This is my sample for CC712. Stef is our hostess and she has chosen pool party, coastal cabana, mossy meadow and silver. Dessert Option this week is heat embossing.
For my card I used the Stampin-Up scenic season stamp and created a simple background scene. I bought this stamp years ago and have never inked it until today. But I thought the image was perfect for the colors that Stef picked.
This stamp set has a sentiment that I taped off before inking. Stamped the trees in mossy meadow ink and then used wink of stella for shimmer. Then I taped off a portion of the trees and just stamped the little bird that is also part of the stamp set in coastal cabana ink. I repeated this part 2 more times to stamp 3 birds.
To cover the dessert option, I stamped some background snowflakes in Versa-mark ink and then used white embossing powder and heat set.
To create the sky, I sponged tumbled glass distress ink over the snowflakes for an emboss resist technique. I used more of the tumbled glass ink as a border around the layering panel.
For my peace phrase, I used a CottageCutz die and cut it in coastal cabana cardstock. I cut it 3 times to give more dimension and sponged with coastal cabana ink. The peace dove is part of the same die.
I finished off my card by mounting it on a silver cardstock base to cover that color in the palette. That's my sample for this week. Hope you can play along with us. The DT has more samples for your inspiration, and we can't wait to see what you create with the colors.
Registered: April 16, 2008 Location: Meridian, Idaho Posts: 8507
Mon, Nov 05, 2018 @ 8:37 PM
Mary, you created such a wonderful scene with the fir trees against that a lovely sky! The snowflakes are so pretty and I love both the birds in flight and the dove of peace. Totally gorgeous!
------------------------------ Stef
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83912
Tue, Nov 06, 2018 @ 2:45 AM
Mary, this is very, very pretty. Great scene and great use of the colors. Hugz
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31237
Tue, Nov 06, 2018 @ 4:01 AM
You hit the nail on the head with the sentiment, Mary. This scene could not be any more peaceful if you tried! Wow! I just love your bold trees against the soft pastel sky and brightly fallen snow! Gorgeousness~
------------------------------ ~Roberta
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Registered: January 20, 2010 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 26216
Tue, Nov 06, 2018 @ 5:22 AM
Gorgeous card! I have that stamp and you have done a marvellous job with it! I love how your sky and snowy foreground blend together! Very peaceful indeed!
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28938
Tue, Nov 06, 2018 @ 6:11 AM
Your card gives me some inspiration on how to use these colors!! Mary this is a beautiful scenic card!! Lovely!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: September 30, 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8117
Tue, Nov 06, 2018 @ 7:40 AM
No doubt about it - this one went into my favorites faster than I could say "WOW!" Thanks so much for sharing - this is absolutely lovely in every conceivable way!
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