Christmas from the Netherlands

Welcome to the last day of the theme, Christmas Around the World! I can hardly wait to see what you may come up with in your challenge entries!

Today, we are visiting Holland… My card and more information about it is at Garden Crafts ‘n’ More!

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Vrolijk Kersfeest!

Hi folks!  My greeting for this "Christmas Around the World" post is translated for you on the card I've made for your inspiration today.  You'll see the 'where' and the 'why' when you click over to Creative Genie-ous for the full description of my card.

Shelley Bordeleau has another card coming up for this weeks' theme,  so be sure to stop in tomorrow to check it out.

'Til next time.....
CHRISTINE

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A German Christmas

German and Austrian Christmas customs have spread throughout the world wherever Christmas (Weihnachten) is celebrated. From the Christmas tree (Tannenbaum) to "Silent Night" ("Stille Nacht") and on to the Advent calendar (Adventskalender), people around the globe have adopted many traditions that began in the German-speaking world.
Hi and welcome to Card A Day Blog, I'm designer today and the week's theme is Christmas Around the World. With doing my own genealogy, I found that on my Dad's side I am quite German descent, and I have a cousin that lives in Germany and want to send him a card around that theme.

To find out more on how the cards were made you'll need to stop by my blog at Tina's Scrap Corner
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Vintage Santa with Globe

"The world is mine this night I think, Said jolly St. Nick with a knowing wink..."

Hello, it's Cindy here from THE CREATIVE POINTE continuing with the "Christmas Around the World" theme.  When I found this great vintage image of Santa holding a globe, I knew I wanted to use it for this week's card.  Click over to my blog for the details and the trick I used to make the "holly" leaves!

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An Italian Christmas

For those who have followed my blog, you know about my trip to Italy last month… With the Card a Day Blog theme of Christmas Around the World, how could I not focus on Italy? 
I hope you visit my blog post at Gardens Crafts ‘n’ More to find out more about the tradition that this card is based on, and how I made it.

Thanks for coming by! See you here tomorrow too for some more Christmas Around the World from Cindy Pointe!
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A Scandinavian Christmas Card

Scandinavian Folk Art is Bold colors, simple designs, repetitive patterns, flourishes, symmetry, flowers, birds. This card was made from that basis.

Hi, I'm Tina from Tina's Scrap Corner your designer today. I chose Scandinavian theme for my card cause the designs are so beautiful. It reminds of some of the Dutch art that you'll find in Pennsylvania. This card shows that style of design. To find out more about this card stop by my blog.

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Christmas Around the World - Alaska

Today my card is from an Alaska tradition where the children carry brightly colored stars on sticks from house to house singing Christmas carols.

Hi, it's I, Shirley Ross from Mom 'n Me Scrap, missing my little grands, who live in Alaska right now.

I created a card that my grandchildren could create with me, based on the above Alaskan tradition.

I hope you enjoy my simple little card and continue to enjoy the Christmas Around the World theme by coming back to see what Tina has in store for us tomorrow.

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Christmas Around the World Costa Rica

Hi, it is me, Shirley Ross from Mom 'n Me Scrap, here with another Around the World Christmas creation.

Today I am taking you to Costa Rica and you may ask, why snow. In my research, I read that floats in the Festival de la Luz are decorated in fluffy white o emulate snow. This is because of the fascination with snow as Costa Rica it does not snow there.

Costa Rica, as Italy, ends there Navidad celebration on January 6th.

I have enjoyed learning about Christmas around the World and look forward to sharing with you again this week.

I used a graduating stamping technique to create the snowy black sections of this card. If you wish to learn more, please join me at Mom 'n Me Scrap.

Now to wait to see what Lucy has in store for us tomorrow.

A Red & White Star

I’m so happy to be back designing at the Card a Day Blog after a short break! My card design for the Christmas Around the world is based on a traditional Norwegian cards made with just red and white. I hope you visit my blog at Gardens Crafts ‘n More to see the inside poem I wrote for it too!

Make sure to come back tomorrow and be inspired with a card from Shirley Ross!

Buon Natale - Merry Christmas

This week we start the theme of Christmas around the World. Buon Natale or Merry Christmas in Italian from Shirley Ross of Mom 'n Me Scrap.

It was interesting researching Christmas around the World and my favorite country, Italy, had such a pretty greeting.

There are so many different was to celebrate Christmas in Italy. Celebrations start as early as 8 days before Christmas running through January 6th. The one thing that caught my eye was the many photos of beautifully lit Christmas trees and thus my card is a traditional red, white, and green (colors of Italy's flag) and adorned with a Christmas tree.

Hop on over to my blog, Mom 'n Me Scrap, to see more of my card and don't forget to share your great Christmas creation.

Now to see what Shelley has in store for us tomorrow.

Feliz Navidad

I hope you've been enjoying this week of CADB Christmas Around the World offerings.  So sad to say that today brings you to your final stop on the tour, but it will be fun for you.

I come from both Polish and Mexican/Spanish ancestry, and so I wanted to bring you something that represents one of those.  I chose the Mexican/Spanish because I had already decided on the stamp I wanted to use for my card, and it was perfect for the custom I wanted to tell you about.  Please go to Creative Genie-ous where you can read all about the custom and the creative process used in building my card.

Thanks so much for visiting today.  Tomorrow begins a new week and a new theme.  I hope you'll join Tina Campbell as she begins our Christmas Shopping adventures!


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Merry Olde Christmas Card

Hello, I'm Cindy Pointe from The Creative Pointe and I'll be your travel guide today as our

"Christmas Around the World" theme takes us to merry olde England! 

I'm a big English Bulldog lover and just had to incorporate one of my many bully stamps into a Christmas card.  If you'd like to get all the design details, a design tip and a free Big Ben SVG file, just hop on over to my BLOG.  Be sure to come back tomorrow as designer Christine Patton will continue you on your journey.  Cheerio!

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Mary, Jesus and Joseph

Hi Everyone!  It's Cindy from Cindy's Creations back with a watercolored card for this weeks theme - Christmas Around the World.



Hop on over to Cindy's Creations to see the details on how to make this card.

Thanks so much for coming by today.  Stop back tomorrow to see what Chris Durnan from Visual Designs by Chris has for inspiration.

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Silent Night

I mulled quite a bit about what to make, and ended up making a “reason for the season” card, that I hope you  like!
I have a few people on my list who like traditional cards. Whenever I think of Christmas, I think of the nativity, the calm peace you feel on a chilly winter night, and my favorite Christmas carol "Silent Night". I tried to make a card that was traditional, and made me think of those things too. Enjoy!

For all the details on how I made this card, hop on over to my blog at Gardens Crafts 'n More!

Make sure to visit tomorrow for some more great inspiration from Cindy Foster!

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Christmas All Around This One World

Hi! I am Laury Vaden. I design under the name Just Laury at  www.paperthreads.com. I am such a nervous Nelly. I have agonized over what I should do for my first post. So much so that I created not 1 card but 6.... But an interesting technique came out of it all which I describe on my blog. The other cards are also posted there.

My goal for this post was to use materials that are easily available at a local craft store: Cuttlebug Embossing folder, Martha Stewart clear stamp collection, Distress Inks, Momento Ink, Liner pen, Nesties, Markers, and white gel pen. The only supply that is a little different is Gilders Paste (Inca Gold) that was used to ink the edges and some of the raised sections of the embossing folder. Also I used some thick gold thread to tie up the card front. 

My daughter's favorite was the above card. This one also uses the same stamping technique as the first card. I also used one of my new stencil designs. A pallet knife was used to spread Golden's Molding Paste in the stencil. The raised area was then gilded using Inca Gold Gilder's Paste. The molding paste looks a lot like embossing but can be used with any stencil.

So which card do you like best? Just curious.

I sure hope you have been inspired today and all week long! Be sure to stop in tomorrow to see what exciting inspirations Shelley Bordeleau has for you.

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O Tannenbaum

Hi everyone!  Vicki Schram here kicking off this week's theme...Christmas Around the World!

I'm honoring my German ancestry with today's "O Tannenbaum" card.  Did you know that the Christmas Tree, or Tannenbaum, originated in Germany in the 16th century and gradually spread to most of Europe and North America by the early 19th century?  And now, it's one of our favorite symbols of the season!

Come visit me at PAPER SQUIRREL to view more photos and get all the details and supply list for this card.

Thanks for visiting Card A Day Blog today!  Be sure to check back tomorrow to see what inspiration designer Laury Vaden has in store for Christmas Around the World.


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