OK... my title is dumb... but I'm just happy I found time to play today! I am running like a mad woman today... multi-tasking at it's best! LOL!
Today's CC was Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Gray and optionally Not Quite Navy. What a pretty combo! I was up late last night making out cards and realized that I still need a few more, so decided to see if I could use today's colors for another Christmas card. IRL this is very sparkly and for the life of me I cannot get a good photo today... it's showering and dark, and my indoor light just does not capture sparkle.
Here's the basics:
Stamped in Stazon dove Gray, on Watercolor paper. Used all the CC colors of inks and a paint brush to lightly color the trees, stream, and with sponge dabbers did the sky, using a template by Rosie's Roadshow. I then used my versamark pen and colored all the snow on the nearby trees, as well as the snow lines and heat embossed in detail white. I did the same for the stream but used clear ep. Then I used my clear glitter gel pen to put sparkle on everything. I mounted the picture on kiwi dp from Ski Slope which I just got, inked the edge with NQN, and used a tiny paint brush to bristle a few strokes onto the kiwi layer, then mounted onto a Baja Breeze dp from the same set. The senitment is stamped in NQN and placed using my stamp-a-ma-jig. In the photo it looks like the *M* is too light... IRL it's fine... guess it's just a lighting thing. I need more photo skills I think!
Anyway... hope you like my card! IRL I am quite pleased with how it came out. Now back to work for me! Thanks so much for looking!
Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 GMT Views: 687
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Tue, Dec 16, 2008 @ 11:22 AM
Oh, Grace...this is just awesome! Your coloring is to perfection and I absolutely love that corner sentiment! Wonderful job on the challenge and one of the most beautiful cards I have ever seen!!!!
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Tue, Dec 16, 2008 @ 11:52 AM
Fantastic winter scene and I'm sure the sparkle makes it even lovelier!!
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