Monday, December 3, 2012

Exciting Announcement!

I'm so excited to finally be able to let you in on the wonderful little surprise I've been holding onto!  I've been asked to join the CardMaker Blog Team!  Talk about an awesome honor!  CardMaker Magazine has been so good to me as a designer by publishing numerous cards of mine over the years in their books and magazines, and I feel incredibly blessed to be able to be part of this team!  There's an awesome line-up of designers that I can't wait to work with!

To celebrate I thought I'd post a project I had in the vault that's a little taste of summer :)


It's a cute sunflowers set, card and box.  The card is stamped with Flourishes Sunflower Set that I love so much in Toffee Crunch Memento Ink to give it that no line look, onto Flourishes Classic Ivory Cardstock, and then used a two Silhouette Cut files to create the 3D Sunflower box.  


I've stamped the background of the card with sentiments from the set in Memento Cantaloupe ink onto Flourishes Sunflower Color Made Easy Cardstock collection.  I've added some pretty lattice type embossing and Classic Petal Edgeabilities, as well as a little Flourishes tag for the sentiment and some pretty faceted gems.  



I used two cut files for the box, a 3.5 inch circle box file and the sunflower die cut file from the Silhouette store, enlarging the sunflower till it was big enough for my box....so cute isn't it?  And the perfect summery themed gift!  Which is nice to have a taste of on a cold wintery day :)  


22 comments:

Marisa said...

Whoot, whoot!!! Congrats to you :) Great sunflower card and little box - the perfect gift package :)

KarinsArtScrap said...

stunning card and box you have made Christine.
fantastic coloring.
congratulations to you.

greetings karin

Julie Koerber said...

What a gorgeous creation Christine and CONGRATS girlie - I can't wait to be wowed by your work over on the CardMaker blog too -- I couldn't think of a more deserving person for this honor! :-)

Jennie said...

Congrats Christine!! Beautiful project and looking forward to what you have to share at the CM blog!

Ivanka said...

Congrats Christine, looking forward to working with you! Love this project! I'm origionally from Edmonton so am so excited to see that you're from Alberta!!

Heather Rogers said...

Woohoo! Congratulations girl! I am so happy for you. This is definitely so well deserved. Your creations are amazing. :)

Hugs~

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Christine!! I'm so excited for you. The sunflowers are gorgeous. The colouring on the card is fabulous! Love your work.
Beth Greco

Mary Ann said...

WOW!What an honor congrad you do beautiful work,Beautiful card and box...

Barb said...

WOW! Congrats. Your work is beautiful.

TLady said...

CONGRATULATIONS CHRISTINE!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) HOW FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) I LIKED this project this summer too! :)

Gloria Westerman said...

Oh I'm so excited for you!!!! Congratulation!!!!!

Karen McAlpine said...

Congrats!!!

Conniecrafter said...

Congrats that is terrific news!!!
Love your card and how the flower is coming off the circle, excellent coloring!!

Unknown said...

Huge Congrats....

Life - Up, Down & Sideways said...

WOW, that's awesome. You create some amazing things. You will do the magazine proud with your great ideas.

Tammy S.

Bobbi Miller said...

Oh how wonderful Christine! Congratulations on being a designer for CArdMaker! I subscribe to that so I will get twice as much joy seeing you in print! Whoooo Hoooo! Your card and box are just lovely; one of my favorite flowers. Doesn't it just make you happy to look at it? So sunny and cheerful! Congrats again!

Stacy Morgan said...

Squeell!!! Oh Christine I am so stinkin EXCITED for you! That is fantastic. You are very deserving of this honor and I can't be more thrilled for you girlie! WHOHOO!!!!! Your box is darling and I adore the sunflower design. Your card is beautiful. SQUEELL... I am so excited for you!!! ;0)

dpkennedy said...

Big congrats Christine! That's awesome for you and them!! Love the sunflower card and beautiful box! Very clever and fun!

mjbest said...

Congratulations!! I love that magazine and have a subscription. I look forward to seeing more of your work in it.

I love your project. The card and box are amazing. Love them.

Glenda J said...

A congrats to you! Welcome to the team. Looking forward to working with you.

Leslie Miller said...

Amazing work on the sunflower, Christine, and such a darling box. Congrats on your news! They feature only the best and you are surely that. I'm very excited for you!

Nancy Jensen said...

Congratulations!!! LOVE the sunflower box!