Wednesday 21 November 2018

Christmas blues and browns

I was inspired by a moodboard challenge at StampNation to create this wintry Christmas scene.


The trees in one of the moodboard photos had a bluish tint to them, so I decided to use my soft blue embossing powder to heat emboss my tree image (Snowy village, Penny Black). To create a mirror image, I stamped the image onto a piece of plastic packaging and pressed that onto my cardstock panel. This was the first time I tried doing it this way, and it worked even better than expected. To cover up the sides of my panel, I stamped the edge of my tree image again on either side of my stamped panel before sprinkling on the embossing powder.

After blending distress inks onto my panel, I die cut the panel and my snowbank using SSS stitched dies and blended some blue distress ink onto my snowbank for a more wintry look. I used thin foam tape to mount the snowbank to my main panel, that I had adhered to a soft grey card base. The sweet deer (Collectables COL1330 by Marianne Design) was die cut from a scrap of cream cardstock. I decided to do a little experimenting with some pigment powder (in the colour Chameleon by Pentart) that I found at the (only) craft shop in my area, and I loved how this turned out. The sentiment is from Bright Baubles (Neat and Tangled).

I'm linking up my card at:

Beccy's month of holiday cards - B ... blues and browns

SSS Wednesday - Baby it's cold outside

Penny Black and More - Make someone smile

PBSC - Anything goes with Penny Black

HLS Christmas - Anything goes


Uniko Challenge - #50 Celebrate



11 comments:

  1. I just saw this on Simon Says and I love the look of the reindeer in the snowy path with the trees. It is so serene and beautiful

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  2. Wat een sfeervolle winterkaart Mar.
    Die grote bomen zijn prachtig uitgewerkt. Liefs Ineke☀️

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  3. Your card is beautiful Marianne, such a peaceful image. I love the combination of colours too. The little deer almost looks like it's glowing. Gorgeous work!
    Cheers,
    Beccy

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  4. How beautidul Marianne, the avenue of trees in white gives a really peaceful feel to your lovely card - and gives me a whole new way to look at that PB stamp set.

    Thanks so much for joining in our current 'Make Someone Smile' theme at Penny Black and More challenge.

    B x

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  5. Just re-read your post and it's actually pale blue on the tree, but none the less is beautiful.

    B x

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  6. So beautiful and atmospheric. I love it when a new technique works out so well! xxxx

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  7. Beautiful winter wonderland, Marianne. I've never had that technique work for me but you executed it perfectly. Thanks for sharing your card with us at Happy Little Stampers Christmas.

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  8. I like the glowing silhouette of a deer. Beautiful card
    Thank you for joining our fun at Happy Little Stampers Xmas.
    BożenA DT HLS

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  9. Just... wow. Love that sheen around the deer. Such a magical card.
    Cheers, Barbara

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  10. This is just gorgeous! My eyes are drawn right down to that adorable deer. It almost looks as though he/she's glowing! And the trees bring your eyes down right to him as well. Very nice work. Thanks so much for joining us for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. I hope you'll join us again soon ~
    Misty

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  11. Such a lovely scene, thanks for joining us at Uniko.

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