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The challenge on Papertake Weekly Challenge is:


"....Anything to do with shopping this week, what with the sales around the corner lol!! Handbags, shopping bags, dollar/pound signs etc etc!!....."


Had a rummage through my stamps and found this one. I have hardly used it and I know why now - it's so fiddly to colour in!! Anyway, decided to colour it in daylight because my eyes do not seem to focus at night now - old age creeping on!!


I used Pink Petticoat papers with some Doodlebug ribbon. The stamp is a Dolly Mamas from Stamps Happen which was coloured with Marvy pens and layered onto Bazzill red c.s. The sentiment is from a See D's collection and was also mounted onto red Bazzill c.s. with two small red brads. Two larger red brads were fixed to the top right-hand side of the card and the image and sentiment mounted with foam pads.


It really was nice to have a break from Christmas and make a card!! Had a nice Christmas but as usual ate too much and now all I want to do is tidy up the mountain of toys and get the blasted Christmas tree down!! Bah Humbug!! Hope you all had a lovely time.

Comments

Andrea, said…
Great card, thats a fab stamp
Jilli said…
What a beautiful card...fab one for my shoe-a-holic daughter lol
Dawn Wheeler said…
Lovely card love the stamp and the papers ,Dawnx
Mrs Mayne said…
Great card - love the colours! Mmmm... know how you feel lol! Nearly broke my leg tripping over the piles of presents yesterday!!!! lol x
Anonymous said…
What a beautiful card Jo,hope you had a great Christmas."Happy New Year":)x
Leann said…
love this - fabby stamp!
Anonymous said…
Striking card Jo... just love the colours
simplyfairies said…
Lovin this card Jo very striking....
stampingcaz said…
my tree came down day after boxing day! always does! LOL
SmilynStef said…
Love the stripes with the polka dots ... very chic ... Happy New Year to you too.

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