Christmas Card #8 - Red, Gold And Blings

This card has a large red Christmas tree as its central motif.
The major presence of the shiny gold paper makes it festive and elegant.




Ingredients:
Cream CS for the card's basis
Red leather textured CS
Basic Grey patterned paper - Wassail
Shiny gold paper, punched using Martha Stewart's Garden Trellis edger punch
Michael Strong's Cloisonné Christmas Tree stamp (large), stamped on red CS and heat embossed with black EP, cut with nail scissors and glued 3D for extra dimension
White snowflakes
Clear, green and red blings, to add some Christmas glam.
I hope you'll find it inspiring. Merry Christmas!
(You can enlarge each photo by clicking on it)
Challenges
Red, Gold & Snowflakes for ODBDSLC42 We Three…. (23.12.10 --> 26.12.10) .
Clean and Simple Card for Totally Stampalicious (19.12.10) .
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Happy New Year Card - Take Five

I made this card for my hubbie, with a special motif - the vine leaves and the grapes.

I wish him a year of Geffen (Geffen = vine, in Hebrew) which is an acronym of Gezunt, Parnusse and Naches, meaning Health, Prosperity and Pleasure from his family (in Yiddish).
The vine leaves were distressed with Stazon ink (Forest Green) and covered with a thick layer of papier glass finish for a 3D glazing. They were also glued 3D for extra dimension. The grapes are purple Dew Drops.
The purple background Canson paper has a pattern similar to a honeycomb. It is a Jewish tradition to eat honey on New Year's eve, hoping the new year will be as sweet as honey.
The edger punches are Martha Stewart's. The white CS was distressed with Ranger's ink (Dusty Concord). The green CS is canvas textured and the background paper with the pop-up butterflies is from a commercial booklet.
The sentiments say Shana Tova, meaning a happy new year in Hebrew.
I left enough space inside the card to write personal blessings for the new year.
I wish you all a happy new year, filled with joy, health and love!
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Happy New Year Card - Take Four

I made this card for my son, who is a shooting instructor.
The empty rifle bullet (it's a real one!), the white pigeon and the olive tree branch are all symbols of peace.
The white pigeon and the olive tree branch were covered with a thick layer of papier glass finish for a 3D glazing. They were also glued 3D for extra dimension.
The pigeon has a black bling for an eye, and the brown circles are Dew Drops.
The ocher background Canson paper has a pattern similar to a honeycomb. It is a Jewish tradition to eat honey on New Year's eve, hoping the new year will be as sweet as honey.
The edger punches are Martha Stewart's.
The white CS was distressed with Ranger's ink (Vintage Photo).
The bright ocher paper is from a commercial envelope I re-used.
The sentiments say Shana Tova, meaning a happy new year in Hebrew.
I left enough space inside the card to write personal blessings for the new year.
I wish you all a quiet, peaceful year.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Happy New Year Card - Take Three

I made this card for my youngest son, who volunteers to serve as a first-aid helper (after taking an advanced course).
He likes going on an ambulance, especially when the siren is on. He insisted on an ambulance themed card rather than anything else.
The red background Canson paper has a pattern similar to a honeycomb. It is a Jewish tradition to eat honey on New Year's eve, hoping the new year will be as sweet as honey.
The edger punch is Martha Stewart's.
The white CS was distressed with Ranger's ink (Fired Brick) - I hope it looks like real blood... lol
The blue paper is from a commercial envelope I re-used.
The sentiments say Shana Tova, meaning a happy new year in Hebrew.

The ambulance and the sentiments were glued 3D for extra dimension.
I left enough space inside the card to write personal blessings for the new year.

I wish you all a relaxed and healthy year.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Happy New Year Card - Take Two

I made this card for my son, who is in a paramedics course.
I took a syringe and filled it with tiny candies which are usually used for cake decoration, as a symbol of a sweet and healthy year.
The blue background paper is Canson CS.
The edger punch is Martha Stewart's. The white CS was distressed with Ranger's ink (Broken China).
The sentiments say Shana Tova, meaning a happy new year in Hebrew.
I left enough space inside the card to write personal blessings for the new year.
I wish my son a very happy new year and good luck on his long journey, studying and practicing in order to become a life-saving professional.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Happy New Year - Spirella Card

Here's a card in bright colors, made with green and bright yellow CS, yellow and green PP from my stash, all distressed with Stazon ink, TH flourish and brads.

The main motif is a spirella with embroidery threads and the greeting says Shana Tova (Happy New Year in Hebrew), both were glued 3D for extra dimension.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Dragonfly Card In Turquoise And Gold

I made this card for a very special lady who likes turquoise and gold. The card will be sent with a gift for her.
Ingredients:
Turquoise CS, graphic turquoise and gold CS (cut from an invitation), mat gold paper.
The Dragonfly is a Sugarloaf stamp, heat embossed with gold EP.
The Flower is Michael's Strong's small Cloisonné Flower stamp, heat embossed with gold EP and glued 3D.
And blings, of course.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

One More Seahorse Card

Here's another card with my seahorse stamp, for someone who liked it (I'm not telling who…)

I used turquoise CS, cream CS embossed through the Cuttlebug and colored with Ranger's distress ink (China Blue), and the same cream CS border punched as a wave.

I used my new I.O. seahorse stamp. The stems were colored with a light green pen and the borders were distressed using Stazon ink.

The matting paper is light gold.

The seahorse was glued 3D for extra dimension.

I added clear blings, shiny and clear as cool water drops.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

A little bird told me...

One colourful bird, two different techniques.

First I painted this bird - acrylic on canvas, 30x30 cms

Then I created a Paper Piecing pattern from my own painting, and made the same bird of papers

I wish you all a happy Passover, a holiday of freedom and signs of spring.
Enjoy your family gathering and the delicious food.
Dorly Weitzen

...ציפור קטנה לחשה לי

:ציפור ססגונית אחת בשתי טכניקות שונות

.ראשית, ציירתי את הציפור בצבעים אקריליים על קנווס
.אחר כך יצרתי תרשים לפייפר פיסינג מן הציפור שציירתי ויצרתי אותה מנייר

!אני מאחלת לכולכם חג פסח אביבי ושמח