Thursday 17 September 2009

A Manga Christmas!


Evening everyone! Hope we're all well? I want to just say a special thank you for all the lovely comments I had about my first Sugar Nellie design team card-means a lot! I've had a busy few days, lots of fun busy things though!

When my Sugar Nellie dt kit popped through the post on Saturday it was like all my birthdays had come at once! Along with the super delish Autumn kit I also got some Manga Christmas kids-oh I adore them! They're such fun images for Christmas, and something totally different, I just love em! So on my card today I have used the gorgeous Miss Clause-how cute is her little santa outfit!

For the fur trim on her clothes I thought a bit of sparkle was in order and used some Shimmerz Bling-gorgeous stuff! The papers are more yumminess from MME Merry Days of Christmas. Ooo before I forget I'll tell ya about the note paper I added to the card....Now I don't (yet) have the punch that gives the ripped binding effect so I tore some out of an old notbad I'd bound myself with the Bind It all then crumpled it, inked it with distress ink (frayed burlap) and used a prima stamp to add the lines.

The layout of the card is from this weeks sketch at The Corrosive Challenge blog, first time playing there! I'm also gonna enter it at LaLaLa Land who want us to 'embellish it', Everybody Art who want us create a shabby look (think my distressing counts!), Papertake Weekly who want us to 'fake it' and I did fake the punch for my notepaper so think that counts:) Oooo I do love it when something I make works for a few challenges!

Stuff: Sugar Nellie stamp-Miss Clause buy her and her friends here, copic sketch and ciaos to colour, shimmerz bling in gold glimmer from here, MME Merry Days of Christmas from here, metallic gold crocheted ribbon/lace from here, sewing machine, su sentiment, flowers from cuttlebug die, pearls from stash.

So have you ordered your Christmas Mangas yet? They're flying off the shelves! I think this is my 6th christmas card made-at this rate I might actually be quite organised and not in a mad rush in December but I doubt it;) Tis all part of the fun isn't it?!

Thanks so much for popping by and any comments you might leave me-they make my day! Don't forget to come back tomorrow for my Stamp Something card:) Enjoy your evening! Huggles xxx

39 comments:

  1. Well here I am the first to comment lol. Beautiful card as usual Rowena. I do love this image very cute indeed and the 'notepaper' well let's just say I will tuck that little tip away for later use with my bind it all lol.
    Hugs to you
    Michelle

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  2. SERIOUSLY, beautiful! i LOVE vintage/shabby chic, and your card just ROCKS. and that little manga girl is adorable!

    how do i love thy blog, let me count the ways.....

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  3. Gorgeous card Rowena...she is as cute as button....VERY clever idea with the faux "notebook"...you go straight to the top of the crafty class for that one!! lol bx

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  4. Wowee - this is fab - again!! My two stamps arrived today and I can't wait to play with them now!!!

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  5. Gorgeous card i love the papers and the sweet image i got her she arrived this morning. luv gina xx

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  6. Fantastic card. I think I will have to buy this stamp :), I love the paper too.

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  7. Hi there

    what a fab card. Love the colours and that image is gorgeous. Good luck with the cahllenges.

    Ali x

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  8. Hi Rowena
    Your card is stunning i got my stamps today,so will be having a play soon,
    Hugs Dianne xx

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  9. GORGEOUS!
    I'm loving my Christmas Mangas too ;)

    Love your notepad effect - works really well - I love the look of the punch but you've got it down to a T!

    Carol x

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  10. Hi Rowena,
    What a refreshing card. It's nice to see a card with the traditional colours without following any steriotype. The papers are lovely and your embellishments are great. The colouring of the image is fab.
    Hugs,
    Fiona x

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  11. I can't do this anymore, coming by here seeing all these jaw-dropping creations, I get to feeling inadequate... Great creation, it looks enchantingly sweet!!

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  12. I loved your first design team card & I love this one too - just got my Xmas mangas today (phew! thought they would sell out before I had a chance to order lol) & can't wait to ink them up!!
    Hugs
    Steph xxx

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  13. Love love love this, Rowena. Best Christmas card ever, in fact!!!

    Julie

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  14. this is gorgeous...love that little stamp...love it...xxx

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  15. Gorgeous card Rowena, love the new Xmas Manga stamps (I WANT!!! stamping my feet LOL).Just fab colouring too.
    Trish (-:

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  16. wow another amazing design loving all those lush papers and super coluring and detail hugs cheryl xxxxx

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  17. OMG, she is absolutley adorable! What a great Christmas card! Thanks for playing along with CCBJ!

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  18. Lovely card Rowena, and 'Miss Clause' is just adorable! :)

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  19. Oh my how cute is this. I love it. Love the card and the stamp. Need to get me one.
    mwah
    Trace

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  20. Awe this is soo Cute love your color choices and coloring and great flowers
    Nikki

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  21. Rowena, this is a lovely card. I love all your work.

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  22. That is the cutest Ms Clause ever, no doubt, I love it!

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  23. Stunning card!!
    love the papers, colours, all the stitching and adorable image.
    Thanks for joining LLWWC.

    xoxo karin

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  24. Stunning, love the image and great colours! Greta job! Hugs,moni

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  25. wow Rowena, this is absolutely stunning
    and yup I went halfies on the Manga's with my chum Gina - she bought 3 and I bought 3.
    They're simply gorgeous
    Debz
    xx

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  26. stunning card...thanks for joining in the fun this week at PTW....hugs kathxxxx(GDT)

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  27. Lovely card...nice touch with the binder paper.
    xoxo

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  28. such a super card! thanks for playing:)
    hugs

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  29. beautiful card, I love everything about it. What I love most about your work is the way you distress and layer, it looks amazing

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  30. Absolutely ADORABLE!!! What a lovely card with great layout, papers, colors, image and embellishments!!! Thank you so much for joining us at La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge!!
    Hugs!!
    :) Irina

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  31. Great project and thanks for joining in with our Embellish It challenge over at La La Land Crafts. I hope you enjoyed it as much I did and join in with us again soon. AN AMAZING CARD
    TFS
    Paul

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  32. Oh this is so gorgeous chick, and a fabulous take on the challenge:) Thank you for joining us over at PTW, hugs, Dawny xxx

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  33. Another gorgeous card Rowena!! Love the distressing and the papers are so pretty! Adorable image as well!
    :)Kathy

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  34. This is SO cute! I love the image and the papers you used. Your coloration ist stunning!

    Hugs,
    Simone

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  35. This is just adorable!! such a cute image, love the colours you've used on it too.
    Thanks for joining us this week in La-la land.
    Hugs
    Sheila xx

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  36. just stunning work again, love visiting
    Thanks for joining us this week on LLLC
    -x-

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  37. Really gorgeous! Love that image and all the 'bellies are fab! Thanks for joining us at La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge!

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  38. Absolutely stunning work! I love the shabby chic feel on this card and all of the yummy layers. I love visiting you! Always something wonderful to forward to.

    As always... thank you for joining in on the fun with La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge! xx Jane

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