Sneaking in under the wire for some challenges. Christmas Kickstart Challenge wants Baubles, My Time to Craft Christmas wants Snowflakes, Shopping our Stash wants things starting with the letter "B" (I've got baubles and blue alcohol inks), and NBUS wants never before used stuff (the bauble die and the Snowfall Grit Paste).
I dropped various blue alcohol ink, silver and white mixatives, and
rubbing alcohol onto a piece of glossy photo paper and let it move
around. Once dry, I die cut the sentiment, the ornament, and the thin
frame from the piece.
I created a background panel with Snowfall Grit Paste and a snowflake stencil. Then put it all together.
And to make it into another challenge at the last minute, I've got a second card today. This one is for Christmas Cards All Year Round "Two of Something or a Dove" (I've got a large dove on this card). It's also for the ABC Christmas Challenge "D is for Die Cuts" (nothing but die cuts on this card).
Challenges:
Christmas Kickstart Challenge "Baubles"
Shopping Our Stash "Things Starting with the Letter B"
My Time to Craft Christmas "Snowflakes"
Christmas Cards All Year Round "Two of Something or a Dove"
ABC Christmas Challenge "D is for Die Cuts"
Rudolph Days - anything Christmas
NBUS - never before used stuff
Supplies for card 1:
Paper - white cs, photo paper
Size - A2
Accessories - blue alcohol inks, silver and white mixatives,
rubbing alcohol, snowflakes stencil, Snowfall Grit Paste, ornament die,
sentiment die, thin frame die, ribbon
Supplies for card 2:
Paper - shimmer cs - white, dark blue, green
Size - A2
Accessories - MFT dove and sentiment dies, Gina Marie snowflake dies
Susan: Thanks for sharing your first card with the snowflake bauble and additional falling snowflakes for MTTCC's snowflakes theme! We appreciate that you took time to craft with us! I love the mixed media look of this card! --Becca/DT
ReplyDeleteLove the blue alcohol ink for this pretty ornament, Susan! The textured snowflakes are so pretty! You have some pretty doves, my friend! Love this sweet die cut dove with the blue background!
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful Christmas cards, Susan! I really love the brilliant blue with the pure white of your bauble design and the awesome snowflake texture you added! Your QACAS shimmery all die-cut dove design is perfect! Thank you for inspiring everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful Christmas cards Susan! LOVE the gorgeous AI ornament and framing over your embossing paste snowflakes. So pretty!! And the dove is gorgeous on the dark blue card base. xx
ReplyDeleteB is for blue & bubble!! Way to go shopping your stash!! So glad you played along with our challenge over at Shopping Our Stash…you rocked our “anything that begins with B” challenge with your Christmas card!! -Deb Horst, DT #SOS490
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards, Susan. I always love AI and this bauble is so pretty. What a lovely white dove that is and we can all hope for Peace on Earth.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Christmas cards Susan! Wonderful blue AI's on your bauble and a lovely white dove on the 2nd! All so pretty in blues! Julia xx
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards Susan especially the top one with the bauble.
ReplyDeleteSue xx
Two wonderful seasonal makes Susan, and I just adore the beautiful bauble, background and sentiment using AI's and the grit paste for the stencilled snowflakes gives a really brilliant texture to the background, and such a sweet and pretty dove and green olive branch, and also white embellishments with the snowflakes and sentiment which contrast so well with the blue background. x
ReplyDeleteOh Susan...these are both stunning. I think my fave is the inky blue diecut snowflake one you featured first. But the second card was pretty darn close to getting picked too...
ReplyDeleteTwo great card and thanks for taking part in the Rudolph Days Challenge.
Oh what a gorgeous pair of cards & thanks for joining in at February's Rudolph Days Challenge, luv Sam x
ReplyDeleteque c'est joli Susan, merci de jouer avec nous chez ABC Christmas Challenge, biz
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