I'm getting back to my craft room after a 6 day job (working 8:30-6 each day was so tiring at my age that I was fit for nothing but falling asleep on the couch while watching TV in the evening). First up some snowflakes for the Cut It Up "use more than one die" challenge.
I definitely used more than one die - several different snowflake dies, a square die, a solid circle die, and a thin circle frame die!
The background panel is mixed media cs randomly sprayed with a silver spray. I trimmed it with a square die. The snowflakes are die cut from white shimmer cs. The solid circle and the thin circle frame are die cut out of a dark green cs flecked with silver. I put it all together on a white shimmer card base.
Paper Players wants to see "Nature's Landscape". I pulled out an old favourite stamp of trees with snow blowing off them - a scene I love to see in winter. I'm also linking it up at Christmas Cards All Year Round "something starting with T".
There are many challenges out there for autumn themed cards so I thought I'd make one for them: Allsorts "Anything Autumn", Sweet Stampin' "Autumn", We Love Stamping "Shades of Autumn", Try It On Tuesday "Autumn's Beauty".
The tree and sentiment are stamped and embossed in bronze, with Antique Linen sponging around the tree. It's die cut with a label die and layered on bronze shimmer cs cut with the next larger label die.
I love the sentiment, but can't remember who said it or what brand it is.
Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - unknown sentiment
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - white shimmer cs, mixed media cs, dark green with silver flecks cs
Size - 5.75" square
Accessories - various snowflake dies, Spellbinders square and circle dies, SSS thin circle frame die, silver spray
Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Penny Black trees, Make an Impression sentiment
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - white cs, glossy white cs, black shimmer cs
Size - 5.25" square
Accessories - Stampendous Marcasite embossing powder, square dies, sentiment label die
Supplies for card 3:
Stamps - SU tree, unknown sentiment
Ink - ColorBox bronze, Distress Antique Linen
Paper - white cs, bronze shimmer cs
Size - A2
Accessories - bronze embossing powder, Spellbinders label dies, SU embossing folder
Three lovely card for different seasons, many thanks for sharing one with us at Allsorts and We Love Stamping challenges.
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Three beautiful cards Susan, and I love all the white shimmer cardstock snowflakes on the first on the dark green and with the silver sprayed background which looks so sparkly, and more sparkle on the second with the super trees and pretty blue Brusho sky creating snow banks at the bottom. The third features another super tree with an autumn theme, and the EF makes a great background and the shaped gold matted shape frames the tree perfectly and a lovely autumnal sentiment to finish. x
ReplyDeleteLovely monochromatic card!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joiniong us at Allsorts!
Lovely cards, Susan! What a beautiful sky you have created on The Paper Players card! This is a gorgeous stamped image, with the blowing snow. I can only imagine the shimmer in real life. Thank you for playing in my theme challenge at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards Susan; your use of Brushos is so effective in creating your sky and snowy landscape and those shimmering trees are just lovely. Thanks for sharing with us over at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteHi Susan, those are gorgeous cards - I don't know that I could pick a favourite, so it's just as well you've only entered that lovely Autumn themed one into our challenge! Thanks for joining in with us this fortnight over at Sweet Stampin' - Sarah, DT.
ReplyDeleteThree beautiful cards Susan, I especially love the Brusho one and I must pull them out.
ReplyDeleteWe're back from Holliday and I hope to catch up soon xx
A beautiful card Susan, the bronze embossing ads a lovely rich tone.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us at Try it on Tuesday.
Avril x
OMGoodness, your snowflake card is just lovely! Definitely sets the tone for some cooler weather! Thanks so much for playing in our 'More Than One Die Cut' challenge over at Cut It Up Challenges!
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Wow, your cards are gorgeous! I love the snowflakes, such a pretty card. Thanks for joining our Cut It Up challenge.
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Three beauties here, Susan! The snowflakes are so pretty on the green background and I love how you've framed it! The blowing snow is so pretty against the watery background and I love the fall tree in all it's glory!
ReplyDeleteThree wonderful cards Susan. So happy you have time to play and get inky. Had a great time playing yesterday and then enjoying dinner together. Today I put together four cards from our play session! :) YAY! xx
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that job is finished and you are rested and back to crafting. The snowflake card is just perfect since no two snowflakes are alike. Both tree cards are great, one shouting winter and the bronze perfect for autumn..
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards. Thank you for joining us at We Love Stamping with the autumnal tree one, the embossing works so well.
ReplyDeleteAh didn't realise i was logged out - EmmaT We love stamping DT
DeleteYou have made three very gorgeous cards Susan. I especially love your Autumn one. The embossed texture with the bronze is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along with us at We Love Stamping.
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Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing with us at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round.
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