Chinese New Year is celebrated on January 23rd this year and it is the Year of the Dragon … so this week either use a Dragon on your card or find out what animal relates to your birthday year in the Chinese Zodiac and create a card using that animal.
I thought I did not have a dragon stamp (late discovered that I did), so I went with the animal that relates to my birthday which is an ox. Of course, I do not have an ox stamp. So....what to do??!!! Well, I did a search on the computer and came up with this clip art which I just love.
Something you may not know is that I love papercuttings. I have many from Poland from when I visited there. I also have some from China which friends have bought me on their travels. Well, this clip art happens to be in the style of a Chinese paper cut, so it caught my eye and I decided to go with it.
The sentiment is the only thing I stamped. It is from a retired SU set. This sketch is one I remember from a challenge a while ago.
Now.....take a 'trip' to the CCEE blog to see the fabulous and celebratory cards related to the Chinese New Year. Brandi Wiggins is joining the team this week.
13 comments:
what a fun ox you have there Joanne, love it!
WOW-ers Jo, great colors and design!!~
A really fun card, I like the bright colors and the awesome layout.
I love the touch of yellow you added to your fav color combo. One rockin' card, Joanne!
Any time we go to Paris we see people around Montmartre doing paper-cutting! Your ox is amazing, reminds me so much of a design in a book of Chinese embroidery that I have. Love those strong colours.
This is fantastic! I love that image. Love the colours and the layout. Great job!
Beautiful card, Jo! Your papers really highlight the gorgeous ox so well. Wow!!
How cool is this! Love your clipart. I wonder if there is a stamp of an ox anywhere in the world? Hmmmm...probably not, but possibly. Great job on this challenge, Joanne.
Your ox clipart is awesome, and I love how well you tied in the patterns, theme, and colors. Your style is always unique and interesting, JoJo. Beautiful card!
What fab clip art, Joanne! I love the sketch you remembered (I don't remember a thing!), and the great colors! It does remind me of amazing paper cuttings from other countries!!
oh my, this is one wonderful card! I love the images and colors!
Wonderful clip art card, Joanne! Love the colors and patterns.
What a beautiful image, Joanne, and I love the colors and papers you used...sooo striking!!!!
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