Morning!
It’s the first Friday of a new month, so we have a brand-new elemental inspiration challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog.
And as you can see, Christmas is in full swing…
The elements I went with were trees, creatures, and a lyric as the sentiment:
Stencils: The Greetery – Stencil Scapes: Winter
Stamp: Hello Bluebird – Typed Christmas
Dies: Pinkfresh Studio – Essentials: Ornate Banner, The Greetery – Frosty Pines, The Greetery – PreText Banners
Other: Distress Oxides
When I saw this image, I immediately knew I’d be reaching for the Winter Stencil Scapes set from The Greetery, plus the accompanying Frosty Pines dies.
I used various dye inks to blend the backgrounds, with some selective masking to add even more colours into the mix.
I added Rock Candy glitter as highlights to the snowy scene and set the background aside to dry.
I cut the Frosty Pines dies from white cardstock and used Distress Oxides and daubers to bring them to life. A splattering of water added that snowy look, then I added the additional “snow” by cutting the trees from white glitter paper and adding these details.
When the background panel was dry, I used the Ornate Banner set from Pinkfresh Studio to create a window and pop up the frame for added dimension.
I added the die cuts of the bunnies and layered over the pine trees to frame the scene.
Finally, I stamped the lyric from White Christmas on a banner die-cut and nestled it behind the tree trunk of one of the pines.
Make sure you check out the inspirational cards from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!
Happy crafting!
 Hello Bluebird – Typed Christmas stamps Shop at: MISC |
 Pinkfresh Studio – Essentials: Ornate Banner dies Shop at: MISC | SBC |
 The Greetery – Frosty Pines dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – PreText Banners dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Stencil Scapes: Winter stencils Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 Distress Oxide ink pad – Ground Espresso Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad – Hickory Smoke Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad – Pine Needles Shop at: EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad – Rustic Wilderness Shop at: EH | SBC |
 Lawn Fawn – Ballet Slippers ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Blue Jay ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Chili Pepper ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Cranberry ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Hippo ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Jalapeño ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Kiddie Pool ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Manatee ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Narwhal ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Noble Fir ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Sage Leaf ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Soot ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Storm Cloud ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Walnut ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Versafine – Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | MISC |
 Tim Holtz – Distress Glitter – Clear Rock Candy Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Ranger – Multi-Medium Matte adhesive Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
 3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH |
 MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC |
 Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Sponge daubers Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
 Taylored Expressions – Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC |
 Tim Holtz – Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Stampers Anonymous Splat Box Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Waffle Flower – Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Yoseng 8 Finger Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Ranger – Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
 Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Thermoweb iCraft – Purple tape for die-cutting – 1 1/2″ Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
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