This time it's Heather Hudson with her second challenge:
My Artistic Adventures Challenge #2 : On the First Day of Christmas My True Love Sent to Me.......
(Please check her site for challenge details and inspiration from other design team members.)
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This is how I completed the phrase:
a token of his affection
filled with sweet confection
How else but with a little heart shaped box found hanging on the Christmas tree, filled with a Panera gift card (I love that place!) and some candy.
I used earthy textures rather than bling:
Some items are printed on heavy textured beige card stock
Some items are printed on Claudine Helmuth's sticky back canvas Corrugated cardboard die cut snowflake (3 pieces--one on front, two stacked on back).
raffia handle/bow.
My Design Team inspiration piece includes the following digital collage sheets from Heather Hudson's My Artistic Adventures Etsy shop HERE:
Primitive Victorian Vintage Valentine's Day Heart Pocket
Christmas word and number labels and candy canes printed on sticky back canvas. I fussy cut the two candy canes together and folded them in half so there would be a matching front and back design..
Vintage Mitten Candy Cane Christmas Tree.
Cherub is riding candy cane like snowboard.
Vintage Valentine's Day Cute Cupid Cherubs
Entering this in the following challenges:
Cuttlebug Mania: Distressed until January 20
This is a new challenge site for me. I'm glad I found it because I use my Cuttlebug for everything!
I distressed (roughed up) the edges of the red canvas hearts
I distressed with ink the edges of the beige card stock pocket heart
I used my Cuttlebug to create the 3 snowflakes with the Stampin' Up Snow Flurry die--using corrugated thin cardboard packaging material; then distressed surface with ink
Digitally Sweet Challenges DSC #70 Anything Goes
ABC Christmas 2014 Challenge: Anything Goes--Christmas
23 comments:
Has a wonderful nostalgic feel to it as though it has been uncovered in Grandma's attic. Love that you can nestle goodies inside.
I need to take a page out of your book and make a start now for Christmas 2014.
Wishes
Lynne
Love your gift heart Helene!
A fabulous project love it xxx
Really gorgeous and a lovely item for the tree. XX
I adore how you combined the holidays! A snowboarding cherub LOL so creative. Hugs,
This is so stinkin' CUTE! Christmas or Valentines, it's the perfect little gift! I'm a sucker for cute containers for gift cards, and with the candy added (another weakness of mine), what's not to love? This could be displayed year 'round, it's that cute!
Loving your gorgeous Christmas hanging, such fab colours. Hugs Annette x
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Beautiful vintage Christmas gift holder, love the traditional colours.
Sylv xx
A stunning vintage style creation.
xx
Gorgeous vintage Christmas gift holder, love the beautiful design.
Hugs
Linda xxx
Beautiful heart shaped box - so pretty - and useful!
Love it
xx
Great work xx Jan
Lovely little heart shaped pocket Helene!! I love Panera too!!
Love all the corrugated cardboard snowflakes!!
Thank you for making this lovely little decoration for my challenge!!
Hugs
Heather
Well done on keeping your promise. Love the heart shape for Christmas and the fabulous images and elements tucked inside.
hugs {Brenda} x0x
this is seriously awesome. xo
I always like tussie mussies, gift cones and other old fashioned, charming ways to give something sweet to someone! Nice Work, Helene. Never been to Panera- have to try it sometime. Thx for stopping by my blog :)
Gorgeous Helene - that candy looks yummy! And well done for getting ahead with xmas creations!
What else to say, this is just lovely! And if you begin preparing Xmas now you'll right in time for the Xmas holydays!
Oh I love how you put this all together and the images are just perfect! ~Diane
Love your rhyming gift! Gorgeous vintage Christmas images, and the heart pocket is so cute!
Alison x
ADORABLE! What a fun little gift!
:)
This has such a lovely vintage feel. I hope you can resist the candy all year. Thanks for playing along at Cuttlebug Mania this time x
Wonderful gift bag!
Thanks for playing at the ABC Christmas Challenge!
Helen x
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