Hi Everyone. Happy Saturday.
Hope you are all having a great weekend!
The fabulous Anne Marie has a great challenge for us at the Paper Players this week. It's a CAS challenge, too, which always makes me happy! This one has a twist though!
A CAS challenge featuring frames. Now, that leaves you all sorts of options and Nance has tried to show you that….. printed frames, die cut frames, window frames or even glasses 🙂
I decided to go with a die cut frame and knew that I wanted to use one of my favorite SU Christmas sets – Winter Post. I love those cool winter mornings when the sky is a pale blue and there is a layer of soft snow and frost on the ground. The whole world takes on a sparkle and the light is beautiful. I tried to replicate that with this card.
I used the new SU Labels framelit to cut out the frame on my Baja Breeze layer. The images were stamped onto Whisper White card stock. I used the Lovely as a Tree set for the background layer and stamped those in an ink called London Fog. It's a barely there grey and was just the color that I needed to make the trees recede.
I stamped the focal image of the skaters and then colored them with Copics. I also used copics to color the sky and the base of the trees and the "pond". I really love this image of the skaters. There is something so wonderfully vintage about it and yet, it can be used with a more modern layout.
Of course, lots of Dazzling Details were used on the pond and on the ground. I highlighted the trees with a Gelly Roller – but you can't see that on the photo. The whole feel of the card has (I HOPE!!!) that crips winter morning feel. I went with a blue and brown color scheme for the skaters as opposed to the more usual red and green that I use. I wanted their colors to carry the cooler colors of the overall card.
All I needed to do was to run the top layer through my Big Shot with a texturz plate and add the sentiment and a couple of rhinestones. I was really pleased with the overall card, but it was pretty hard to photograph.
The design team created a wonderful array of different inspirations for you again this week. I hope you will pop along to their individual blogs and check out their cards.
- Card stock: Baja Breeze, Midnight Muse, Whisper White
- Stamps: Winter Post, Lovely as a Tree. Sentiment: Holiday sentiments (Papertrey)
- Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black and London Fog. Pens: Copic
- Details: Dazzling Details. Gelly Roller (Sakura)
- Accessories: Basic Rhinestones
- Tools: Big Shot. Texturz Plate (non SU). Labels Framelits
11 Responses
Beautiful winter card. Love the colors you chose.
Your card is so stunning. I love the blue and brown feel. Such a clever way to use the trees in the background and then surrounding it with the frame lit and embossing. Just a beautiful card.
Oh my word, this is a beautiful card! LOVE the scene you’ve created with the trees in the background and a sparkling skating rink! Beautiful!
So beautiful!
Beautiful Christmas card Jaydee – love the scene you’ve created with all the sparkle, and the embossing looks so pretty!
I agree with the others – delightful card and the trees in the background – perfect. Color combo is just right. Good job.
Jaydee, this is gorgeous! I love the winter scene you created by combining the stamp sets. All the details you added are fabulous, too. The textured snowflakes around the frame really add the extra touch, too. So glad you had fun with my challenge this week! Your card is truly stunning! Hugs! 🙂
This is just gorgeous—one of my favorite sets and colors too!
Absolutely gorgeous, Jaydee! I love these colors and the sparkle!
Oh Jaydee, this takes my breath away just as a cool crisp winter morning would! Love the colors and the care you took with each choice. Makes for one masterful card. Serene and magical! ((hugs))
This is an absolutely gorgeous card Jaydee! Love the soft colours & the beautiful, tranquil scene you have created. The embossed, sparkly frame is fabulous too. 🙂