Sunday, February 18, 2018

Seasons Greetings

Hello~

The Olympics are keeping me in the mood to work on Christmas Cards for my stash.  I have a goal of 5 per month.  January went well, and here is the first of February's collection. I will likely make several of these cute snow-families. 

This week's Muse                                                  Words 2 Craft by : If kisses were snowflakes
                                                                                                           I'd send you a blizzard.

                               


Tracey's card at Muse is a sweet Valentine, and I was completely taken in by her inked background with spatters.  For my version I used a snow stencil to give some texture to my inked background and I went with Christmas as my holiday.  Since I have a snowy scene with my stenciled embossing paste and glittered snow this card is also going to Words 2 Craft By.



I stamped and masked off my snow family image (from Wild Rose Studio); I then sponged on the background blue with tumbled glass DI.  After coloring the snow family with DI markers and a water brush I let them dry, and then added my blizzard with SSS Falling snow stencil and embossing paste. Before it dried I topped it with distress glitter in clear rock candy.  I waited about 10 minutes then die cut the panel, added the sentiment and mounted it to a card base.

Thanks much for stopping by!


13 comments:

Greta said...

Oh my goodness, Cat--this is an absolute winner! Your coloring of that darling image & the background are fabulous! Onto my favorites list!

Robyn Oliver said...

Fabulous card Cat, that's the nicest snow family ever

Barb Ghig said...

Oh my gosh, this is such a sweet card, Cat! Beautiful coloring and your background is amazing! Love all the sparkly snowflakes :)

Darnell said...

Good job CASEing Tracey's sweet card with a Christmas card to keep up your resolve to grow your stash each month, Cat! It is a winner to me! Your snow family couldn't be more adorable if it tried!! Hugs, Darnell

My Card Attic: Hazel said...

WOW! Five a month! I will be lucky to get any five made in a month the way my mojo is at present, let alone five Christmas cards! They are both adorable Cat! And coloured to perfection! Have a great week my friend! Love & Hugs. Hazel xx
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I Card Everyone said...

Do you have a 'layaway plan' Cat? I cannot imagine loving a Christmas card more... absolutely fantastic!
=]

Betty said...

your little snow family is adorable, Cat - wonderful snowy background!

Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog said...

I love your snow family! Wonderful card!

Anita in France said...

So cute, Cat ... what a delightful snow family ... and a brilliant background ... your colouring and detailing are fantastic! Hugs, Anita :)

Sybrina K said...

Cat, I'm with Anita... Your little snowman family is absolutely delightful! I just love your coloring and that inky, snowy background. Thanks so much for playing along with our February/March Words 2 Craft By challenge. We're so glad you did. :)

Celeste Goff said...

Oh my, how adorable! I love this sweet little card! Thank you for joining us at W2CB!

BobbisTreasure said...

Love how you added the dimension to the snowman family blizzard! Thanks for sharing with us at Words 2 Craft By!

Sybrina K said...

Congratulations, Cat! Your sweet snowman family won our hearts... and the W2CB if-kisses-were-snowflakes challenge!

Please e-mail me at cards.by.sybrina[at]gmail.com to make prize arrangements. And, just so you know, hubby and I are traveling this weekend. So, I may not be able to get back to you until the first part of next week.