Happy New Year from House of Cards! Let’s start off 2016 with our very first monthly challenge, an embossing and color challenge! This photo reminds me of a little cottage in some faraway place, like the green Emerald Isle! You can play along and link up your creation over at House of Cards right here: http://www.houseofcardschallenge.blogspot.com/
I used an embossing folder to create the brick and plaster wall, and pretty green leaves and fronds cut from my favorite dies. I like the aged look of the plaster wall too.
Take a look at all the bright and fresh creations over at the House of Cards blog today!
Thanks for joining me today!
Live your life in color!
Crimson Owl Creations 
WOW….what a fabulous card! I love your incredible background and all the wonderful details you have added to make this one over the top card!
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Happy new year Michele. Great background and the wreat, leafs and birds are great too.
ps! think you have forgotten to lable this post as I did not end up here whent I pushed your link at the challenge post at HOC. 😉
(✿*‿*) Ma (Merethe)
Teamie HOC
http://majaapia.blogspot.no/
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You know, I did! I can’t figure it out. I had it all set up and double checked the link last night and it all connected just fine. Then this morning it didn’t work. I fixed it this morning, so fingers crossed! Take care, Merethe!
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love your card, it is very beautiful, thanks for sharing
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What a beautiful card. The brick embossed background is the perfect layer to showcase your wreath!
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Another stunner, Michele! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the gorgeous dies you used–your layering is always so amazing! Beautiful card, friend! HUGS and HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🙂 Mynn xx
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This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the texture and coloring of your background especially!
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Holy cow! Gorgeous! I love all the texture and layering! I need a lesson from you! Wow! Wow! WOW!
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Absolutely gorgeous, Michele! Love your die cuts, the layering and that fabulous background! Just beautiful! And thanks so much for the lovely comment on my blog! So happy to be on the HOC DT – looking forward to lots of fun!
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Beautiful card! I love what you did with the greens! So creative! 🙂 Hugs! Katy–HOC DT 🙂
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Fabulous card, that distressing really frames your beautiful design well. Donna HOC teammate.
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Beautiful card! The textures are just lovely. Thank you for the warm welcome to the team :o)
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Wow, Michele, it’s gorgeous!
Hugs,
Em, HOC teamie
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Awesome card with all of the texture and frilly, detailed die cuts.
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Hello Michele! You have a beautiful blog! I love it… is very nice card and texture. Thanks for sharing with us! Cheers, Paula.
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