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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Chocolate Flakes

I found some awesome napkins at Walmart this past week that had different brown tones and snowflakes. Well, I'm a country girl and loved the warm, cozy, country feel. I know....shocker, eh? So, of course they inspired me to make this card. (no comments about brown snow either...*groan*)

So, this was a very simple and quick card. I just used my Curved Rectangle Nestabilities diecut to cut out the shape I wanted, stamped the Snowflakes (Stampin' Up) onto this gorgeous K&Company paper with Brushed Corduroy (Ranger Distress Ink), and outlined them with my white opaque pen (Inkssentials).

I layered the main image panel onto a Snowflake embossed (cuttlebug), Suede Brown Light (Prismatics) piece of cardstock, and framed them both with Suede Brown Dark (Prismatics). Finally, I sewed around the edges of the back panel, added Chocolate Pearls (Kaisercraft) and some gorgeous White Embroidered Ribbon (May Arts).

The sentiment is from the Home for Christmas set (Stampin' Up)

That's it.
Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you are enjoying this season and that all your Holiday plans are going smoothly!!!
Happy Stamping!!
Tosh


Supplies:
Stamps - Snowflakes, Home for Christmas (Stampin' Up)
Paper - K&Company, Suede Brown Light and Dark (Prismatics)
Ink - Brushed Corduroy (Ranger Distress Ink)
Accessories - White opaque pen, pearls, sewing machine, ribbon, Horizontal Slot punch (Stampin' Up), Nestabilities
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24 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 10, 2008 at 8:41 AM

    I really don't like s-n-o-w much right now (we just got 8+" and it's not even winter yet), but I LOVE these brown flakes!!! So clever and easy! This is a really great card, Tosh, and this former country girl is WOWed right out of her barn boots! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Anjas-ArtefaktotumDecember 10, 2008 at 8:46 AM

    I love this beautiful artwork. The snowflakes are so graceful.
    Wish you merry christmas.
    Hugs,
    Anja from germany

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  3. AnonymousDecember 10, 2008 at 10:26 AM

    What a beautiful card! It's so rich and elegant. Love your sewing, burnishing, and the chocolate pearls!

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  4. Rose AnnDecember 10, 2008 at 11:02 AM

    Your snowflakes are so very gorgeous in the warm browns, Tosh!! I love this!!

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  5. StampOwlDecember 10, 2008 at 1:50 PM

    this is wonderful Tosh!

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  6. Suzanne J DeanDecember 10, 2008 at 2:23 PM

    Oooohhh, so lovely and elegant! Hope to see ya at CHA too--can't wait for it!

    hugz,
    Suzanne

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  7. Kimberly CrawfordDecember 10, 2008 at 3:23 PM

    that is really pretty!!! I love any post that starts with Chocolate! :)

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  8. MaryRDecember 10, 2008 at 5:51 PM

    what a beautiful card! love that sentiment stamp

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  9. Denise MarzecDecember 10, 2008 at 7:00 PM

    OMG, I LOOOOOOOOOOVE the brown snowflakes. I love country stuff too, so I'm all about stuff like this. Love the "faux embossing" effect you gave them..and that bright white ribbon just pops against all that brown!

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  10. SharlyDecember 10, 2008 at 8:12 PM

    OMGOODNESS this is drop dead GORGEOUS!!!
    amazing
    ox
    S

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  11. Cindy HaffnerDecember 10, 2008 at 9:27 PM

    Love your snowflakes tosh so pretty, as always.

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  12. MothermarkDecember 11, 2008 at 4:58 AM

    I wasn't gonna say anything about brown snow! This is very pretty Tosh, I love the look of it... Love the little hint of white...and the white ribbon/bow is so gorgeous against the brown!

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  13. Deborah AntonDecember 11, 2008 at 6:33 AM

    Simple and gorgeous!!

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  14. ConniecrafterDecember 11, 2008 at 8:27 AM

    so pretty, I too for the first time did some brown christmas cards this year and liked how they turned out!

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  15. dpkennedyDecember 12, 2008 at 5:03 PM

    Oh, this is gorgeous! I love the warm browns! This is such a pretty design too...simple, elegant, and country!!

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  16. Joan ErvinDecember 12, 2008 at 7:47 PM

    WOWZER!!! This is such a fabulous card, Tosh....I am sooo lovin the brown snowflakes.....very elegant with the touch of white!!!

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  17. JamiDecember 13, 2008 at 3:55 PM

    I love your brown snowflakes...and the rustic warm feel of this beautiful card!! Chocolate pearls...yum!
    hugs, Jami

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  18. JenDecember 14, 2008 at 8:14 AM

    I love this! WHen I used to live where it snowed I hated how brown and grey and dead everything got during winter. But this? This is elegant. Almost lit from behind. Really beautiful!
    Thank you for sharing

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  19. KimDecember 15, 2008 at 4:15 AM

    Oh my, this is just gorgeous!!! I love the rustic look of this card! Beautiful!

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  20. Tina b.December 15, 2008 at 5:43 AM

    What a cute card! I love the color brown, it's my favorite color to make cards. If you have a look at my blog you will see what i mean ;-).
    Tina

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  21. LeAnneDecember 15, 2008 at 6:03 AM

    I have seen lots of "country brown snow" flakes lately on cards & creations and I love them! Yours is no exception, love it too!
    LeAnne

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  22. Tammy Q HowellDecember 15, 2008 at 8:26 AM

    love the card and love country! I think it is beautiful in brown.

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  23. Sandra MacLeanDecember 15, 2008 at 9:33 AM

    Ooo! This is gorgeous Tosh! I love the burnt paper look to it! And snowflakes on brown paper are my favorite!

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  24. AnonymousDecember 15, 2008 at 11:26 AM

    Lovely Card Tosh!

    I'm a country girl too and love those "country" colors that warm the heart. Snow finally arrived last Friday (luckily the white kind)so now come Monday the cat's have cabin fever and I've locked myself away to surf your lovely site. Thanks for sharing the inspiration! - Jean

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Thank you so much for stopping by! Your kind words of encouragement are so appreciated!! Happy Stamping!!