What a great challenge we have for you this month over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge - From Our House to Yours. This really got me thinking as I didn't think I had anything suitable - it's amazing what you can come up with though.
I made a scene with some Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Chipped Sapphire and just used a piece of old card stock to make the snow. I added a touch of TH Tumbled Glass on the snow banks just to give a bit of dimension. The image stamps are from Clearly Besotted Shake It Up. They have been coloured in with SU Blender pens and Lime Otter watercolour brushes. The snow has been added in with a white gel pen. The Cheers to You is from Kaisercraft. I added some Liquid Pearls in White Opal to Santa's hat!
A great challenge for you this month at Sparkles Christmas Forum with a Christmas Card Recipe:
1 image,
2 background papers
3 jewels/gems/pearls
Well it might as well be winter here in the UK at the moment - the weather can't make up its mind which season we are in - one day we are melting in plus 30 degree heat - the next its cold and wet. Somewhere in between would be nice.
I loved the idea of this receipe - I have these lovely Christmas papers from Kaisercraft 6" paper pad called Christmas Collections. They are double sided and I love the vintage feel to them. My Santa is from Visible Image stamps called Santa Claus. I coloured him in with Tri Blend pens from Spectrum Noir and added the banner and some SU sparkling gems. I also added a lovely piece of red velvet ribbon behind
I look forward to seeing what you do with this recipe.
I'm adding this into the following challenge:
Merry Little Christmas - Anything Goes
Are you in Christmas mode? I know it's hard when the Spring is just around the corner but it really does help to get a start on all those Christmas cards you'll need at the end of the year. And with a lot of us staying indoors due to world conditions, what better way to make a start? To help you achieve your goal is out Sparkles Christmas Challenge - this month we are showcasing Critters.
I chose to use this delightful little penguin stamp from Clearly Besotted from the stamp set Let It Snow II. I stamped them off first and then masked them and then used some Tim Holtz Distress Inks for the background. The colours I used were mainly Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire with some white gel pen dots for snow. The snowy background was made with Pumice Stone. I used some Stampin Up water colour pencils to colour in the penguins and some Marker pens for their hats. I added some Glossy Accents to their eyes.
