good luck in the challenge:)
    Blessings

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  37. Pretty card! Looks like an oil painting!

    Thanks so much for joining us this week @ Paper Take Weekly!
    I am now one of your followers.  ;)  I would love it if you came to visit my blog and become a follower too!
    Hugs,
    True :D

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  38. Hazel, this is amazing! I love the use of the acrylic paint - wish I could do that! The trees look so wonderful - very wintry, that scene! Thanks for joining us at Tellen's Place this week! :~)

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  39. Hi Great card! I love the trees. Thanks for joining us at SSDS.
    There is a blog hop at my blog on Thursday with prizes. Stop by if you can.
    Hugs,
    Linda
    http://cardsbylinda.blogspot.com

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  40. Wow! Wonderful card Hazel! You can't even tell the image is smudge!

    Thanks for playing with us at Stamp-n-Doodle:)

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  41. what a stunning colour combination and i love your image, enjoyed stopping by your blog

    Good luck in the challenges, hugs, Sarah-Louise

    Designing for Crafty Purple Frog, Bearly mine Designs, Creative Card Crew and Kenny K

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  42. Beautiful design. Thanks for playing along with us this week at Frosted Designs.

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  43. What a beautifully painted/stamped, winter scene, Hazel! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Wee Memories!

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  44. Absolutely beautiful!!! Such a work of art!

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  45. Stunning card Hazel love the colours. Thanks for sharing with us at Let's Ink It Up.
    Hugs Shirley x x

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