I am sure you all agree that this year has just been running out way too fast. But, seeing that Christmas is around the corner, I have been playing with this gorgeous little Christmas Girl created by the talented Mi Ran. Do yourself a favour and hop over to Mi Ran's Etsy shop and check out her awesome digi creations, here. Also visit Mi Ran's blog {Art by Miran} here.
No surprise then, as I stuck to my favourite card design. The folded embellishments have been created by folding squares. She has been coloured with Copics and the brads are from my stash. The bling flourishes were some more of the wonderful give-away I won over at Annie. The striped design papers are from BasicGrey. The sentiment is a freebie from Hannelie {Desert Diva}.
I would love to enter this into the following challenges:
- Make it Monday: Anything Goes
- 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes Optional Twist CAS
- Scribble and Scrap: Anything Goes
- Create with TLC Show it Off Sunday: Anything Goes
- Paper Crafting Journey: Its Christmas Time
- Card Makin Mamas: Christmas and New Year
- Craftyhands: Season Greetings or Winter Theme
- Digi Haven: Merry Christmas
- Jingle Belles: Linkfest - Christmas Cards
- A Gem of a Challenge: Anything Goes
- Come and Get It: Christmas
- The Corrosive Challenge: Anything Goes
- Craftin Desert Divas: Christmas
- Crafting from the Heart: Anything Goes
- Eureka Stamps: Centre or Side Step cards
- Parade Your Crafts: Christmas
- Crafty Boots: Christmas
- Get Inky: Christmas
- Melonheadz : Christmas
- Scrapbook Stamp Society: Anything Goes plus Option Christmas
- Creative Card Crew: Holly or Poinsettia
- Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
- Songbird Challenge: Merry Christmas
- Crafty Sentiments: Christmas
- Paperminutes: Christmas Cards with typical Christmas symbols (candy cane, holly, tree)
- Through the Craftroom Door: Anything Goes (2/2)
- Pennys Paper Crafty: Feminine with a Sentiment
- ABC Christmas Challenge: Y is for You make it - Make your own embellishments (the folded embellishments have been created with folded squares)
- Divas by Design: Anything Goes
- The Stamping Chef: Anything Goes
- 4 Crafty Girls: Anything Goes
- Just for Fun: Christmas
- Ladybug Crafts: Christmas/Winter
- Cards Galore: Christmas
- Feeling Crafty: Christmas
- A Creative Romance: Sparkle at Christmas
- Sisterhood of Crafters: Christmas Sparkle
- An Inky Situation: Stripes
- Hanna and Friends: Christmas
- Happy Campers: Christmas
- Sassy Studio Designs: Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas
- Jellypark: Christmas
- Crafts 4 Eternity: Christmas Chaos
- Brown Sugar: Christmas
- Chocolate, Coffee and Cards: Happy Holidays
- Craftitude: Anything Goes - Christmas Sparkle
- QKR Stampede: Favourite Embellishments (paper folded embellishments like the ones on this card)
- Stempelsonne: Anything Goes
- Wags n Whiskers: Christmas
- BasicGrey: Anything Goes
- One Stitch at a Time: Anything Goes
- Creative Inspirations Paint: Anything Goes
- Dream Valley: Christmas
- Sentimental Sundays: Non traditional Christmas Colours
- Paper Playtime: Winter Fun
- Mema's Crafts: Winter or Christmas or Holiday (2/3)
- Desert Islands Crafts: (2 or more papers/Flowers-Snowflakes/Bling)
- Country View Challenges: Christmas
Wishing all my wonderful Followers a blessed Christmas and safe travels if you are going away and leave you with a photo I took of the Japanese garden section at Makaranga Garden Lodge in Durban, South Africa. The orange spot you see under the little tree in front, is one of the beautiful koi fish in the pond.
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She is just gorgeous Desire..love the colour combo and blings and your folded flowers as always are beautiful.
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Another beautiful colourful card, love the folded embellishments and bling
ReplyDeleteHi :) What a BEAUTIFUL card, Desire! OMG. Love it so muchh!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this at Crafty Sentiments. Hope to see you again soon :)
Hugs, Mikha
So pretty!
ReplyDeleteThe card before with all the birds are wonderful too.
Have a great sunday!
Susan
Another Fab Card And So Love Them Squares Folded Thanks For Sharing At Crafty Sentiments And Good Luck
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous card as always Desire. I really love your tea bag folded embellishments on this one and also that amazing blue hair!
ReplyDeleteSharon x
Awesome creation as usual sweetie. Beautiful colours and I love that image. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely creation with us at Challenges 4 Everybody.
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Cathy DT Member
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Still loving this fantastic card Desire. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely creation with us at Creative Card Crew.
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Cathy DT Member
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This is just gorgeous,love the image and fab papers.xxx
ReplyDeleteFabulous card Desire. I love the shape of this card and the slightly distressed look. I also love the papers and your gorgeous stylised snowflakes - in fact I just love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your Christmas project with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.
Dionne
Sooo beautiful, I am astounded at the wonders of this card again and again you inspire me my friend...I must check out these images...
ReplyDeletelovely pic of the Japanese garden, so beautiful...will have a new candy soon...keep eyes and ears openx.==xxx
Stunning christmas card you have made and great coloring! =)
ReplyDeleteHugs, Elenor
A beautiful Christmas card .Love the image and ppers .Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Desire. The image looks fabulous ad I love the colours and pretty folded flowers.
ReplyDeleteLorraine x
Aww wow this is truly lovely x
ReplyDeleteOMGosh this is so cute Desire! I love that image and it's beautifully, fabulous hair color! Gorgeous papers and design as always!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Tammy
Gorgeous card, and great image.
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Moira DT.
Oh WOW Desire, this is gorgeous, love the off beat Christmas colours :) :) :) Thanks hun for all the lovely comments you leave on my blog, really appreciate you taking the time. Big hugs Mimi/Jane xx
ReplyDeleteAww this is very sweet and such pretty colours! I love the image… you've coloured her beautifully and the papers and embellishments are gorgeous…I really like the folded embellies that you've made - they are fab! :-)
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Hugs Sue B xx
I really love your style, it's brilliant and totally uncopyable (is there a word like this? LOL). Thank you for your inspiration!
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Beautiful card, and thank you for the coupon too! Love looking at the Koi pond, looks awesome especially in comparison to the 7 inches of snow outside my window. Take care my friend. ~Diane
ReplyDeleteHi Desire, I love this very different, but very lovely Christmas card. The striped paper is inspired , especially having also been used to make your own folded embellishments too, Your cute image stands out so well against the red backing paper. Oh, and I've so enjoyed your very calm photograph .....what a beautiful sight. Good luck in our extended challenge. Ingrid xx ( OSAAT Team )
ReplyDeletefantastic project - thank you for entering the Craft Girls Challenges - good luck - all the best for 2014 xx
ReplyDeleteJust a wonderful card Desire!
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Annerieke
fantastic project - thank you for entering the Craft Girls Challenges - good luck - all the best for 2014 xx
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Desire, I love the image and the gorgeous papers and embellishments.
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Linda xxx
this is a very beautiful card Desire.
ReplyDeleteThanks for join us at ScrapbookStampSociety Challenge.
Greetings Karin DT Coördinator
A lovely card Desire.. and a stunning picture in the park!
ReplyDeleteshe s fab hun love the colour scheme ty for playing along at Crafting from the Heart x
ReplyDeleteGosh those Folded Squares always look AMAZING! Such a Beautiful Xmas Card!
ReplyDeleteFabulous card, Desire!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful card!!!!!!!!! Sooooooooo festive.....so perfect!
ReplyDeleteSmashing card, thanks for joining us at CC&CC,good luck cheers Sue N x
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Desire, fabulous image and design.
ReplyDeleteWendy xx
A gorgeous image Desire and a fabulous card.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, peaceful photo x
Gorgeous Card Desire! I love the colors and all of the striking details. Thank you for sharing with QKR Stampede this week.
ReplyDeleteI love Miran's images and you have done such an amazing job coloring this one Desire! Great handmade flowers too. Thanks so much for playing this week at Crafty Sentiments:)
ReplyDeleteSo much fun! Love your clors and what you did here. Those embellishments are so cute. I'm looking forward to January and being able to play!
ReplyDeleteDarling card, Desire, and wonderful color choices! I especially like the shape around your sentiment and your pretty snowflake medallions! The Japanese Garden looks amazing - I would enjoy a stroll through that garden! hugs, de
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card in lovely colours and a lovely image, I like her blue hair! The folded box embellies look great. hugs, Marlies
ReplyDeleteOMG, so stunning, all fits so well together. Love it!
ReplyDeletehugs Amanda
Fabulous card, love the colours and details.
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Debby
Thanks für showing your amazing card for paperminutes.
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mamapia
Your card is fabulous! I love the image and how you colored her! Beautiful papers and embellishing. I always love how cheery they are! Your photo is gorgeous, very nice place that you can visit and I do see the Koi dot. lol Thank you for sharing with us!
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Kelly
The red and aqua is such a stunning combination. Beautiful card my friend. xxxx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, Desire. The girl image is so cute! :)
ReplyDeleteToo cute! Love the "presents" you made. Thank you for joining us at DTBST this week! HUGS
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Such a fantastic card as always, so much fun, love it xxx
ReplyDeleteAnother beautifully designed card Desire, I love your pretty image and gorgeous papers.
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A stunning creation Desire. Love your folded flowers. hugs Sharon
ReplyDeleteTruly stunning and love the colours...thank you for your kind words about my uncle, means a lot!!
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Gemma
love the image and great hair love the papers,bling flourishes and folded embellishments
ReplyDeleteCarol x
What a cute card! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Crafty Sentiments Designs this week! We hope you will play along with us again soon!
ReplyDeleteOMGosh she is adorable and I love the teal hair and the great design. Fabulous. Thanks for playing with us over at Loves Rubberstamps!!!
ReplyDeleteHello Desire, Its now my turn to comment on your card! I love it wow you are so talented! Thank you for sharing at Scrapbook Stamp Society! Hugs Julie xox
ReplyDeleteI love her blue hair Desire. Wonderful colors on this card and love the design too!
ReplyDeleteSorry to be a stranger, I've been going in a thousand directions lately. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
so stunning desire.beautiful design and image and i love your colouring :D
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Oh, what an adorable Christmas card! I love that cute image and her pretty hair! Love your color palette and DP, your design, and all the bling you added! :^)
ReplyDeleteAnd your photo is gorgeous! I'll have to remember to put a photo of the Japanese Tea Gardens in San Francisco on my blog for you to see. :^)
Hugs, Penny
This is so cute, I like her blue hair so pretty. Thanks for joining us at OSAAT.
ReplyDeleteDeborah OSAAT DT
Beautiful
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us at crafty sentiments
Hugs Kelly
A lovely card Desire. Thanks for sharing with us at A Gem of a Challenge and Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges.
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Love the flowers you made!! Such a lovely step card. Thank you for playing along this week at “Pike’s Playground”. I sure hope you had fun!!! See you back very soon to play in another fun challenge.
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Love the step card and your colors. Thank you for playing along this week at OSAAT. I sure hope to see you back again very soon. Good Luck in the challenge!!!
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OMG this image is so adorable and your talents are beautifully crafted. Awesome composition and use of color pallete.
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Desire I love how you always incorporate your origami pieces into your cards. So unique! Also love the dotting around the sentiment and image. Thanks for always playing with us in our neighborhood at 613 Avenue Create!
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Beautiful design, Desire! I love your steppers and your awesome folded folded embellishments! You seem to have so many different folds and they are all gorgeous. The coloring on this image is outstanding. The palette is bold but not overpowering and works well with your designer paper! Thanks so much for your wonderful support of our challenge! We are always delighted to see you sitting on our front porch here at 613 Avenue Create!
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Chana, Owner
Fabulous creation! The image is such a cutie and I love the color scheme plus those selfmade embellies - they look great!
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Eemeli
You are getting in the spirit of Christmas! Adorable card!
ReplyDeleteGreat card, super cutie image
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Live amanda
Love your card- love the flowers- the petals are so cool! The image is so sweet. Saw you on MIM- here for a closer look : )
ReplyDeleteOh my, What a beautiful card. I love the flowers, the darling image and your beautiful coloring. Great hair color, gorgeous work.
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS creation Desire and awesome photo ... thanks for sharing both! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood’s ‘CHRISTMAS SPARKLE’ challenge and please come back again soon!
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Gorgeous card Desire, I like the image and the design, Thanks for joining in with us at Desert Island Craft Challenge, Good Luck.
ReplyDeleteKevin xx
Adorable card and such gorgeous colors. I love your image and your embellishments. So creative! Have a wonderful week. Hugs, Gloria
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You are still the queen of Easel Cards. Love your style and your images. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us at Mema's Crafts. We hope to see you again real soon. Good Luck.
ReplyDeleteVery sweet design!!!!!
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Gorgeous card. Beautiful colours and embellies.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us over at the Scribble and Scrap Challenge. Good luck.
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What a sweet card. Reminds me of Candyland. The flowers are awesome. Great job. Thanks for joining us over at Get Inky! Stamps Challenge Blog
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Wow another fabulous make. I love the fancy fold.
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Proud to design for :
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Top Tip Tuesday,
ABC Christmas,
As You Like It,
Pink Gem Designs,
The Stamp Basket, and
Stampfairy.
Beautiful card! Love the colors you used! Thank you for joining us at Parade Your Crafts.
ReplyDeleteThis card is fantastic! I love all your detail, especially those embellishments you created by folding squares.
ReplyDeleteThank you for playing along with our Christmas Sparkle challenge at the Sisterhood of Crafters. Happy New Year!
Stunning. Love the colouring, traditional yet not traditional. Your embellies are so wonderful and the flourish bling gives a perfect finishing touch.
ReplyDeleteHuggsss, Angelique
Beautiful Christmas card, Desire! Loved your folded flowers and colouring! :)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! :)
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Ayushi :)
Love your color combo on this one. How did you make those square embellishments?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, fab image and colour choice! Thank you for joining us this fortnight at OSAAT and good luck. Hugs
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Fab card and love the colour scheme,Thank you for joining in at OSAAT & good luck Pam DT xx
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
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LG Andrea
Delightful image and love your choice of colours! Wonderful flower embellishments.
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Glenda
Very pretty card! Love the colors you used. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at the Craftin Desert Divas Christmas Linky Party!
Lori
Gorgeous card, Thanks for joinin us at JFF challenges, good luck with your entry an happy new year, DT Mandz xox
ReplyDeletea great image, and love the colors you've used on it. and wonderful design. Thanks for joining us at Come and Get It Challenges for our special Christmas Challenge and Blog Hop
ReplyDeleteCindy DT
Love the colours you've used and those folded embellishments are great too.
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Helen x
Brilliant card, lots of lovely sparkle, thanks for joining us at A Creative Romance Sparkle challenge. Hugs Teresa
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