Roxie gave us a great sketch for today, this is my card for that challenge, though it is pretty versatile and I can see myself using this one over and over again. Since I still needed three more holiday cards for the CCC09 challenge for June, I decided to go with a holiday theme.
The images are from Lizzie Anne Designs' Snowmen and Holiday in the City sets, which coordinate with their yum-MAY DP, Winter Wonderland. I was trying to give this card a rustic hint. SU's Cranberry Crisp is used for the matting. I stamped the images onto Gina K. Luxury cardstock and colored them with Copic Markers. I wanted to add a hint of glimmer to the snow, so I used my Quickie Glue pen and sprinkled some glitter on the snow under the men and on the snowflakes. I tried to match the colors in the DP for the buttons and found some from Stampin' Up!'s Fresh Favorites button pack - I think they are supposed to be so saffron and old olive, but I am not sure. I found some embroidery floss in a color that matched the cranberry crisp and adhered the buttons with glue dots. The center image is also popped up with Pop-Its.
So, what do you think?
Thank you for taking the time to look at my card.
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 GMT Views: 1523
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Wed, Jun 24, 2009 @ 3:42 PM
Very cute card! Love the buttons.
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Wed, Jun 24, 2009 @ 6:36 PM
Cute, cute!! Again--love those snowmen!! The buttons you used to balance the design are terrific--love the bits of embroidery floss (and the fact that they match your cardstock mats!!) Great job on the sketch challenge, too. Way to go on all those holiday cards--you've been very productive today!!!
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Wed, Jun 24, 2009 @ 7:35 PM
How cute!
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Registered: July 4, 2008 Location: Birmingham AL Posts: 6417
Thu, Jun 25, 2009 @ 9:24 PM
Ah, another great snowman card! I love the white space you left around all the images--really makes them pop! Even more great dp, and then more great buttons! I like the idea of using two pairs in opposite corners--really great look to balance with the sketch. Love it!