Monday 21 December 2009

Big round of applause please!

Please give a big round of applause to the maker of my Christmas cards this year!




No I'm not asking this for myself but for my DH!




Yep folks my DH made the Christmas cards this year.....he cut all the card to size, did all the stamping and put it all together........fab job or what?!




I felt guilty about not using my Paperartsy stamps as the main focal this year as they have been on my cards in the last 3 years...........but you see I saw the Papermania stamps and just had to use the gorgeous reindeer image and wording from the set.....I did manage to put a Papersartsy sentiment stamp on the bottom edge of the design but it's barely visible as it was stamped in Versamark.




So I'll explain what DH did to make them.




He cut the red silver speckled card from PDA Card & Craft (SSBFL) in two longways to make 2 A6 tent fold cards from each sheet..........stamped a T!m script stamp across the top in Archival black and the sentiment "Peace and Goodwill to all Men" along the bottom in Versamark ink for the watermark effect.




Stamped the reindeer in Adirondack cranberry on the squares of kraft and stamped again onto the white insert card as a secondary image for a faded effect............Stamped the wording "Joyeux Noel" in Archival black directly on top of the reindeer and "Merry Christmas" above the reindeer on the insert..........Finished by using a corner punch on the kraft card focal image and attached with silicone to raise it up from the surface a little.



So........................I'd like you to give him all the support you can.......he did make 65 after all!!!



Thanks for looking and happy stamping.



xoxo Sioux


P.S. Message from DH.........Whilst I admit I made the card from start to finish it was my DW who designed the card and explained what I had to do at each step......I could not have done it otherwise!! I can safely say that I will not be entering myself for stamper of the year 2010!!! TTFN Pip :)

13 comments:

  1. Fantastic card and really well done. I think it is fab that DH has got involved, Looks very professional. Well done DH!

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  2. huge round of applause from me...
    This is a gorge card, brilliant design... thank you for mine hun.
    have a wonderful christmas
    hugs rachxx

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  3. Well done to your DH, he did a great job. Very elegant card. Have a great Christmas. Anesha:-)

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  4. They look great, DH! Happy Christmas

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  5. Well Done... what a fab DH you are!!!!
    Now Sioux can you tell me which self in Sainsbury's did you find find your DH..cos I want one...lol..
    Hugs
    Jan...xx

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  6. this is brilliant so well done,think its great that the DH gets involved hope you have a fab xmas hun and all the best for a safe and happy new year hugs cheryl xxxx

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  7. Wow! what a great team you 2 make.xx Well Done DH. :-D

    Hope you both have a lovely Christmas.xx Sending you very best wishes for a peaceful, heathly New Year.

    Gez.xx

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  8. Didn't he do well! Sounds as though he had a good teacher to help!

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  9. What a team!!!!!
    Great cards.
    Have a Fantastic Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.

    Lisax

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  10. and wow what a fantastic job he made of them too...well done your DH...Have a wonderful Christmas and thank you so much for taking the time to follow my blog
    Mina xxx

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  11. Fab cards...move over ArtyJen...Mr ArtyJen is gonna be nicking all your stash hun!!! LOL I once got Grim to make a card...and it was heaps better than the one I made...so I banned him from my stash room...am not too good at sharing ROFL x

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  12. Fab cards...move over ArtyJen...Mr ArtyJen is gonna be nicking all your stash hun!!! LOL I once got Grim to make a card...and it was heaps better than the one I made...so I banned him from my stash room...am not too good at sharing ROFL x

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  13. fab fab fab... thanks for mine,
    now WHERE can I get myself a DH for next year..rofpmsl.

    have a great Christmas
    crafty luv
    chriss x and your craft area is so organised... the more room the more mess.. I guess.

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