For my mid month inspiration at CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra I chose to raid my stash of toppers. I have a small box of toppers that I have made either at demo's or craft club meets just waiting to be mounted onto cards.
This little chap is an Inkadinkado stamp that's just perfect for another mask and distress image. The snowman is stamped on to plain white card, then again on to a sticky note. Cut out the snowman on the sticky note, minus his arms (it's OK, it doesn't hurt him) and the scarf fringe, place this mask over the stamped image on the card.
Tear a strip of paper to make another mask, this time for the snowdrifts. place the paper strip across your card and begin to colour the card with Distress Ink Faded Jeans, move the mask down and colour again but this time with a little less ink and a little less pressure. Repeat this again, making sure you leave the lower area white.
Spritz the card with water and dab off with a clean piece of kitchen towel, this will give you the snowflake effect.
Remove the mask from your snowman and allow the card to dry. Once dry colour in the hat and scarf. Mount on a small layer of silver card and then on to a decorated card blank.
This card blank has been stamped with a selection of snowflakes in blues and silver, making a random pattern, you only need to stamp the edge that will be seen
This year I am a little behind with my Christmas cards so having a topper stash box is proving to be very useful. I hope you like this little fellow, he has a few friends waiting their turn in the box so you may see them pop up from time to time.
Please pop over and take a look at the DT mid month inspiration at CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra, come and join us with your creations.
I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenges - Christmas Is Coming
Jingle Belles - The Great Outdoors
Thank you for a super mid-month inspiration card for our CHNC challenge extra for November x
ReplyDeleteSo glad the snowman arms weren't hurt in the making of this card :) ... love that sky ... so very glad you joined us at in the Great Outdoors at Jingle Belles.
ReplyDeleteit sure looks cold there lol, thank you for joining our challenge at Crafty Catz and hope to see you again
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Hi Rocky, Tracy from the allsorts dt!, the hippo is by heid bears you should find it through google or ravelry Tracy x
ReplyDeleteThanks Tracy, going to look for him now.
DeleteRocky, this is amazing! I love the sponging. Your spritzing makes great snow!
ReplyDeletetrès chouette Rocky, le jeans lui va très bien...merci de jouer avec nous chez CSAYL, biz
ReplyDeleteThis is really gorgeous! I love the background sky and sweet snowman. Wonderful spritz snow!
ReplyDeleteoh wow, oh wow, oh ♥WOW♥! that is so beautiful and so magnificent! thanks for joining us JINGLE BELLES in "the great outdoors"! ♥
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty and cute! Beautiful scene you created and everything is so perfect, I thought it might be digital. Thanks for playing with CSAYL.
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