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Monday, 17 December 2007

Joy of Christmas Gothic Arch


This week the theme for the Gothic Arches challenge combines two themes, neither of which I find particularly attractive, children and Christmas. Nevertheless, I decided to give it a go. First of all because I had a lovely bit of fabric/paper collage left over which I made for several Alphastamps Xmas projects and it seemed a shame to keep it till next Christmas and also because working with themes I don't much care for is much more of a challenge than always going with what I know and like. I found an child image to go with my collage on the Alphastamps Snug in their beds collage sheet and added the star at the top with an Alphastamps stamp. I finished the card by stitching it onto a watercolour paper background with satin stitch in red thread. I then covered the whole arch with Golden soft gel (gloss) medium and when that was almost but not quite dry I added gold foiling. It's not that easy to see on the scan but this arch literally sparkles!

And guess what, I actually love it!!
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20 comments:

  1. Mary-Beth17 December 2007 at 16:20

    Frieda, this is gorgeous, It glows with colour and I love that it sparkles. My newest fav thing! LOL

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  2. Anonymous17 December 2007 at 17:02

    Gorgeous and colorful!! I love everything about it!!!

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  3. carylsrealm17 December 2007 at 17:04

    This is just wonderful!

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  4. Sandy17 December 2007 at 17:30

    Oh this is lovely. Fabulous arch.

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  5. Debby17 December 2007 at 17:54

    Frieda this is stunning. I love your use of color. YUMMY!!! Beautiful.
    Debby

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  6. Femmy17 December 2007 at 18:12

    Wow, this is stunning!! I absolutely love it!!

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  7. Anonymous17 December 2007 at 18:43

    Beautiful and vibrant. Love it.

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  8. Louise (KardKrazy)17 December 2007 at 19:10

    This is a gorgeous arch -- the colors are just amazing.

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  9. Anonymous17 December 2007 at 19:44

    It's a lovely arch. You were braver than me - I didn't dare announce to the world that I don't like Christmas or children ;-) Good for you - I'll tell you when it's all over!

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  10. Barbara17 December 2007 at 20:45

    I am sorry you had a hard time with the theme but you seemed to work through it really nicely. Lovely arch.

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  11. Francoise MELZANI LAURENTI17 December 2007 at 20:48

    colorful and beautiful :
    love all the details !!!
    mery christmas to you

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  12. Tova17 December 2007 at 22:34

    Wow !! Gorgeous !!!! Colors are so vibrant !

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  13. Barbara Hagerty17 December 2007 at 22:57

    Stunning arch! The gold foiling realy shows when you click to enlarge the image.

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  14. Sija18 December 2007 at 10:44

    Beautiful arch!

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  15. Anonymous18 December 2007 at 12:41

    Stunning arch! Love it!!!!

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  16. moxie18 December 2007 at 15:57

    Glad I found this blog--my grandmother used to make beautiful quilts by hand, the last one she made was for my wedding quilt (which hasn't happened yet), and it was great to see other people interested in quilting. Cheers to you!

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  17. Karen Owen18 December 2007 at 22:16

    You should love it, Frieda! It's gorgeous!

    Karen

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  18. Anonymous19 December 2007 at 03:26

    Frieda, this is a lovely arch - the background is so rich looking!!

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  19. tchoucreation19 December 2007 at 20:38

    beautiful arch and and great work on your blog!

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  20. Vintage Papers21 December 2007 at 13:17

    this is amazing! all the beautiful details and sweet image! Have a Merry Christmas!

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