Here's what I do. It's still hand-made, but I didn't invest a lot of time. If this card looks familiar, it's because I CASE'd my card from last week using an image from a recycled card from last year. I added some sparkly silver ribbon tied in a triple-looped bow and a sparkly snowflake with red gem. The sentiment is an old wood-mounted stamp from Plaid/All Night Media, stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.
I would like to support these fun challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge AG Christmas UE
Artistic Inspirations AG Merry Christmas UE
Completely Christmas AG Add Your Own Twist and Tell Us (my twist is include an animal/penguin) UE
Crafting by Designs AG for Christmas UE
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Urgently Needed UE
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra December AG Christmas UE
Crafty Ribbons Penguin Pals UE
Cute Card Thursday Sparkles UE
Deep Ocean Christmas is All Around UE
Eureka Stamps Birds 3/3
Hiding in My Craftroom Freestyle 2/3
Inky Impressions Winter Wonderland UE
Inspiration Destination AG UE
Jingle Belles AG UE
Loves Rubberstamps Holiday Blitz AG UE
Ooh La La Creations Christmas UE
Papertake Weekly Last Christmas Card of the Year 2/5
Pile it On AG Christmas/Holidays UE
QKR Stampede Lots of Layers 3/3
RANDOM WINNER Scrapbook Blessings Club AG Happy Holidays UE
Simon Says Stamp Monday AG 3/5
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Winter Inspiration 3/5
Sister Act (Cards Only) AG UE
The Craft Garden Christmas UE
RANDOM WINNER Tuesday Throwdown Christmas 3/3
Whoopsi Daisy AG UE
Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 3/5
Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!
Wow, I can't keep up with you!! I don't know how you manage to make so many amazing cards in such a short period of time!! This is awesome!! That penguin is so sweet!! I love the texture and the pretty snowflake!! Awesome my friend :)
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A Mermaid's Crafts
Yep, my parents don't keep cards. My MIL keeps all the cards I make her! Great idea to recycle, it looks good.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute and I love the sparkle and great job recycling. Thanks for joining us this week at Eureka Stamps For The Birds Challenge.
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It's adorable and doesn't look 'quick & easy' either. Yes, I have some family members (who do no crafts) and refer to the cards as 'homemade'. You get the feeling they think I was too cheap to go buy a card. And I could buy one at Hallmark that would be less costly than a handmade one! (as I'm sure you know). For one of these folks, I gave a Hallmark card & then to another family member, a handmade card. I heard "What happened to MY handmade card from you?". I don't expect anybody to regard things I made as heirlooms, but it's nice if they appreciate that I spent time making a card just for them. My time is valuable, even if my skills are not! And your card today is a treasure. Bright & Merry and made especially by you! TFS - Merry Christmas. Hugs
ReplyDeletecard is so cute.
ReplyDeleteI don't make for people cards who will throw them.
they didn't deserve it.
if they will throw my card i don't wanna make them.
Awesome ! Love the idea of recycling, the sparkly ribbon with tripple bow is gorgeous and the shining snowflake is beautiful. Love all the texture and lovely image!
ReplyDeleteVery cute and festive and a great idea to recycle cards for people that don't appreciate the work and effort that goes into putting a beautiful card together. My family and most of my friends do keep my cards, but those that I know don't, I too send them the ones that took the least amount of time and the least amount of supplies :-)
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Wishing you and yours and very Blessed Christmas
Lena – DT
Lena’s Creations
How wonderful - I love the little penguin. This card certainly doesn't look quick either. It's fabulous. I feel sometimes the same way about my cards to people but it makes a huge difference when I also have other friends who say that my cards are framed up and on their walls :-D
ReplyDeleteI just don't get to think about the 'thrown away' ones so not to bother myself :-)
Hugz and merry festive wishes little Kitty :-D
IKE xx
cute card, less is sometimes more :), lots of hugs and love,xoxo, cuddles to your three furbabys, Marion
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking your penguin up at Crafty Ribbons!
ReplyDeleteI love the addition of the sparkly snowflake :)
Laura
Hi Kitty, your card don't seems made quick, it's a fabulous work as always! Love the penguin and you have made well to recycle, it's so lovely!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute Kitty. Yes I know lots of people that just through the cards away and some have been very expensive to make. They don't even think to save bits off of it to give me back to make something else.
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Cathy
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Sorry it should have said throw. Lol!!
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Cathy
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Great design, love your penguin!
ReplyDeleteHave a great Xmas
Hugs Jacee
Simply Paper Card Design
This is a fabulous quick make Kitty, I love the bright colours.
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Beautiful colors and layout. We really appreciate that you are posting art with us in this two week challenge at Word Art Wednesday. Advent and Christmas Blessings to you and yours, Carole
ReplyDeleteHehe. It is so hard to send my little merries off into the world knowing they might end up in somebodies trash can the next week. This is such a good solution to that problem and such a great way to recycle, too!
ReplyDeleteAdorable card, sweet image, great colors and love the texture. People who don't appreciate homemade cards...don't get me started. :):) Thank you for joining us this week at HIMCR.
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Fabulous quick card! I hate to think that all our hard work and effort goes in the bin after the celebrations are over :( Thanks for sharing at Anything Goes for Christmas at Crafting By Designs. Mo xxx
ReplyDeleteAdorable card! That penguin is just too cute!
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays!
Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!
hugs...
Melissa
For quick & simple, this is just adorable! I'm so glad you decided to join our weekly challenge at QKR Stampede.
ReplyDeletecute card thank you for joining us at Ooh la la Creations Sue DT xx
ReplyDeleteThis is so super cute!!! Thanks for playing with us over at Loves Rubberstamps!!!
ReplyDeleteCute CARD Kitty..I love that ribbon bow too Kitty...awesome made...
ReplyDeleteLovely Image and lovely color combo too fit for the christmas and nice add of that snowflakes...
I am so behind at comment hope you forgive me dear...
big hugs and hope you have nice present fro BF :)
beautiful, thank you for joining us at whoopsie daisy, hope to see you again and good luck xx
ReplyDeleteSuper adorable! Thanks for joining our challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps this week!
ReplyDeleteThank you for entering my CHNC challenge extra for December with your lovely crafting – hope to see you again soon. x
ReplyDeleteFabulous Christmas card!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing at Pile It On!
Happy New Year!
Helen x
Congrats, you won a prize at SBC, please hop over there. Thanks
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Lovely vibrant card thank you for joining at Ooh La La Creations Christmas Challenge
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