The Paper Players have a great Tic Tac Toe challenge on right now - it's great because one of the options is blue and you all know how much I love blue! My card uses the diagonal line that says "die cut - embossing - blue". And the Christmas Kickstart Challenge wants a Slimline Card.
I created a background on mixed media cs by sponging various light
shades of blue Distress Stormy Sky and Faded Jeans inks, then stamping
the snowflakes in Versamark and heat embossing them, and then sponging
again with Distress Chipped Sapphire ink - it makes a more subtle
background than stark white snowflakes.
I added the village die cut over part of it and stamped my sentiment, then popped the panel up on fun foam.
The village die cut is very long so enough for two cards and I had enough of the background for two cards, so that made me pretty happy as I'm always eager to increase my Christmas card stash. Here's the two of them together:
You can see the different parts of the die cut and the different sentiments I used.
Challenges:
The Paper Players "Tic Tac Toe"
Christmas Kickstart Challenge "Slimline Cards"
Supplies:
Stamps - snowflake background stamp, Rubber Soul sentiment
Ink - Distress Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, and Chipped Sapphire; Versamark
Paper - white cs, mixed media cs
Size - 6.25x3.5"
Accessories - village die, clear embossing powder, fun foam
Wow! Love the color and snowflakes in your background, Susan! That's a wonderful die cut and so nice that it made two Christmas cards!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful die cut village and awesome background. love the idea of getting two cards out of the one die cut :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Twofer Chriatmas cards, Susan. Love your sky background with the snowflakes heat embossed and sponging over the snowflakes for a soft look. Wonderful die cut village for both cards. TFS my friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy
ReplyDeleteBoth these cards are gorgeous Susan! Love the idea of sponging the lighter blue before heat embossing the snowflakes and adding a darker blue resist over top. So creative and the skies look AMAZING! Love your wintery villages. And love your slimline card design! xx
ReplyDeleteThese are both absolutely BEAUTIFUL Susan! I love how you did the sky with the larger embossed snowflakes, and your die cut white village scenes totally pop against that beautiful blue! Lovely, lovely cards my friend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteI do so like your sky - a nice subtle snow-flaked sky. Popping the panels up really make the whole scene pop. Thanks for joining in on the Christmas Kickstart challenge of making a slimline card for our Christmas theme - February's elf, Arlene
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, Susan. Your sponged background and subtle inked over embossing are beautiful and create a very calm background for your snow village. A lovely CAS card. Thank you for joining us at the Paper Players this week.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely, Susan. What a beautiful sky and a lovely scene you've created. Thanks for joining Arlene and me at Christmas Kickstart, Jo x
ReplyDeleteFabulous pair of slimlines with that village die, Susan - love them both!! Gorgeous sky with the snowflakes too!!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous! You had me at blue...that's my favorite color too! Those little scenes are just adorable! Thanks for sharing these with us at the Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful slimline cards. Love that blue sky! 💙 Perfect for your white die-cut village.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sponged sky, Susan! Love the snowflake heat-emboss resist effect and the various shades of blue! The white village die-cut pops beautifully. The slimline card is perfect for the long row of houses! Congrats on being chosen as A Cut Above at the Paper Players!
ReplyDeleteHideko xx