Living in Houston, Texas, I have met so many people from other cultures who celebrate diverse winter holidays. So when I first saw the PTI stamp set, Peace Be Still, and the matching Dove die, I KNEW this was the card I would be creating this year. I decided to make a universal winter holiday card that speaks to what all of my friends
really want, and that is world peace!
My first card shows how I decided to make a card with a lot of different textures that would also be flat for mailing. (Last year the post office destroyed several of my cards. In fact one was returned missing the 'mail to' address so I STILL don't know who didn't receive a card from me last year!) Anyway, I am going to use three different colored felt doves. I textured the kraft paper with PTI's canvas impression plate. (If you enlarge it, you can see it better). I embossed the snowflakes and the frame and the word Peace with white embossing powder. The green olive branch is embossed with ZING's leaf embossing powder.
I embossed the inside sentiment from PTI's Signature Christmas stamp set with white embossing powder. I will enclose a family pic that I plan to take this Thanksgiving when our son is home from college. Below is the card in the clear/fiber envelope I will be using. It's plastic so you have to use address labels on it. I LOVE how you can sort of see the card through it!
Here are the versions in Ocean Tides and Hawaiian Shores. I will probably add a little more white distressing before I send them out but this is going to be my design. I think this card is just PERFECT for ALL of my friends this year!!
I wish Peace to all of my blog fiends as well! Happy Blog Hopping!
Living in Houston, Texas, I have met so many people from other cultures who celebrate diverse winter holidays. So when I first saw the PTI stamp set, Peace Be Still, and the matching Dove die, I KNEW this was the card I would be creating this year. I decided to make a universal winter holiday card that speaks to what all of my friends really want, and that is world peace!
44 comments:
I love the bright richness of the Doves! Very pretty cards!!
Oh, how pretty. Love the layout and images you used..that envelope is super cool Where'd you get those??
So sweet!! I love how the embossing makes it pop!
How neat! Love the embossing!
Such beautiful cards! I love the true sentiment, and you are correct, peace is the most important part. Those fiber envelopes are stunning too!
Those envelopes are awesome! Where did you get them????
Love the Hawaiian Shores dove and your peace message is so appropriate for everyone, Sue! Love those envies too!!! Great design; fabulous creation!!!
I love the card in the envelope! That is so cool! Very cute cards!
Very pretty!
so cool! love the doves! I have that set and dies but haven't cut felt yet!
I love the bright and bold colors you use on the dove! So fun!
love the colours you used!! so bright and fun :)
Lovely! The envelope is great and must be wonderful to receive.
Great card design! Love the bright colors with kraft! Love that envelope - where did you get them?
Nice job on all of them. Love all the bright colors.
Beautiful! I love the colored doves, and I REALLY love to know where you get your envelopes!
Very pretty card and simple too! Love your envy for sending them out in also.
wait, I'll be back to comment after I go order Framed and the bird die and the snowflakes, lol lol lol!!
Oh my; the moment I saw these beauties they took my breath away. Sue this is fabulous! I'm impressed and totally in love :)
Shut up! I'm in Pearland! Love your cards! Those felt doves are beautiful!
Beautiful, and that envelope really does add so much to the design! Gorgeous cards!
So pretty...all of them! Simple and elegant. Love them!
These are gorgeous Sue, excellent work!
I just love the variations of this card but my favorite is the first one. The pop of lime green is awesome.
These are such lovely holiday cards!
This is such a fun card! I love the simple design, and the pop of pink!! Great job with the PTI Blog Hop challenge! ♥♥♥
What a lovely card!!
great cards, beautiful sentiment!!
Very pretty little birdies. Love these cards Sue, inside and out!
This is a great universal holiday card.....I agree! What a cool envie too.....where did you find those?
Love love the envelope and the frame on your card with all the snowflakes is so pretty. The senitment is perfect. Great work, Sue!
Beautiful card Sue! love the color of the doves!
Beautiful card!! Such a great pop of white and colour off the background. Good idea on considering the shipping too - I love all the layered puffy cards, but always have a problem figuring out how to send them properly.
What a good idea, these cards are stunners. Great job with the PTI challenge.
It's a good life!
Terri E.
This is wonderful. The dove cut out in bright colors sure makes it pop. Just beautiful.
Such a wonderful card! Love the simple sentiment and that felt dove is fab!!
These are so sweet. I love the felt cut dove and what a great design. Anyone would love to get that card! Great job!
Absolutely beautiful!! I love the colors you chose for the doves!!!!
Great cards! Love the layout, the colors, and the felt birds. TFS!
These are absolutely lovely cards and I'm so glad I was able to see them. You are so right about everybody wanting peace and you really captured the essence of oneness rather than diversity, which I especially appreciate more.
Beautiful collection of cards Sue! Love how the white embossing pops! Happy to see your beautiful artwork again :)
What a pretty card! I love the design, textures and how you switched up the color.
These are perfect for mailing. Love the flet bird and pretty white embossing. :)
So pretty! The white embossing is such a lovely detail- and how fun to see that mail!!!
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