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Accordion Card

          Hi friends it feels so good to be able to squeeze in time for crafting once again. This 4 panel accordion card is my DT project for Maureen's Rudolf Days Challenge .
       I chose to go with unconventional  Christmas colors  pink and baby blue but added quite a lot of white in the form of  snowflake borders[Memory Box dies]  ,white lacy arch borders above each panel [ cut using Marianne dies] and  2 beautiful white poinsettias  made by heat embossing poinsettias [from Rubber Dance Art] on vellum and fussy cutting them.

Christmas Accordion Card

     All 4 of my panels feature  gorgeous stamps from Rubber Dance Art . Though clear stamps are so popular nowadays I somehow just love rubber stamps...I feel one can never go wrong with them!!

The Candle , Poinsettia , Gift Box and Bow  stamps were heat embossed gold and water-colored with  Zig Brush Pens[You can read more about these pens here : Zig Brush Pens Introduction and Zigs Water-coloring Tips .

Christmas Accordion Card

The base was made with an Elizabeth Craft Designs oval accordion die [you can see more examples here : Pop Up Accordion Cards] but I chose not to connect the central panels as I found that the cards tended to buckle over time if I did that.

Christmas Accordion Card

The 2 gift-boxes turned out soo cool but I couldn't quite capture their beauty in the photos! The leafy oval frames are from Poppy Stamps [ I just love whatever die this company makes and always lament I  get only limited designs here in India!!].The gorgeous glittery pine leaves adding charm to all my poinsettias were also die cut using Poppy Stamps dies.

Christmas Accordion Card

I didnt add bulky embellishments so this card will fold flat for mailing! I hope you liked this card.

       Dont forget to participate in Maureen's Rudolph Days Challenge ...the theme is always Christmas , the inspiration from the DT and the participants is always fabulous and Maureen always has fabulous prizes which she ships worldwide!!

Supplies : Stamps : Rubber Dance Art Stamps Cozy Christmas
Dies :  Poppy Stamps Pine Boughs , Poppy Stamps Emory Oval Frame,Memory Box Leaping Deer ,Memory Box Frostyville Border ,Spellbinders Holly Accents,Spellbinders 2011 Snowflake Pendant,Spellbinders Majestic Labels 25,Elizabeth Craft Designs Karen Burniston Oval Accordion,Marianne Anjas Vintage Decoration
Coloring Media : Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens , Distress Ink Pads
Embossing : Ranger Gold and White Embossing Powder
Linking to

1. Simon Says Work it Wednesday Aug- Sept : Used my favorite Christmas stamp Rubber Dance Art Stamps Cozy Christmas