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May 27, 2015

Muse: ChristmasVisions Guest Design

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I am so excited to share with you today that I am the Guest Designer for Muse: ChristmasVisions #4.
I am happy to be getting back into making Christmas cards again. This year I will be ready.

For my card I had some fun playing with a few techniques.  Maybe some more layers and elements in my design than my usual CAS style but I do love the texture and dimension. I started by blending some Distress Inks for my sky--I used Tumbled Glass and Spun Sugar. The pink shows up better in person. Then I used my Falling Snow stencil and white embossing paste for my snow and then carefully added my sentiment. In retrospect, I think I should have added the sentiment before the embossing paste. Then I added my snowdrifts with foam tape and then trees that were cut from some papers from Fancy Pants Oh Deer!  

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I hope that you come over to Muse: Christmas Visions and play along this week!

Well after 5 and 1/2 weeks of being home while the high school teachers in our board have been on strike they were legislated back to work today. So up bright and early to get to school.  We got the call last evening and it was a bit of a shock for my daughter, who said they didn't give us much warning! I gave her the teenage eye roll! Really?

I am linking this to the new Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes!




32 comments :

  1. I know I have already commented on how much I love this on Facebook and IG but I had to tell you one more time! haha! This is one of my all time favorite Tracey McNeely cards ever! Love the blending, the falling snow and those adorable patterned paper trees!!

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  2. Oh, I love your pretty card, Tracey!

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  3. So thrilled to have you as our Guest Muse this week Tracey! Love this whimsical card - I can't wait to see how everyone is inspired by it!

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  4. Love love love this!! LOVING the trees and the snow!!!!!

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  5. Love the patterned trees :) Darling card.

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  6. Oh!! This is lovely Tracey!! Love those pattern trees and your snowy background!

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  7. Oh this is SWEET, Tracey! Just adore your pp trees and the softly falling snow......and I can see I NEED to get some of those curved dies for hills, snowbanks, etc.

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  8. Love this, Tracey! The trees and snow are awesome!
    Congrats on guesting!

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  9. Congratulations on the GD :) your Christmas trees are adorable, Lovely card!

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  10. aww love the snow and those trees are so pretty.. love this card..

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  11. YAY for guesting!! Now girl, you know I love your cards, but this one...I think it's just about my favorite EVER!! Love the blue you added, those patterned trees, the snow flakes, the hills...oh heck I LOVE IT ALL!!

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  12. SWOON................WOW Tracey. WOW.

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  13. Put this in the absolute favorites pile Tracey! This is amazing!

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  14. Well hello there, you darling little Winter scene! This is so cute, Tracey! I love the embossed snow and your sponged sky - which will totally be my personal challenge!
    =] Michele

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  15. I love this! That background is just amazing! And those TREES!!!

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  16. This is fab, Tracey! Love the quirky trees and lovely sky - I would never have thought of adding spun sugar :)

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  17. I know I told you on facebook how much I loved this, but it is SOOOO true! It's crisp and clean and oh-so-holly and jolly!

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  18. Congratulations on the guest spot! And I just love your design. The sponged sky is fantastic and the patterned paper trees are so fun!

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  19. I totally love everything about this! Amazing!

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  20. Love it!
    And need to follow your lead and get started on cards...
    I'm never ready! :(

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  21. Awesome card, Tracey--love it! Your sponged background and snowflakes are wonderful and I love the patterned trees!

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  22. Such a festive little scene, Tracey.

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  23. You know in am all over this .... Love your inspiration!!!

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  24. Love, love, love this card! What a wonderful scene you created with stamps, paper and ink, so amazing and I hope to get some time to play along.

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  25. Congrats on your Guest DT spot, Tracey! Beautiful crisp, clean design and I love your choice of patterned papers on the trees! Love all the texture you added with your snowy background, too! Gorgeous Christmas card!

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  26. you are awesome! Way to go Mrs. Muse! This card is fun and gorgeous, I love the depth!

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  27. Love that snowy sky, and your trees are too fun!

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  28. I absolutely love everything about this. The sky is gorgeous (with the pink!!) and each detail is so perfect.

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  29. I LOVE this card, Tracey! Everything...I love every. single. detail. Had to laugh at your daughter's comment and your subsequent eyeball roll. Too funny...
    Hugs~c

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  30. I don't know how I missed this one, Tracey. An absolute stunner. Loving all the different techniques you used, and yet, this card is not too busy at all, it is just lovely.

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  31. Belated congratulations on your GD spot, Tracey! What a brilliant card, all the interest and texture and dimension are fabulous ... positively touchable! Hugs, Anita :)

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