Winter Wonderland

 Hello All and Happy Winter!!,

Well at least if you are in Northern Hemisphere. For those in the Southern part of our world happy Summer. I happen to live in the Northern Hemisphere which means it is freezing out. I mean it literally for it was a high of 19 degrees Fahrenheit. Brrrr... So this card seems very appropriate for this time of year. I am playing along with Just Us Girls, Sunday Stamps, Double D, and Papercraft Challenges. Here is my card for today, enjoy!!

It is also my daughter's 16th birthday this month! I made this card for her.  

The background is actually a frosty snowflake scene. I thought it was the perfect backdrop for this wintery card. The snowflake cover die comes with two dies- one to cuts the snowflakes and the other die-cut pierces the dots within the snowflakes. Each die can be purchased separately.

All the silvery goodness is patterned silver paper with striations. It adds the right amount of texture. The snowflake is cut from the same paper pad as the frosty light blue snowflake paper. The sentiment came from the same paper pad.

Challenges Entered:
Just Us Girls: #615- Color Week
Sunday Stamps: SSC274- Split in Two
Papercraft Challenges: Challenge #77- Winter Winterland
Double D Challenges: Blue and White Winter

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes are headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.

All the best,

Monochromatic Sympathy Card

Hello All,

For today I am entering challenges from The Paper Players, Sketch Saturday, Paper Craft Challenges. Here is my card for today. Enjoy!

Challenges Entered:
Sketch Saturday: #584
The Paper Players: Theme Challenge- PP462
Papercraft Challenges: Challenge #47- Monochrome 




Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. I hope you all have a fantastic day and lots of good crafting vibes headed your way.

Bunnies and Tulips

Hello All,

For today I am playing along with If You Give a Crafter a Cookie, Papercraft Challenges, and The Card Concept. Here is my card today, enjoy!!

The field of tulips is a stamp from one of my favorite companies, Peddlers Pack Stamps. They have since retired and I so enjoy their detailed images and the stippling does all the shading work for you. Below you will find what the stamp looks like.

Original stamp image from Peddlers Pack.

Lots of spring color adorn this card. I colored the image using Copic Ciao's 

I love the black and white gingham borders on the card. I added the little bunny by cutting along the edge of the tulip and slipped the little guy right in the slot. Too cute.

Challenges Entered:

The Card Concept: #113- Spring Celebration

Papercraft Challenges: Challenge #35- Easter

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie: Challenge #115

Thank you so much for stopping by and do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. I hope you all have a fantastic day and lots of good crafting vibes headed your way.

Mermaid Original

Hello Again,

For today I would like to play along with Sketch Saturday, Papercraft Challenge, Sunday Stamps and CASology. Here is my card for today, enjoy.

This gorgeous mermaid is from A Day for Daisies and is sponsoring Papercraft Challenges this week. I adore this image because of its artistic sketchy quality. I colored her using the color challenge from Sunday Stamps. The beautiful subtle colors seemed perfect for an ocean scene. 

The placement of the mermaid outside the scene looking in really enhances its design. Plus I grounded her on the sand for a bit of depth. The clouds and ocean are layering stamps from Hero Arts. I lightly sponged the sky using Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, and Sea Salt Distress Inks. I think the effect is just beautiful along with the stamped clouds really creates a realistic sky.

The sun sparkles along the ocean using Embossing powder and Wink of Stella. These layering stamps are outstanding. They make it so easy to create these wonderful scenes. I wanted to lightly shadow the mermaid's tail, skin, and hair to look like it was dimensional. I think it turned out fairly nicely.

Challenges Entered:

CASology: Week #336- Ocean

Papercraft Challenge: Challenge #33- Fantasy

Sketch Saturday: #556

Sunday Stamps: SSC201- Easter Hues

Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. I hope you all have a fantastic day and lots of good crafting vibes headed your way.