For Robin's F4A255 Baby It's Cold Outside challenge from yesterday, which I combined with Audrie's Stampscapes Gallery IC challenge.
I used THIS as my inspiration, taking the colours and the black and white foliage.
For Robin's wrinkle-free background, I used watercolour paper because I wasn't sure the salt would work on my regular paper. You can't much see it, but it is there. I nipped upstairs to quickly do that part so it could dry while we took the Christmas tree to the recycling centre!! And then, because I don't have bleach wipes, I flicked neat bleach over it. Then I stamped Flying Stars and embossed it with white, then added the dandelion and fern round the edges in both black and white. The white, with its frosted look, is what I am calling "cold outside". I added a sentiment and edged it with a black marker. Tried various bird stamps and dies but none of them seemed to work, so in the end I just added a few tiny butterflies, which I rubbed with luster rub-ons to help them stand out a bit.
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2015 GMT Views: 3909
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Creative Crew SU Design Team Alumni
Registered: May 18, 2004 Location: Southwest Michigan Posts: 37090
Sat, Jan 10, 2015 @ 5:22 AM
What beautiful colors in your card, accented by the contrasting black and frosty white foliage. I have to remember to get my rub-ons out and use them! Straight into my favorites!
------------------------------ Claudia Splitcoast Fan Club Member
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28924
Sat, Jan 10, 2015 @ 6:38 AM
Love this! And that sentiment is the first I have ever seen of this one - I love that!!! Beautiful bg and butterflies you created.
------------------------------ 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: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83416
Sat, Jan 10, 2015 @ 6:47 AM
Love your colors and I went in that same color direction - great minds and all that.... Very pretty and I totally love the sentiment and your great images. Beautiful work Sabrina. Hugz
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105228
Sat, Jan 10, 2015 @ 7:57 AM
Wonderful bg! Are those white ep Queen Anne's Lace? Just lovely!
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Sat, Jan 10, 2015 @ 8:06 AM
Sabrina, this us just too gorgeous for words. I love the combination of black and white images, and as usual when I see yoyr cards, I am thinking "why haven't I tried that". The lights and darks along with the interesting designs on your bkg are anazing. Pinned for sure.
Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Sat, Jan 10, 2015 @ 8:07 AM
Sabrina, I love the quality of light you've achieved! Lovely!
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