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Thinking I wanted to create at holiday card with the color combo, I envisioned a stamped image with ink blending in the background. But then I happened upon a small stamp set that I received 2-3 years ago as a gift with purchase and changed course with my plan, although I still made a card for Christmas.
As soon as I spotted that sweet little bird opening its gift, I knew I had to create with it. Because it's a mini stamp, I created a mini scene.
After stamping the image I started with the night sky, using a lighter blue Copic around the bird and package and create the "snow" line, intentionally making it a bit bumpy like snow would be. Two other blue markers were used to create the dark part of the sky then I blended them into the lighter portion. After coloring the bird and package, I used a gold gel pen to color the ribbon and the stars on the package, then white splatter was used to create a light snow.
The scene was cut with a small, notched corner rectangle then I use the same die and a smaller one to create a gold frame. The background panel was created with a larger notched rectangle die, then embossed with a snowflake folder. Everything was layered on a panel of navy, including the foiled sentiment. The final touch was to add three gold stars in the sky, just because the left corner seemed a little bare.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you'll take a moment to head over to the challenge blog to see the fabulous creations by the rest of the design team. The challenge will remain open until Friday August 14th at 9 am EDT. I hope to see your card in the gallery!
Stef
- Colorado Craft Company/Anita Jeram Thoughtfulness Bird (CCC doesn't carry AJ products anymore but I saw many CCC/AJ sets on Ebay.)
- Simon Says Stamp A2 Notched Rectangle dies
- Spellbinders Comfort and Joy Sentiments Foil Plates & dies (ret).
- SB Sparkling Snow embossing folder
