BTW, how the heck did we get to December so soon? Last week I commented on a stamp set that I have that has several small holiday images - this is the second one from the set from Hero Arts (#CM386 "From the Vault - Winter Joy"). I'm joining Inkspirational's Mood Board, where at the bottom right part of the board is a little village of houses with a black sky and stars. There are so many appealing images in this mood board that I may have to enter this challenge more than once!
This card is a bit more complex than it appears at first glance. I started it by stamping the image twice - once on black with white heat embossing and once on white with black ink. I colored the white image with Copics, fussy cut it, and glued it over the black sky and tree. Then I die cut a small scrap of white cardstock with a stitched "cloud" outline and stamped the sentiment with PTI "Fresh Linen", glued it to the black stock, and die cut all of the layers with a small stitched rectangular die. I die cut a white cardstock panel with a larger stitched rectangle and then die cut a stitched opening in it. I used an embossing folder to emboss the snow and assembled all of the layers onto a black card base. I wanted a bit of sparkle, so added three rhinestones to the stars in the sky.
Added December 21, 2024:
And because I haven't used this particular stamped image before, I'm also sharing it with NBUS:
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First of all, great job photographing this gorgeous Christmas card to show the wonderful texture from the snow, the dimension from your popped up panel, and the schparkle from your stars! This is so special, Fran, and a mood-board winner in my book. It's the kind of card that only goes to someone who can appreciate the work and love that went into it! Thank you for inspiring everyone to use their NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteThis is very lovely. Most people have no clue how complex most of our cards are if they don't make cards.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I love all the details and thinking that went into this -love your technique with the stamp. This is a very special card! Thank you for joining us at Inkspirational!
ReplyDeleteHello Fran...dropping in to let you know that your lovely card is a Top Pick at Inkspirational. Congratulations - thank you for being such a wonderful supporter of our challenges. Hope we'll see you in our Stencil gallery. Wishing you a most merry festive season.
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This is amazing...I can't stop looking at all the details on it! SO cute!
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