Thursday, 27 December 2012

Soft as the new-fallen snow...

An entry to this week's Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge:

Gypsy and Sky

They seemed just the right colours for some snowflakes, given that we've had about 8" more snow fall since 2:00 am this morning. 
This is the view out my third floor craft room/study.  Grey and snowy day in the nation's capitol! Could use some of those soothing colours...

Back to the card: I used the sentiment from CTMH C1428 "Ice Crystals" which is a build-a-snowflake set, embossed with clear detail powder, then sponged on Sky and Gypsy inks to reveal the message. Also broke out some beautiful new snowflake dies from Lil'Inker, as well as using their square stitched mat dies to emboss the edge of the card.

I'll be cranking out a few dozen of these to send as Christmas thank-yous.
Happy winter,
Caroline
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10 comments:

  1. Mary J27 December 2012 at 11:49

    The snow looks so fresh and soft, Caroline! Pretty!

    Love your card - such a clever way to showcase the sentiment!

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  2. sarahstone27 December 2012 at 12:25

    Gorgeous card, Caroline. I like how you didn't use pure white as your neutral. It gives it a very soft look. Thanks for playing along this week at Color My Heart!

    Sarah

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  3. Linda Anderson27 December 2012 at 14:28

    Snow, snow, go away is what I say. We got 6+ inches in my neck of the woods and I'm ready for spring already!! Gorgeous card! Love the CAS style.

    Linda

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  4. Morag30 December 2012 at 08:40

    Hmmmm more Lil Inker dies to die for ;-) Very very pretty with the sponging!!

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  5. Karen B.1 January 2013 at 15:16

    Your card is so beautiful, soft and subtle colors are the perfect choice I think. Love the blending as well!

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  6. Glenda J1 January 2013 at 21:12

    This is gorgeous! Love the misting and the great snowflakes. Happy 2013!

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  7. Amie Kiger (Kigz) 1 January 2013 at 21:14

    Ooooo I love how you sponged the color! Soft as snow for sure! :)

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  8. Annette Allen2 January 2013 at 20:51

    oh I am so loving all that snow and the snowflakes on your card are gorgeous...

    Happy New Year..

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  9. Carla3 January 2013 at 16:09

    Hi Caroline - pretty card!! Thanks for your comment on my Display Tray post on my blog. To answer your question - the faces of the children are blanked out using a function called 'pixelating' in my photo editing software. Hope that helps.

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  10. Emily Leiphart5 January 2013 at 22:19

    Gorgeous card, Caroline! I love the sponging around the sentiment and it's awesome to see you using all these Lil' Inker products!

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