"I long to accomplish a great and noble task,
but it is my chief duty to accomplish small
tasks as if they were great and noble."
Helen Keller

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

November Calendar Girls Challenge

This month's Calendar Girls challenge was to: choose a holiday in November (not Thanksgiving, but a little-known holiday) and create a card/project with that holiday in mind. Here's a link to Bizarre November Holidays: November Holidays 2012 (Official) Monthly, Weekly, Daily, Bizarre, Silly, Crazy, Unknown Holiday Observances

The holiday I chose was November 2...Look for Circles Day! 

I made this card following a similiar style card I made several years ago at a stamp club.  I used white, Night of Navy and Old Olive cardstock.  The cirlce images are from the SU! set Seeing Spots and are stamped in Night of Navy, Old Olive and Taken with Teal.  I decided to add the flowers backed by the Old Olive cirlces (which is different from the original card I made at stamp club) to change up the card a little.  I added silver brads to the center of the flowers and the ribbon is Navy.  The sentiment is from the SU! set Wonderful Words and stamped in Night of Navy.  The entire piece of white cardstock with all the circles was stamped with an embossing ink pad and then covered in Iridescent Ice embossing powder and heated to get the sparkling look.


Thanks for stopping by and please be sure to check out all the Calendar Girls creations for their "little" known holidays.  Well the holidays may be "little" known, their cards will be big time creations.  See my sidebar for links to their blogs.

Have fun browsing!

8 comments:

:: BlueInks :: said...

Okay, there are many things to love on this card.

1. The colors are great together.
2. The heat embossing is da bomb.
3. You old school stamped.

Now, I am wondering how circles got a national holiday..... LOL

Great job this round!

April said...

Love the glitz to this card! I so need you to come teach me how to add sparkle like this!

Who knew that circles had there own day?? Great card to celebrate it though!!

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

What a fun card! Circles everywhere and that touch of ribbon (I love ribbon, you know!) It certainly is a perfect card for Look for Circles Day!

hmmmmmmmmmm... don't you wonder who comes up with these holidays. LOL!

I'm glad you're a Calendar Girl, my friend!

Barb said...

Debbie--love your card--and a great holiday for you and us to celebrate!

Great colors and love that set--I need to get it inked up soon!

Thanks for being a Calendar Girl!

MiamiKel said...

Ooooooh über fun, Deb!! I love this! The colors, design ... Color palette! My daughter is the biggest 1D fan and one of their songs is going 'round in circles .. I'll have to show her your card and how fun it is! Great holiday choice ... So unique!!

Big hugs to,you my Calendar friend!!
Xoxo

Terry Ladwig said...

This is a cool card Debbie! Love the shimmery effect the heat embossing gave to it!

Love the holiday you chose to use...and use it well you did!!

Love it ☺

kadie said...

Very pretty, Deb! Love those colors together and the shimmer too! HUGS

Carol W said...

Lildj, I am so sorry I didn't make it here sooner.. I love this card, the colors, the layout everything about it is amazing...great job...I am so glad we are friends and in so many groups together....hugs