The Flowersoft Sprinkle Challenge FSC15 this week is: 'Last Minute Holiday cards' - see this link for the deets: (12/8/10) FCS15 Sprinkle Challenge - Last Minute Holiday Cards! by Jeanne S at Splitcoaststampers so I whipped up a couple of cards - all with the same coloured cardstock, sentiment set, embossing folder and layout but just changed a few embellies and one or two other things so they all look a bit different to each other. I had a little production line going with the colouring, doing the liquid applique and cutting up the cardstock and doing the dry-embossing - so it was nice and quick esp. as there wasn't much colouring on the images.
The embossing folder is by Crafts Too: Christmas Holly Frame. I cut the green cs from inside the frame, then layered some red cs underneath, then cut a frame out of it, then attached my image underneath (hope that makes sense - if it doesn't, PM me and I'll try and think of a better way to word it!).
The image was coloured with OMS, Prismacolor pencils and Derwent Coloursoft pencils. I added white liquid applique to the bear's: hat band and pom-pom. I let the liquid applique dry then heated it with my heat-gun to make it "puff up" and then painted over it with white acrylic paint as the white liquid applique tends to look rather creamy - almost lemony - rather than "pure white". I also drew a line with the white paint along the candy cane to add some highlights.
I lightly chalked in the sky around the image with Kaisercolour blue chalk.
The sentiment tag was diecut with my CB and Tiny Tags die set and I ran my Warm Red ink pad around the tag.
The twine was attached in 2 separate elements (I find it looks neater for me that way - I am very ribbon/bow-challenged!!) The sparkly red star is a button from my stash.
Lastly, I added Flowersoft Polar White using Aleen's Tacky glue along the bottom of the image.
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Tue, Dec 14, 2010 @ 7:48 AM
Very cute... Love that embossing folder. On the hunt now!
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Registered: December 15, 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 5806
Tue, Dec 14, 2010 @ 10:06 AM
AWWW, another cute card! i love how you made small changes on each card so they look different, but i imagine they would be quick to make. hard to pick a favourite - they're all so sweet.