This is for today's Free for All challenge, to be inspired by the Nutcracker Suite. I took my inspiration from the part of the Nutcracker story in which Clara and the Nutcracker prince drive off through the snow in the magical sleigh.
I had lots of fun adding details to this winter wonderland card: stitching (zig-zag around the outer border and freehand waves on the vertical olive panel), Fun Flock snow, Glitter Writer dot snowflakes, rhinestones, buttons, and baker's twine! I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils, odorless mineral spirits, and paper blending stumps. The horse-drawn sleigh image comes from the MFP set, Bells on Bobtail. Card size: 5" x 7"
Thanks for looking!
Emily
Date: Friday, December 3, 2010 GMT Views: 418
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Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers Bells on Bobtail, MFP Time to Chill (snowflake)
Paper: SU old olive CS, SU baja breeze CS, The Paper Company white CS, October Afternoon Very Merry DP
Ink: Marvy LePlume II black marker, SU old olive, SU baja breeze, Palette haystack
Accessories: EK 1.25" circle punch, SU 1" circle punch, CM corner rounder punch, sewing machine, Prismacolor pencils, OMS, paper blending stumps, foam tape, sponge, Studio G Glitter Writer, Fun Flock, rhinestones, buttons, baker's twine
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83925
Sat, Dec 04, 2010 @ 4:40 AM
What a great Christmas scene! Love the paper you used and that image is so nostalgic. Great job.
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Sat, Dec 04, 2010 @ 6:44 AM
Now I've got Jingle Bells and Over the River and Through the Woods playing in my head along with the Nutcracker songs! Gotta find the box that has the Christmas cds in it!!! What a lovely scene you created! The bg paper is perfect and I love the stitching on your green panel.
Registered: December 15, 2008 Location: Kingsland, Georgia Posts: 29927
Mon, Dec 06, 2010 @ 5:30 AM
Emily I just love the background paper on this magnificent card. The image is just exceptional with it. I have the Christmas song Sleigh Ride playing in my head right now...lol
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Tue, Dec 07, 2010 @ 4:46 AM
I can see you had great fun with this, Emily. Love your inspiration and the wonderful stitching and great button treatment. Super card!
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