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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Deck the Halls with Merry Monday

Hello there blog friends,
I have another quick post to share a card I created for this week's challenge at Merry Monday! I've never played in this challenge before, but when I heard that my super talented and really sweet friend Betty is Guest Designer this week, I just had to play along! And the challenge is to use stripes, polka dots or both on a Christmas card. 

Here is my card:


As you can see, I used both. My tree was die cut with Lawn Fawn 'Let's Polka' patterned papers, and the stripes for the background were made with Lil' Inkers 'Stitches and Stripes' die. The sentiment is from MFT, and was embossed with Hero Arts gold embossing powder. The gems are also Hero Arts.

So, that's it for me! I told you it was a quick post :)
I hope everyone is having a great week ~
Barb 






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23 comments:

  1. BonnieOctober 2, 2014 at 7:30 PM

    You rocked this challenge, Barb! So glad you decided to share with us at Merry Monday!

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  2. Irish CherokeeOctober 2, 2014 at 9:50 PM

    Sweet card Barb. Love the design. - Jim

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  3. Dawn TOctober 3, 2014 at 2:57 AM

    Gorgeous Barb. Lovely card.

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  4. Julie BOctober 3, 2014 at 4:28 AM

    Love that background panel Barb, reminds me of candy canes. :)

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  5. Vicki DutcherOctober 3, 2014 at 9:05 AM

    What a fabulous card! Those fun red stripes and the gold -- so pretty!

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  6. Marcia HillOctober 3, 2014 at 9:37 AM

    Great card Barb! CAS but really packs a punch...love it! :0)

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  7. 3treescreations@gmail.comOctober 3, 2014 at 10:52 AM

    Beautiful! Love that tree stamp and die!! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Merry Monday.

    Deanne :)

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  8. BettyOctober 3, 2014 at 11:02 AM

    so pleased that you played along with this challenge - it's a great one to get started on the holiday cards - your card is wonderful - looks like a winner to me!!

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  9. AnonymousOctober 3, 2014 at 1:36 PM

    Barb a HUGE thank you for your beautiful card which I have just received and also a big thank you for all of those lovely goodies inside the package I feel so blessed that you took the time to make and post such a beautiful card and the wonderful gifts. Your kind words and thoughts have really lifted my spirits, thank you, thank you, thank you

    Marie

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  10. AnonymousOctober 3, 2014 at 1:37 PM

    oops forgot to say I love the card that tree is just amazing !

    Marie

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  11. conilOctober 3, 2014 at 3:23 PM

    Now this is a Christmas Card. Love your die cut focal point and those luscious stripes. Kudos.

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  12. DeeptiOctober 3, 2014 at 5:24 PM

    Wow this is gorgeous ! I love the red stripes on this clean and simple design :)

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  13. cmOctober 3, 2014 at 6:26 PM

    Barb, this is outrageously amazing! If a card like this arrived in my mailbox, it would likely be displayed year round, it's that stunning! Love it..as in oodles!
    ~c

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  14. CharkOctober 3, 2014 at 10:46 PM

    Love this in all ways--design, color, embellies! And love how the blog looks!

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  15. LollOctober 4, 2014 at 1:57 AM

    Sweet Christmas card Barb. Love the polka dots and strips ... and all that luscious white space :) Loll xx

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  16. Kelly LatevolaOctober 4, 2014 at 2:54 AM

    um can you say STUNNER?! This is so clean and crisp Barb! Your die cutting skills are seriously perfect. Love this!!

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  17. Kristie GouletOctober 4, 2014 at 8:03 PM

    LOVE this, Barb! So happy to see you playing along with us at Merry Monday!!!

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  18. Sarah GOctober 5, 2014 at 5:11 AM

    This card is fantastic - love the striped background and your polka dot tree! Fabulous Christmas colours and perfect for this challenge :)

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  19. Anita in FranceOctober 5, 2014 at 9:20 AM

    So crisp and bold and gorgeous, Barb ... and such wonderful colours ... brilliant! Anita :)

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  20. Katie MelhusOctober 5, 2014 at 3:07 PM

    This is lovely in every way! Thanks for joining us this week at Merry Monday!

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  21. Cat CraigOctober 6, 2014 at 7:33 PM

    so pretty, wonderful design

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  22. cmOctober 7, 2014 at 2:37 PM

    ....THUD! Another jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring, breath-taken-away creation. I'm crushing over, smitten by and completely in love with this card!! The stripes, the tree, the crisp and clean layout, the embossed sentiment....recipe for AH-MAAAZING!
    Hugs~c

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  23. lostinpaperOctober 13, 2014 at 4:13 PM

    Cute cute doubly cute! It was the 'candy stripe'' background that initially caught my eye, Oh but then the embossed sentiment, what a fabulous choice, Love it!

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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave me a comment. You're so sweet!