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Saturday 29 September 2012

Count Your Winter Blessings

This card was born from an old button!  When we were in the USA recently our friends took us to an Antique Fair because they love picking up all sorts of collectables.  I wasn't too sure about it but it was a beautiful day and we could just browse so no harm done.  One of my recent "spur of the moment" purchases had been some Pebeo paints although I hadn't been brave enough to play.  I started looking round at the fair for old cheap things I could use to "play on" and I found some big buttons.  Well having created a "new button" I needed something to do with it and today's Speedy Fox and Friends challenge to use circles got me started.
The large snowflake is made with Spellbinders dies, carefully assembled and then sprayed with glimmer mists and perfect pearls.  The large button was added to the centre.  The card base was sponged with two shades of ink through a mask - I used Memento Lulu Lavender and Adirondack Eggplant.  The sentiment from MFP Snow Gifts was stamped in Memento Elderberry.

I am entering this card in 3 challenges
Speedy Fox and Friends - use Circles
Stampin Sisters in Christ - handmade ( I hope it counts)
CCC12 - another one for September!

Thanks for checking this out and stopping by - hope you are having a great weekend.

9 comments:

  1. I love old buttons! And you definately put this one to good use. Great color combo & the glimmer is perfect!

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  2. Chilling, very nice..........Lis

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  3. Love your snowflake circled background. Thanks for joining Speedys Friends.

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  4. Wow!!! Gorgeous!!! You created a beautiful button!!! Beautiful color on your snowflake! I have some shiny mist spray, never thought to add some perfect pearls. Can't wait to try it!

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  5. Lovely card. Love how you used the old button. Glad to see you at the challenge at Speedy Fox this week.

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  6. Janine, I absolutely love how you have extended this snowflake! The masking is so awesome and the card is beautiful!

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  7. Janine, this is beautiful, I love what those paints did for your button. Awesomke. Thanks, so much for joining us over at Speedy Fox and Friends.

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  8. Janine--this is a beautiful winter/Christmas card!!! I love it! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Speedy Fox and Friends blog challenge!

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  9. Love that big button as a center of the snowflake. Love upcycling stuff.

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