Morning all!
I managed to do a little crafting last weekend, still no major improvement with the trapped nerve in my hand, but Christmas crafting is a-calling, so…
It’s the first Friday of a new month, and that means a brand-new elemental inspiration challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog!
Here’s the image that Shabneez chose:
Well, I went with a bit of left-field thinking and interpreted the elements as follows: Something that hibernates, flora (trees), blue tones
Stamps: Hello Bluebird – Typed Christmas, WPlus9 – Holiday Hugs (r)
Dies: Hello Bluebird – Winter Woods Overlay, WPlus9 – Holiday Hugs (r)
I’m not totally happy with how the colouring on this card came out, I used Distress Watercolour pencils and really should have stuck to using watercolour paper. But I went with Bristol paper that has usually been great for colouring with pencils and watercolour detail.
But anyway… a good learning experience!
Inspired by the tortoise I featured a hibernating creature with the lovely Holiday Hugs set from WPlus9, love using this set every festive season.
I paired it with a really simple background.
I recently purchased the two new sets of Holiday Distress Mica Stains, and tested all 6 colours out on background panels of cardstock.
This is the Juniper Berry spray, and it doesn’t look all that festive in a flat lay photo, but once you tilt it to the light you really see all the sparkle and more wintry splatter.
I also added sparkle with a Wink of Stella pen to the coat and boots on the little girl and to the bear’s nose.
To frame this scene, I grabbed the Winter Woods Overlay and Typed Christmas sets from Hello Bluebird.
Make sure you check out the other interpretations from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!
Happy crafting!
 Hello Bluebird – Typed Christmas stamps Shop at: MISC |
 WPlus9 – Holiday Hugs stamps (r) Shop at: MISC |
 Hello Bluebird – Winter Woods Overlay die Shop at: MISC |
 WPlus9 – Holiday Hugs dies (r) Shop at: MISC |
 Versafine – Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Jackdaw Express – AM440 – White Ivory Bristol Board 335gsm Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC |
 Distress Mica Stain Set 5 Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Distress Watercolor Pencils – Set 1 Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Distress Watercolor Pencils – Set 2 Shop at: MISC | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Distress Watercolor Pencils – Set 3 Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Uniball Signo White pen Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Zig – Wink of Stella glitter brush pen – Clear Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Bearly Art – Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC |
 Waffle Flower – 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Tim Holtz – Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Stampers Anonymous Splat Box Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Royal Langnickel – Zen watercolour round wash brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
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