Sunday, November 9, 2014

Fair Isle Ornament


If you've been following my blog a while, you may know that I'm a knitter who is obsessed with fair isle.   (These are my nephews and niece putting my FI knits to good use.)   There are so many ways to play with it, even in my cards now.  Squee!

Really simple one-layer card here.  Of note, I stamped the bottom half of Stampendous Winter Birds for the evergreen bough and added Wink of Stella to the snow for some sparkle.
I can't leave out my cute kitty when I'm showcasing cute kiddies, now can I?  I've chosen a pic from when we first got him at about 6 months old.  If only he were wearing fair isle too.  LOL.


The Details:  Impression Obsession Vintage Ornaments stamps, Stampendous Winter Birds stamp, Recollections white 110 lb cardstock, Versamark, Ranger gold embossing powder, Delicata Golden Glitz, Memento Ladybug, Distress Peeled Paint, Wink of Stella

I'm entering this in Christmas Cards All Year 'Round No Patterned Paper52 Christmas Card Throwdown Red and Green and Silver or Gold, Penny Black Anything Goes, Fantasy Stampers #23 Red Alert, Virginia's View #9 Metallic

Updated:  better pic of card

16 comments:

  1. Love your Fair Isle ornament and the fab tree branch it is hanging from. Can't beat a bit of twinkle on a Christmas card either.
    Must admit that my only foray into FI ended when I ran out of some Phildar wool and the shop I bought it from closed down. I found it recently in a blanket chest!
    Thanks for joining in at Fantasy Stampers this time and hope to see you back soon. :)

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  2. BEAUTIFUL!! Love the gold top from your bauble, Toni! Your knitting is awesome! And it doesn't hurt that you have the cutest models, too! So glad that you join the fun over Virginia’s View “All About Metallic” Challenge!

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  3. Beautiful card Toni. Your niece and nephews are so adorable and Your kitty is very cute.. :)

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  4. Such an elegant Christmas card Toni.

    Many thanks for sharing your creativity with us at Penny Black and More challenge.

    B x

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  5. I'm sensing a theme in your piccies!! A really elegant and stunning card, thanks so much for sharing with us at Fantasy Stampers. Cindy (DT)

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  6. très jolie création Toni, j'aime la sobriété de ta carte et la boule décoré de renne, merci de jouer avec nous chez 52CCT, biz

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  7. Fabulous clean and simply layout and I just love the bauble! Beautiful card. Thanks so much for playing along with 52CCT this week!

    BTW - great photos of the children!

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  8. The hats you made go well with the ornament! I love the card with a nordic flair and the crazy kitty (I have 4 and a doggie)

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  9. I love the elegant simplicity of your card! Super use of our challenge colors. Thanks for joining us at 52{C}CT!

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  10. Such a beautiful Christmas card! And your kitty is just too cute too! I know my two cats will go crazy once we start decorating again for Christmas :-)

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  11. Awww, your card design is fantastic! I am pretty much awed with your craft. This year, i am going for handmade Christmas greetings and your card pretty much inspire me. Thank you. Have a happy holiday!

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  12. A beautiful CAS design - thanx for sharing with us at Fantasy Stampers.
    Hugz, Jan (DT) xx

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  13. A lovely CAS card and how sweet are your photos.
    Thank you for sharing at Penny Black & More @ Allsorts 'Anything Goes' challenge and good luck x Susan x

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  14. A lovely CAS card and adore the fairisle bauble hanging from those snow laden branches. x

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  15. Lovely card! I really like Christmas cards. I make my own Merry Christmas Wishes Cards too, but yours are real work of art!

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