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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Happy Chinese New Year!

When my lovely bloggy pal Emily Leiphart announced that she had put together a Chinese New Year blog hop, I was so excited! I have such vivid memories of celebrating Chinese New Year growing up in Vancouver - probably the most vivid being the Dragon Dance going through Granville Island Market - with the dragon collecting red envelopes from all the business owners ;) Being within a few feet of the dancers & music is a truly unforgettable feast for the eyes and ears.

AND THEN when I discovered that my other lovely bloggy pal Lisa Arana was participating in the hop by designing a digi to share, well, I knew how I had to play along.

Supplies: digi image by Lisa Arana; black & red cardstock; embossing folder by Craft Concepts

I thought the graphic flowers in the embossing folder mimicked fireworks, and of course I wanted to incorporate the colour red in my design. I've printed out the snake graphic twice, and fussy-cut one snake & popped him up on a smidge of foam tape for dimension.

If you would like to play along with a bunch of talented folks (and earn chances at some SERIOUS candy) go check out the linky & details on Emily's blog, Art From the Heart! 

xoxo,
Jessi

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16 comments:

  1. ~amy~February 14, 2013 at 9:09 AM

    really striking with the embossing and black/red combo!

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  2. Lisa AranaFebruary 14, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    Ooooooo, awesome! I love how you popped up the snake and the embossed background is perfect. Love!

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  3. LindseyFebruary 14, 2013 at 12:35 PM

    Those flowers make perfect fireworks, Jessi! What a great card. And now I want to go play at Granville Island. :D

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  4. walchowDesignFebruary 14, 2013 at 1:44 PM

    Awesome CNY card, Jessi!

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  5. JingleFebruary 14, 2013 at 2:18 PM

    What a neat design! I love the black and red and how bold this is!

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  6. DawnFebruary 14, 2013 at 2:28 PM

    Gorgeous colours - so striking. Love the beautiful embossed background.

    Hugs

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  7. Annette AllenFebruary 14, 2013 at 5:08 PM

    awesome card..love how you used this design..Happy Valentines Day..

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  8. JennyFebruary 14, 2013 at 7:05 PM

    Oh yeah..... Fireworks indeed :0) perfect colour combo for a Chinese New Year card too :0)
    Jenny x

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  9. TheresaFebruary 14, 2013 at 10:50 PM

    What an awesome card! Love the embossing.

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  10. lostinpaperFebruary 14, 2013 at 11:13 PM

    Love those firework flowers, you really are so clever!

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  11. UnknownFebruary 15, 2013 at 5:33 AM

    Fab use of the image! Perfect embossing folder too...perfect card for that matter :)

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  12. DebbieFebruary 15, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    Ok, I think that a snake is the one animal that is not even cute on a card!! But I do love your card!

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  13. Jocelyn OlsonFebruary 15, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    Oh yeah! The graphic red and black are wicked cool! I love the embossing in the background, too!

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  14. Glenda JFebruary 16, 2013 at 2:36 AM

    So striking! Great colours.

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  15. Emily LeiphartFebruary 16, 2013 at 12:56 PM

    Awesome card, Jessi! I love the embossed background and raised snake. Thanks so much for playing along!!

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  16. Wendy ten HoveFebruary 17, 2013 at 3:06 PM

    Looove the snake and gorgeous in the red and black!! Great choice for the embossing folder as well, looks like fireworks!! Love it!!
    Hugs, Wendy

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