This card is done with the colours of this weeks CC and that was the easy part, the stars the snowman is golding puts it in the WT Challenge (thaks Peggy for that tip)...the TSC...that took me all week to get together in my head. The snowman requirement really threw me on this one, as we associate snowmen with Christmas over here, so now that Christmas is over...snowmen weren't even in the equation for me...well, so I thought, especially as our temperatures are around the 38 degrees Celcius and going to be higher next week - hence the theme of this card!!!
I used this great stamp that was in my box of 'treasures' given to me by a lovely lady, Kelly, at the first markets I went to with my cards....I love this guy - he reminds me of Klinger on M*A*S*H!!! I used the CB EF Divine Swirls and inked it with white craft ink, trying to give the impression of both waves and snow whirling around.
The main image and the snowman have been coloured with chalks and a blender pen, then mounted with 3D foam tape to give the card a bit more dimension. I also used Dimensional Magic/CE on the shells and the 'gentleman's glasses, although that is hard to see in the photo.
I think it came together okay - what do you think? Thanks for looking and for your comments...now that I have completed this challenge, I am looking forward to doing exactly that - chilling out!!!
EDIT: I have just realised that the snowflake we were meant to use for the TSC is not there - it seems to have melted - seems to have melted, oops!
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Registered: June 14, 2008 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 6675
Fri, Jan 09, 2009 @ 3:35 PM
For your information Deborah....you give me no choice but to come to the defence of my darling husband....I am surprised that such a notorious detective like yourself did not research and discover that this sunbaking creature could not be an Australian, you see we are 'with the programme here' and have discovered sunscreen....we do not get withered! As for it being my husband, well dar-link...you are delusional...you see my DH is as gaw-gus today as the day I met him, I would send you a photo to prove my point, but I am scared that it would cause you to stumble LOL!!! I love you my friend, delusions and all!!!
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Fri, Jan 09, 2009 @ 6:51 PM
That's a FAMOUS dectective that I am , Lovely Linda, and deep under cover , so could you stop besmirching my name and blowing my comments with comments on your own card!!
Hey, look, lady, even in Canada we know all about the slip slap and slop saying...
And as for your causing me to stumble with a picture of your dh posted for me to see - well.. ahh... the thing is I don't fly, as you know!! I think for an baked Austalian - he's looking pretty good there, Linda!!! He's not to far off my own * Sun Kissed * husband who has a perma - tan - not perma -frost, thanks ever so much!!
It's always fun yakking with ya, twisted sisah!! I think we might be the two most twisted of all!
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Fri, Jan 09, 2009 @ 9:36 PM
Now this is super cute and so wonderfully colored. Gotta tell ya if I was on a tropical island, the last from from my mind would be snow and definitely not being on the beach alone. Great job on the challenge, friend.
He does look like Klinger LOL, we are in a big snow right now having snowed yesterday morning and again last night. Oh to get out if only to the post office. Your card helps me dream in reverse of being on a beach in the warm sun!
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Sat, Jan 10, 2009 @ 5:50 AM
Lol! Linda, this is a stroke of genius! I love it, and after reading your edit, I discovered snowlfakes falling all around the snowman's lil head! Still a 'qualifying' card sistah! The colors are wonderful and the entire layout is fun! I love the CB swirls about his head, and the totally 'chilled' look on his face. This is great!
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11