Inkspirational #357

I would say that Inkspirational's theme is very appropriate.

The temperatures have been unusually cold in our area and across the country.  It's best to stay in and craft. LOL

It all started with Penny Black's Snowy who happened to be already colored and in the die package.  I cut three Snowflake Circle Frames from Memory Box, one in a glitter cardstock, and used an MFT circle slightly larger to cut the card front.  The glitter circle was layered on one and the other was used on the inside to give a finished look.  The inside was colored with Stormy Sky Distress Ink before adding Snowy, two glitter snowflakes and a snow hill.  The sentiment is from My Craft Spot which is one of the first stamp companies I bought from and has been out of business for some time.  Here's a look at the inside.

I think Snowy is the only one who doesn't mind this weather.  I mean look at that smile.

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Double D - Santa/Snowman and NBUS #81

I waited until I got my new Santa Greetings dies to make a card for Double D, made it right away and then it sat until now.  Things have been rather busy so I'm glad I made it when I did.

I think he is just the cutest Santa.  He's cut from colored cardstock except for his beard, trim and face.  The face was colored with Altenew artist markers.  The letters come with the set and I cut them from Spellbinders Antique Treasured Cardstock. The background was cut with a SB Stylish Oval and embossed with their Evergreen folder.  

Since Santa is new, he's headed off to Darnell's NBUS Challenge. 

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Inspirational #356

I had an idea for a card for Inkspirational and had to try it out.  It was a little hard to photograph the glitter and shine.

I recently bought some Simon Hurley Astro Paste in Frostbite knowing it was translucent but I wanted to try it on colored cardstock anyway, in this case Cascade from SB, using a Lawn Fawn stencil.  It's a two layer stencil but I used only one and then filled in the bare spots with some snowflakes from Altenew, stamped on vellum and heat embossed with Sparkling Snow.  The same powder was used on the Penny Black sentiment.  

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The Flower Challenge #109 - Reminder

I have enjoyed my time as a member of The Flower Challenge and heaven knows I have a ton of flower stamps and dies.  Even though the challenge is closing down after the winner reveal on January 4th, I will still be having fun making floral cards. 

My card uses the Festive Blooms die from Concord and 9th.  I played with it when I first got it and can't remember what paper I used but I love how this technique works.  I also can't find where I filed the die to look at it and explain, other than to say there is a coverplate that lays out the Design and you add the die cuts to it.  I've gone through most of my dies already but it's nowhere to be found.  I hope it didn't get left behind at the lake this summer.  The sentiment is from Spellbinders.  

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