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Monday, November 24, 2008

Offset Nestie Frame

A CAS card! Not my usual style, but I was in the mood for a crisp, clean look (or pressed for time, lol). In this card, I wanted to mimic the swirl pattern you find in candy canes, to complement this Unity stamp. To do that, I made a frame from an oval nestabilities set..


I started by cutting a scalloped oval using my nestabilities. Then I lined up a larger oval evenly on the remaining piece of card stock and ran it though my Cuttlebug.


I was left with a narrow frame, which I mounted on a card base.

Next I adhered a white smaller, white oval to the original scalloped oval that I cut. Then I adhered it to the opening of my frame, rotating it slightly, to leave negative space showing on each scallop.

I finished it by adding this cute candy cane from Unity. It was colored with Marvy markers and Koh-i-noor pencils.
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14 comments:

  1. strawberry fieldsNovember 25, 2008 at 2:09 AM

    What a gorgeous card! I like the crisp look. The overlay is so effective. A great result
    fiona x

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  2. fishlipsNovember 25, 2008 at 5:37 AM

    Love it love it...what a totally neat candycane image!!!!
    I Really like the green bow!!!

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  3. 6 wacky womenNovember 25, 2008 at 8:06 AM

    Absolutley love your idea with the scallops and your card is just beautiful. You are so clever, Theresa!!
    Have a great day
    Karen

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  4. Donna BakerNovember 25, 2008 at 9:54 AM

    well how fun is that?! love the look to mimic the candycane-you're so clever

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  5. Denise ~ Paper PonderingsNovember 25, 2008 at 10:44 AM

    That is SO clever!

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  6. CatherineNovember 25, 2008 at 10:59 AM

    WOW! Theresa, this is simply beautiful :)

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  7. ElenaNovember 25, 2008 at 7:57 PM

    Wow! Theresa! This idea is brilliant! Thank you for sharing this with us!!!

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  8. Lee November 25, 2008 at 11:01 PM

    Clean and Simple, yes........but soooo amazing!!!! I love that offset nestie!!

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  9. Jane Izumi MatsumotoNovember 26, 2008 at 8:06 AM

    This card instantly got me into the holiday spirit that I needed to start working on a few holiday projects this morning. Did you glaze the candy cane? It's so pretty in its offset nesties frame!

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  10. Mrs MacNovember 26, 2008 at 5:54 PM

    LOL! I saw just the tip of the curve of this candy cane while I was looking at the card above- and I thought it was the tail of a cat! I scrolled down expecting to see a cute tabby! LOL!!!!

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  11. ShirleyNovember 27, 2008 at 7:15 PM

    Love what you did with the candy cane and the roatating scallops too! The card says Christmas so well!

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  12. mel m. m. mccarthyNovember 28, 2008 at 2:12 AM

    TOO brilliant. What a great way to get an original look with nesties and that candy cane looks so real that I'd like to lick it. haha ;O)

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  13. MelanieNovember 29, 2008 at 6:23 PM

    GREAT idea!!!

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  14. Deb WoodNovember 30, 2008 at 10:59 AM

    Simply fabulous!!

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