I need to make some Christmas cards with horses on them. This one will be for my sister as she rides a grey horse. I did a background by doing a heat embossing resist (using one of the Itty Bitty Background stamps) for the snow, masking off the snowy hills, and sponging the blue sky. Then stamped the trees with first and second generations of ink, added a bit of glitter to them and to the hills. A die cut horse, a sentiment, and a snow embossing folder background finish it off.
It's going to the Splitcoaststampers Technique Lovers' Challenge ("Can You Resist?"), the Splitcoaststampers Christmas Card Challenge for August ("furry friends"), and to the Happy Little Stampers Christmas Card Challenge ("Trees" - http://happylittlestampers.blogspot....as%20Challenge ).
Date: Monday, July 20, 2015 GMT Views: 1621
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Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44907
Mon, Jul 20, 2015 @ 6:49 PM
WOW.....this is beautiful! And so perfect to gaze upon on this very HOT day! LOL! Lovely card!
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Mon, Jul 20, 2015 @ 7:39 PM
This is so perfect for your sister, Susan! Love the scene you created and love the embossing folder and glitter on the snow and trees! How beautiful it is!
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92384
Mon, Jul 20, 2015 @ 7:39 PM
Really a beautiful Christmas card for your sister with her horse figuring prominently. Love how you did the trees and snow for the bg. She will treasure it.
Registered: January 20, 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 26119
Tue, Jul 21, 2015 @ 5:03 AM
Isn't this a beauty! I love the way you greyed the horse. Your resist snow is gorgeous and the trees look perfectly 'in the background' if you know what I mean. I really like this a lot!
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28818
Tue, Jul 21, 2015 @ 10:04 AM
I sure love this - usually people have the black horse but you chose the white one and I really love it!
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