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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Black, white and a splash of burgundy.....

......that's the challenge this week at the Play Date Cafe Challenge.  Before playing these challenges, I would NEVER have used black on a card, not even a sympathy card!  But after about 3 or 4 of these, I began to see the elegance of black and white and a splash of another color and have come to enjoy these challenges.  Here is my submission for this week:


I appear to be in a snowflake period lately!  But, as I said in my last post, my Christmas card pile for this year is increasing with each challenge! 

supplies:  white and burgundy cardstock, Webster's Pages dp, Hero Arts K5256 Winter Pine, CL459 Merry Christmas Trees (sentiment), versamark ink and white embossing powder, ColorBox dark peony ink, glue pen, glitter, red gemstones and pearls, snowflake punch
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24 comments:

  1. Alice October 28, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    simply beautiful. love it!

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  2. Lisa SomervilleOctober 28, 2010 at 8:16 PM

    Lovely holiday card, the tree looks wonderful on the black/white script paper. Great splash of burgundy! Thanks for playing at the PDCC.

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  3. AnneOctober 28, 2010 at 8:39 PM

    Absolutely adore this card Lin....but I really love black and these colors work together so well!

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  4. BarbOctober 28, 2010 at 8:45 PM

    Love this one, Lin! The Webster's Pages paper is a great choice for the white embossed tree! Beautiful card!

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  5. Julie RanaeOctober 28, 2010 at 8:49 PM

    Aren't you glad you gave the black a go?!!! This is beautiful and a great 'splash' of color for the challenge! Thanks always for your support of The Play Date Cafe Challenge : )

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  6. TrinhOctober 28, 2010 at 8:55 PM

    I love your take on this week's PDCC challenge, Lin! The text on the background and the red gems are beautiful!

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  7. Sarah J MoermanOctober 28, 2010 at 9:44 PM

    Beautiful! Absolutely LOVE these colors!!!

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  8. Suzanne COctober 28, 2010 at 11:09 PM

    Beautiful card Lin! Love the black background and the white tree. The splash is perfect.

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  9. JennyOctober 28, 2010 at 11:30 PM

    soooo pretty Lin, love this card :) :) :) :) :) :)

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  10. Dawn TOctober 28, 2010 at 11:32 PM

    So pretty Lin. I love black and white with a splash of colour and your card is awesome

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  11. MichelleOctober 29, 2010 at 6:46 AM

    As always...beautiful card Lin!!! I love the snowflake! Good Luck with the challenge! It's a great prize this week! I'm not sure yet what I will post.

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  12. SmitaOctober 29, 2010 at 7:17 AM

    Pretty! I love the tree.

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  13. LoriOctober 29, 2010 at 9:26 AM

    Your tree is so pretty with that script background!

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  14. JacquelineOctober 29, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    Love this Lin - you stepped out of the box with success!!

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  15. Sue Lelli October 29, 2010 at 10:58 AM

    I LOVE challenges because they encourage you to do something you never would have done before. Your card is WONDERFUL! LOVE the text and the bling and the snowflake of course!!!

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  16. Sue McRaeOctober 29, 2010 at 1:34 PM

    Oh, I really like this card Lin! Such a crisp and polished look to the card!

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  17. GrammySue's CreationsOctober 29, 2010 at 3:37 PM

    Oh Lin, this is absolutly beautiful--the tree is gorgeous with the red pearls.

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  18. ChrissieOctober 30, 2010 at 1:19 AM

    Great card Lin, I love that background!
    Thanks for visiting my blog.
    Chrissie

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  19. Tomo H.October 30, 2010 at 7:22 AM

    Oh my! These color combo is my favorites!
    Lin, I love this card! The direction is bold, but so elegant! Love the pink snowflake card which you posted the same day. :)

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  20. Tracy EvansOctober 30, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    Lovely card and a great Christmas tree image. I love the splash of colour. A great creation. Tracy Evans x

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  21. Sarah AndersonOctober 30, 2010 at 12:53 PM

    Beautiful Lin, and so glad you've come to love the black/white with a splash of colour colourways. Love how you've got splashes of burgundy on the tree - great having you play along in the cafe :)

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  22. MariaOctober 31, 2010 at 6:22 PM

    Lovely holiday card with gorgeous Christmas tree!

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  23. ZueNovember 2, 2010 at 5:44 AM

    Such an elagant tree!
    Sue xx

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  24. Andrea EwenNovember 2, 2010 at 9:33 PM

    Love it Lin! What a great tree image and just striking with those red gems! Super job with the "splash"! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!

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Thank you so much for your kind comments - they make my day!