Friday, November 23, 2012

candy cane wishes

well hello! it's black friday and here i am triumphantly posting my last official ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ card for 2012*!!! you may recall, that this fortnight, in honor of thanksgiving AND the many delicious seasonal foods and treats which start popping up for the holidays, we're asking you to create a holiday card which has some sort of FOOD on it... from gingerbread houses and candy canes, to visions of sugarplums, to cookies and cocoa for santa, roast turkey or goose, plum pudding... well, there are PLENTY of great ideas here, and we want to see them all! last week i built my whole card around some sweet gingerbread houses; this week i've gone with a bit more of a collaged look, incorporating candy treats just as accents:

 (patterned paper, rub-on frame, florals and leaves, mistable canvas shapes and bling flourish: prima; christmas candy chip and cardstock stickers: basic grey; epoxy sentiment: creative imaginations; brads: my mind's eye; fabric tape: love my tapes; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape, gluedots, sewing machine)

i have been very inspired indeed by the prima blog's 12 days of christmas card challenge, there's been some really unbelievably cool eye candy going on there each and every day, it was hard to decide which ideas to use first! in the end, i chose this gorgeous super-flowery card from day 5, made by cari fennel and i think i've accomplished a pretty good take, if i do say so myself, especially when you consider that i only had TWO of the exact products she used! luckily i had plenty of other prima goodies, so i improvised! :) i referenced the basic sketch of cari's card, the color palette, the abundant cluster of florals, and the all-round layered collagey elegance!

here's a close-up of the collage, you can see that i haven't used very many actual holiday products, except for the little journaling sticker, the christmas candies, and the poinsettias; everything else is "everyday stash" but i really think it WORKS!


i'm linking up with miss patrice's 52-card-pick-up, and i hope you'll check it out, too. then hop over to ♥JINGLE BELLES♥ and help us celebrate our last official prompt of the year!♥

*yes, indeedy, we WILL be back in 2013 with more bi-weekly card-making hijinks; why not plan to join us on january 1st as we kick off the new year in a RESOLUTIONARY way!!! ♥♥♥

12 comments:

  1. I love this!! Your flowers are fabulous along with those pretty pearls peeking out ... and the candy cane is perfect! ... Just so's you know ... the candy cane on my card is not real ... It does look it I know ... had to read the packet a few times to be sure!! Must put a note when I send it ... Just in case the recipient tries to eat it! Maybe I'll send it to you ... DON"T eat it!! ♥♥♥♥

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  2. I am sooooo jealous that you have all those Christmas cards done! I just can't seem to find the mojo to do holiday cards so far away from Christmas which is why I'm always panicking this time of year. Wonderful card!

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  3. Oh wow! another stunner Lauren!
    ehmm.. what do I have to do to get on your Christmas card list? ;)

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  4. wowza...now that's one fantabulous card! lovelovelove how you layer all that goodness!

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  5. Lauren, I love your MAXIMALIST style - just wish i could do it as well as you!! Hope you have some money left over from black Friday to spend on embellishments...LOL!

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  6. Lauren, your card is positively YUMMY!!!! :)

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  7. so so pretty, Lauren! i love all your fabby layers! Hope you had an awesome thanksgiving:)

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  8. Such a fun card, love all the layers!

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  9. LOVE LOVE LOVE this! The flowers and candies all tucked in together...just a delicious textural combination. LOVE every little bit!

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  10. This is so pretty. The flowers and colors are spot on. I love the accents of pink on there with the candy. Really cute.

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