It’s time to GET CRACKING! Another fun opportunity to get some cards ready for the holiday as Christmas is coming! Thanks to www.shurkus.com for the monthly challenge to get our Wintery celebration cards made ahead of time. Jenn will be LIVE tonight on YouTube, Thursday, November 17th at 8pm ET. Be sure to tune in to see how Jenn created her card!
This month’s featured set is by Kris Lauren for Colorado Craft Company. A super adorable little set that is available with matching die. Speaking of the North Pole…WE MOVED! We left the ice and snow for warmer TEXAS weather. Driving out of Alaska to Texas we visited 10 States and 2 Canadian Provinces! I was hoping to have all my supplies by now but, they are in transit and sitting in our moving van somewhere in Great Falls, MT awaiting a driver to truck them to Texas.
That wasn’t going to stop me! Placing some orders with www.Ellenhutson.com and www.simonsaysstamp.com I was able to order minimal supplies to help me GET CRACKING! It was a challenge to see how few supplies you really need to have fun and get creative!
After stamping my focal point image I used the Snow Flurries stencil by Lawn Fawn, Altenew Detail blending brushes and Catherine Poolers “Hot Tub” ink from the Spa Collection for my snow flurries.
Thankfully I ordered some Iuile Watercolors from @iulewatercolors on Etsy & had them for most of my coloring. The Christmas Series was perfect for the colors I needed. I received my new Distress Ink in Lumberjack Plaid and an order of Copics so I literally had 4 colors and a blender. B32 gave me a little hint of snow.
A piece of 6×6 red paper from my granddaughters paper collection helped frame out the image which I cut with her paper trimmer, mounted on 3M foam tape mounted on Neenah 110# with more stenciled flakes. Gasped when realizing I didn’t have glitter. So I used my Iuile Watercolor in Silver and put a tiny spot on each snow flurry. Heh, Heh…You do what you got too!That’s pretty much it!
Hope you can take a few minutes to “GET CRACKING,” and be inspired to make something almost out of nothing!
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Thankful for each of you who stop by!
Janetlynne Hood
December 3, 2022 at 4:33 amAdorable card – just enough