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Wednesday 30 November 2011

Simon Says Stamp DT Card - Something A Little Different, Gone A Little Bit Wrong!

Good morning peeps,
I had one of my moments yesterday & made a man cry with laughter! There was a mix up over the delivery of my Christmas Tree & the man at the courier company tried telling me the tracking record showed it had been posted through my letterbox!!! I know I can be a bit of an air head but I think even I would have noticed a 6ft Christmas Tree hanging out my flipping letterbox for goodness sake. I was ranting & laughing at the same time & accused him of stealing my Christmas tree, then the delivery driver, or the neighbours, eventually he said he'd just discovered it was still at the depot so I was right, he did try to pinch it lol. In the end he said he couldn't talk to me anymore as his stomach hurt from laughing, how rude when I was traumatised by the non arrival of Christmas tree lol.

Today is new challenge day at
& this week it's everyone's favourite

My lovely teamies & I are showcasing either Unity or Lawn Fawn stamps this challenge.

I have made a feeble attempt at a CAS card, me CAS yeah right lol. Well it hasn't got any flowers so that's a start but I just couldn't do it properly, I felt that I hadn't put any effort into making it & changed a strip of embossed paper for some beautiful lace, added some Bakers Twine & then thought it best to leave it alone before I totally blew it lol. I can see why CAS cards are popular, they are so quick & easy to make compared to the usual fussing around deciding which embellies to use & then getting the mass of embellies in just the right place but I guess that's just me, a natural fusspot lol.
 
Ingredients -
Medium - Copics (especially for Pendra x) - G94, G85, G00, C1, C0, C00
Bakers Twine - Martha Stewart

As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a mahoosive $50 spending spree

If you don't already visit the STORE BLOG pop over & take a peek, Michelle has featured some fabby stickers that have just change my mind about liking them, & as always you can see a selection of new goodies in store, featured products & enter the many giveaways.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges -
Creative Craft - free for all, Scrap Creations - Christmas, Top Tip Tuesday - white, silver & a hint of ?, Bunny Zoe's - pearls & lace, Craft Your Passion - Tis the Season, Make It Monday - anything goes, Stamps R Us - emboss it, Whoopsi Daisy - white on white, Stamptacular - anything Christmas, Sunday Sketch & Stamp - sketch, The Poodles Parlour - Christmas, Simply Create Too - all about Christmas, Totally Papercrafts - Christmas

I have decided I need to leave shorter comments when I visit you all as I'm struggling to find time to get round to visit everyone who takes the time to leave me comments & less typing is better for my shoulder & means I will be able to visit more of you so I will be attempting to cut the waffle lol.
Tomorrow I will be back in my usual over embellished sparkly style.
Thanks for stopping by


48 comments:

  1. Very beautiful Mandy. Love the colours and your design.

    Greetings Henny.

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  2. Oh Mandy, this is beautiful! The embossing is gorgeous and I love the hint of green. Sooo funny about your Christmas tree :-) Hope it arrives soon! Love 'n' hugs, Mel xx

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  3. So beautiful with all the white and a pop of color. Thanks for playing Simply Create Too!

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  4. it's a beautiful card Mandy, and for you it is definitely CAS :o)
    Jackie xx

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  5. Hi Mandy. Really beautiful CAS card. I really must do more white on white. I love the bakers twine that sets off the card.
    Had a giggle at your christmas tree.
    Kathleen x

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  6. That is a real beauty Mandy! Love the white!!
    Hugs Kristel

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  7. Beautiful card design, thanks for playing with us at Simply Create Too.

    xoxo Marjo

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  8. Beautiful card love the white and green together, thank you for joining our challenge at Stamptacular Sunday this week

    Hugs Winnie

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  9. Well I think you did a great job with the clean and simpel, you're card is really gorgeous.
    Hugs,
    Babette

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  10. LOL..well that was a fantastic entry to your post! So happy to hear that you were not robbed of your festive tree.
    I love your style of CAS!! Wonderful combination of textures and the ornament sentiment is gorgeous. :)

    Thank you for playing along with us at Make It Monday!
    Remember, for a chance to win the prize from our sponsor, leave a comment for another entry and mention that you saw them on Make It Monday.
    Lisa xx

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  11. gorgeous (and not so much CAS) card! I agree ~ i never end up with a clean or simple card, although it was my intention to begin with :)

    LOL :) both you & that man probably had a good laugh all day about it, and a good laugh is healthy after all, so it's a very blessed christmastree ;)

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  12. DOH! I just noticed you entered another blog as well....LOL.
    Thank you so much for playing along with us at Top Tip Tuesday!
    And remember, if you have a TIP you’d like to share with us crafters, just write it up in your post and then add TIP by your entry name and you’re eligible for the TOP TIPPER PRIZE as well.
    Lisa xx

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  13. Great CAS card Mandy...and funny story..
    Thanks for sharing with us at ‘Make it Monday’

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  14. white on white is my fav..
    love your card to bits..

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  15. Beautiful card, I love the embossing, and the touch of lace. Thanks for joining the Silver, White & Hint Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday.

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  16. Lovely card! I have been making a few CAS cards aswell, they are a lot faster to make. I love the lace you used! Hugs, Hanneke

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  17. Hi Mandy, Fabulous card really love the baubles :) Sandra H

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  18. Mandy you realy make me laugh! I can just see a tree sticking out of your letter box and you going mad at the poor delivery man because it won't fit through! Your CAS card is beautiful and very elegant! hugs, Marlies

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  19. Your christmas tree saga made me laugh! when I first saw your card on my blog list My first thought was Oh thats a wee change from your usual style but its very lovely k x

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  20. Heehee, what a fiasco over a Christmas tree. You may have been traumatised by the loss of your tree, but I think I would have been traumatised by the mess they would have made sticking it through my letterbox!! Gorgeous card Mandy, I love those baubles. Lee xx

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  21. This is beautiful Mandy I also struggle with CAS cards but this is super! Hugs Rebekah xx

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  22. Mandy this is fab, gorgeous white on white, thanks for joining us at totally papercrafts. Joey x

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  23. Hi Mandy , such a beautiful and elegant card !! Christa.

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  24. This is gorgeous - what a beautiful image and great colouring.

    Thanks for joining us over at Top Tip Tuesday this week for our 'White, Silver & a Hint of...' challenge.
    Don't forget you could be in the running for another prize if you share a Top Tip with us - just add (TIP) after your name when you link.
    See you next week :)

    Carol x

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  25. This is STUNNING and so elegant, Mandy!!! Love EVERYTHING about it!

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  26. A gorgeous card, clean and simple - and lovely colours! And a cheerful story - maybe the courier company could make a tutorial in "How to put a 6ft Christmas Tree through a letterbox" lol;)
    Hugs Kjersti

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  27. Love your CAS card the touch of green is perfect.
    luv
    Debby

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  28. Oh my Hun What BEAUTY~~and I love the simplicity of this card!!!
    Hugz

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  29. Gorgeous card Mandy ,, I love the CAS design of this and the white with green is stunning !! I LOVE this :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

    thanks for joining us on the TPC too xx

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  30. Absolutely stunning card, Mandy! I really love the brilliant shades of greens you used..it really POPS on this bright white and the embossing is gorgeous!

    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp!

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  31. ooh love this, great effect framing it! saw it on mim x

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  32. Mandy, gorgeous creation as always. Great story about the Christmas tree, too funny! I am with you, just can't seem to make a proper CAS card, always feel it looks too bare lol. Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful card with our challenges at WHOOPSI DAISY and THE POODLES PARLOUR this week:)

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  33. Such an elegant card, love it
    Lindsay xx

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  34. Hi Me aagin ;0) . I need to do a few sinpler cards like this but still pretty ! I love the white embossed background with the lace really makes the green baubles stand out ! Just the inspiration I needed ! Thanks Kitty ;0)

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  35. Very Pretty! Thanks so much for joining us at Stamptacular Sunday this week
    Hugs Julie P

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  36. Another lovely card Mandy!! I love the green and white color scheme. The embossing and white elements are gorgeous and your stamp choice is, well, one of my favorite!! Lovely work!!
    xoxo, Christine

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  37. Beautiful card. I love the image. Thanks for joining us at Creative Craft Challenge.
    Bev x

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  38. Seems to me that you have cracked this Challenge big style! LOVE the hint of green! Thanks for coming to play with us at Top Tip Tuesday for our colour challenge, I hope you can come play again soon you can enter up to 3 times per challenge, hugs Samantha :0)

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  39. Oh my word, that touch of green looks AMAZING!!! The twine is fabulous--those ornaments lined up are wonderful! :) Found you via TTT. :)

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  40. fabulous cas card mandy ,not an easy thing to do but you have it down to perfection
    hope you are well hun
    happy crafting
    thanks for joining us at the poodle parlour and good luck
    tracey x

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  41. oh gosh hun this is just gorgeous really beautiful,,bless you for playing at creative craft challenge this week hugs cherylxxxxx

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  42. Lol, I can just picture the scene Mandy, no wonder there was so much laughter, lol. This is gorgeous the beautiful clean white design and then that touch of colour is just perfect.
    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  43. A lovely fresh and beautifully embossed card. The baubles stand right off the card. So pretty.
    I saw your card on the make it Monday blog and popped over to take a better look.

    Shirley

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  44. Very Pretty! Thanks for playing with us at Whoopsi Daisy this week! Love the White on White look!
    Remember, if you use a Whoopsi Daisy image you can be entered into the top three challenge.
    Hugs,
    Karen C

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  45. Mandy this card is so elegant looking in all white. Those ornaments are perfect with this card. Thanks for playing with us this week at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.

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  46. Fabulous story! Thanks for sharing with us at Top Tip Tuesday. :)

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Thanks so much for hopping over to visit & taking the time to leave a comment
Mandy xx

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