Jessica Fick, the Design Team Coordinator for GinaK Designs has issued a challenge to all of the past and present team CSS team members to make a Christmas card with one of these sketches:
We know you're going to LOVE what everyone has designed for us tonight!
First, here are the links for GinaK's Current CSS Team Members:
Deb Felts
Diana S. Queen
Karen Knegten
Melissa Cash
Sharri Seffens
Sue VanDeVusse
and the links for all of the past CSS Design Team members participating:
Brenda Turner,
Carla Suto,
Carolina Buchting,
Charlene Merrick, (that would be moi')
Dawn Lusk,
DeeMarie Kelemen,
Geri Utterback ,
Giovanna Smith,
Janice Melton,
JenMarie Taylor,
Jennie Harper,
Joy Hadden,
Kay Simmons,
Linda Payne,
Lori McAree,
Melisa Waldorf,
Pam Imholz,
Selma Stevenson,
Shannon Bracken,
Shelly Wilson,
Sue Walsh,
Tina Gilliland
Some of GinaK's Senior Design Team Members and Illustrators wanted to get in on the fun tonight too:
Asela Hopkins
Carolyn King
Cindy Lawrence
Jessica Fick
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Nina Brackett
Melanie Muenchinger
along with Nina Brackett's Guest Designer: Lisa Hjulberg
And, of course, we cannot forget the ever talented Gina K. herself!
Whew! Quite a list, eh? I hope you can stop by as many of them as time permits for you. And, now, onto my creation:
I used this beautiful dove from designer Rupa Shevde's The Magic of Christmas set. The full sentiment actually reads Peace on Earth, but I only wanted the word Peace so it would fit into the oval, so I used a Versamark pen to highlight peace and then gold embossed it. The dove was also gold embossed, cut out and popped up on dimensionals. I used pretty green stickles to color the leaves on the twig the dove is holding in his beak. The red dry embossed bg was embossed with Stampin Up's Petal's a Plenty textured impressions folder onto red vellum paper (thanks to my friend Lynn for both of those items) and then I added the same pretty green stickles to the centers of the flower petals. The corner poinsettia and leaves embellishment are silk.
Blessings and peace to you,
58 comments:
You have won my Heart with this card!!! It is one of the most beautiful cards I have ever seen. I am impressed with the embossing on the red vellum. Where, oh where can you get that beautiful red vellum? WOW!!! What a knockout of a card!
Charlene... that is stunning!! So bright and just beautiful!!
Charlene! Wow - what a stunning card! I Love your color choice!!!
Thank you so much for joining in on the hop tonight with us!!!! ((hugs))
Very pretty! I love the embossed BG!
OMG, it's after 11pm and I have to get up at 5AM and here I am hopping LOL. gorgeous cards!!!!
Oooooh--absolutely stunning. I love the dove as the design.
Charlene - this is just stunning in every way!!!The white dove just pops with the gorgeous red background you created here - love it!
Your card is stunning! The dove is so beautiful on the red!
Oh how lovely!!
Beautiful card Charlene, love the color choice!
This absolutely stunning Charlene.
Yes I agree with all the girls this is a stunning card Charlene!
Wow!! All the red in your card is excellent!! Beautiful card.
Wow, love all the red. This card is beautiful and shows much attention to detail.
Wow - not surewhich blew me away more - the amazing bg paper effect or the lovely lovely dove. Beautiful.
That embossed vellum is amazing. Before I read down, I was looking at it trying to work out what it was. I reckoned it was textured, but not that you'd done it. Experiments with some of my coloured vellum are in order. It gives such a rich look to this beautiful card.
This is so elegant! Thanks for the inspiration!
oh Charlene!!! this is so elegantly beautiful!!
wow the white dove on the red is so BAM!
Oh, Charlene! This is so beautiful! I love the white dove against the gorgeous red background you created! Wonderful design!
Wow, does this card ever get your attention. Like the white dove popped up.
Beeeeeutiful Charlene! I like that you used just the word Peace like you did.
OH what a gorgeous card! The white dove is so very striking on the red and LOVE that red vellum! Need to find some of that too!
Oh my this is so striking! The red with the white dove is so pretty.
The red and black color combo in this card is so beautiful. I love it. And the dove is gorgeous too.
Super pretty!
Gorgeous, Charlene! I love all that intense RED! Makes me think of Anne! ;) The white, black and green really pop against the red, and I love the little blingie centers of the flowers!
WOW Charlene, stunning!!!!
Absolutely stunning!!
This is beautiful Charlene! Love the dove embossed in gold and popped up as well as the poinsettia and leaves embellishment! Fabulous design :o)
Charlene, I don't know what more I can say about this card that hasn't already been said. It is absolutly gorgeous!
Gorgeous!! Love that background.
Such a stunning card! I love the intense red!
Oh Charlene!! This is simply gorgeous!! LOVE the red bg with the hint of gold! It really makes that dove look like it's flying right off the card!! WOW!
I love your card - the dramatic red and black color scheme really allows the dove of peace to stand out and makes the green leaves pop! The glitter and texture also really add a lot of elegance to the card. Great job!
Breathtaking job! You rock!
Outstanding card- love everything about this!!! TFS
Oh my, Charlene!! This is just so rich and elegant!! Love your background! WOW!!
Charlene, This is beautiful! The dove really pops against the red!
A very beautiful Christmas card. TFS
Ohhh that stunning white dove just POPS on the beautiful red!!!
Charlene, this looks just like you, the vellum gives it such a classy touch too!! I love that sketch design, so cool! Hugs good friend!
Charlene.....I am in awe...this is so rich and gorgeous....I just stared at this beauty for a while and enjoyed the bold, vivid colors and fab design
Take a bow for this creation, my dear...you have outdone even yourself...wow
Very dramatic card with the red!
Charlene, this is STUNNING! The dry embossing on the red vellum is just incredible!
Beautiful card! I love all the red!
Beautiful card! I love all the red!
wowza....gorgeous Charlene!!! ps--do m&ms really gather here????
Beautiful! Your poinsettia embellishment is the perfect touch.
Oh my stars!...When I scrolled down and your card popped up on the computer screen...I almost fell out of the chair!...so beautiful! definitely a WOW card!! ;D Diana
Charlene- beautiful card. It says Christmas!
Amazing, Charlene. You really nailed the challenge!
WOW!!! Your card is just stunning!! That background paper is amazing.
Gorgeous! Oh this is striking with the colors and great job on the sketch.
Absolutely breathtaking, Charlene!!! What a gorgeous card!!! Love all the reds!!
WOW, Charlene...this is one gorgeous design!!!! How striking to have the white dove layered on all that red....I thought I was at the wrong blog at first....Anne will flip when she sees this beauty!!!!
Wow Charlene!! This is stunning!! I love the rich red!! The white dove just pops!! So elegant!! Gorgeous design!! I agree with Joan that Anne will love this!!!!
hugs,
Chris
What a breath-taking beauty, Charlene!! This beautiful dove looks amazing backed by the fabulous embossed poinsettia!! Such exquisite work!!
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