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Sunday, 22 November 2015

Crackled Christmas Ornaments


I bought some picket fence distress crackle paint ages ago and decided to have a practice on some diecut ornaments. I used scraps of black cardstock so that shows through the crackles. After colouring with some distress inks I coated them with glossy accents for a bit of shine.

At Allsorts the challenge is to use at least three diecuts.
I've used the Brittany ornament base, the star from the Avondale ornament and woodland branch dies.

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At Simon Says Stamp Wednesday the theme is Christmas.
Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog

The Card Concept has a festive glory theme with this gorgeous inspiration pic.
My card fits the clean and layered style.


Just us Girls has a colour challenge of red, green and gold.

I used scraps of black card for the ornaments and green for the branches so I'm also visiting the snippets playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.
Pixies Crafty Workshop

Supplies:
Dies: Poppy Stamps Brittany & Avondale ornaments; Memory Box woodland branch.
Other: Martha Stewart branch punch; gold paper; white picket crackle paint; red & green distress ink; glossy accents; Sizzix embossing folder (part of a christmas set); sentiment sticker; gold cord & bling.

Thanks for visiting, Cathy x


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15 comments:

  1. Di23 November 2015 at 03:05

    Absolutely fabulous Cathy - the crackle works so well. And what a beautiful design as well.

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  2. Liz23 November 2015 at 04:28

    Beautiful CAS card, Cathy. I love the ornaments, with the crackle finish. Lovely design. xx

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  3. Susanne Vargas23 November 2015 at 04:38

    Those ornaments came out beautifully! The crackle paint gives a cool effect and I love the gold stars! Also love how you added the greenery to the branch!

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  4. Ina G23 November 2015 at 07:12

    Love the result you got with the baubles. Lovely layout. Thanks for joining us at Just Us Girls this week.

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  5. Sharyn Polesel23 November 2015 at 07:40

    This is so much fun! I've never tried crackle paint, but I love the look on your ornaments. The glossy accents was a good choice too. Thanks for joining us this week at Just Us Girls!

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  6. Barb23 November 2015 at 07:59

    This is a beautiful card Kathy. I had to have a closer look at the ornaments. The crackle works really well. Barbxx

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  7. loz23 November 2015 at 15:15

    Gorgeous card and ornaments Cathy..Loz

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  8. Brenda in IN24 November 2015 at 02:44

    Wow, these ornaments are beautiful. I must try that. I like how you added the greenery to the branch. So clever.

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  9. debby400024 November 2015 at 19:33

    Gorgeous, beautiful Christmas card, love those baubles.
    Thank you for joining us at Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
    Luv
    Debby

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  10. maria f.25 November 2015 at 09:47

    I love this. Totally reminds me of my parents' skinny trees in the old days, and some of their "retro" ornaments.

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  11. Nancy25 November 2015 at 11:51

    I am so intrigued by your crackle paint that I think I will add that to my Christmas Wish List! Beautiful card! Thanks for playing along with us over at Just Us Girls this week!

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  12. Mervi25 November 2015 at 20:26

    Lovely card Cathy.
    Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

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  13. Pat25 November 2015 at 23:33

    The crackle finish looks great on tbe baubles Cathy and the shine beautifully with the glossy accents too. A pretty Christmas card! x

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  14. Sue -26 November 2015 at 07:33

    Fabulous card Cathy.

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  15. roffeycreations1 December 2015 at 08:01

    3D baubles look fab Mxxx

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