Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Some More Winter Cards...

Happy Hump Day!! 

Today I am popping in with a couple of more cards I created using some old and new stuff from my stash. All the little colored images were stamped and colored in over this past year. This is what I do when I have no mojo. Coloring also helps me relax and we all know we have needed that in 2020!! I added them over some backgrounds that I am OBSESSED with making. 

For my first card, I used a combination of Hello Bluebird and Mama Elephant images.


I started off by masking the background so that only a circle of the panel showed and I blended the background with Ranger Stormy Sky Distress Ink. I then stenciled some "snow" using Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil. I added the Hello Bluebird Holiday Flurries snowflakes stamped with SSS Steel Blue dye ink. 


I used Simon Says Stamps Stitched Hill dies to create two hills and die cut them to fit the circles. I used some gray and blue Copic markers to shade the hills in.


I added a house and tree from Lawn Fawn's Winter Village stamp set. I added a snowman from Mama Elephants Little Snowman Agenda set. 


I completed my card by stamping a sentiment in black using Mama Elephant's Mini Message stamp set and applying some Nuvo Glitter Accents for snow.

I am entering this card into a couple of challenges. Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge-layer it up. I layered the background up with blending, stamping and stenciling. I am also entering this card into this weeks Inkspirational Challenge #230-Mask. I masked the circle background on my card. 

For my next card, I did a series of three circles that I masked and did the same background treatment on as the first card. 

I then layered little bits that I had colored in previously, as well as die cuts, to create my scene.

The elves are from Mama Elephant's Little Elf Agenda. The presents are from My Favorite Things Birdie Brown set Jingle All The Way and the wagon is from the Lawn Fawn's Lets Go Nuts stamp set. I was not lying when I said I mixed a ton of companies together!!


I cannot tell you who made the snowflakes as I have a container filled with them from different companies. I like that I have them ready to take out and use on a whim. 

My sentiment is from the same Mama Elephant set as above. (excuse that little heart you see in the photo on the snowflake. Apparently it was on my desk and stuck to it and I didn't notice until I was going through the photos!)

I am entering this card into some challenges as well. Darling Cardmakers Winter Blessings Badge-I used the snowflake as my inspiration. I am entering this card into Addicted to Stamps and More... Make Your Mark Challenge for all the coloring I did on these images. 

Well that is all from me today. I thank you for taking the time to stop by today. Have a FABULOUS day!



10 comments:

Dotty Jo said...

Both cards are fabulous, Nora! If you're in the mood to make Christmas cards why not check out my challenge blog Christmas Kickstart Challenge where we are making deer cards, Jo x

Lindsey said...

Both of these cards are adorable! Perfect masking to create these little scenes. Thanks for joining us at Inkspirational and Addicted to Stamps and More with these two sweet cards!

Lisa Elton said...

Another adorable snowman! These are all delightful, Nora!

Rosmarie said...

They are absolutely gorgeous and adorable. Thank you very much for your nice comment about my card on DotMCC. Rosi x

Witchcrafted Life said...

These are so wonderfully sweet and charming. I'm getting more and more into making post-Christmas season winter cards. With months of snow and ice still ahead of us, IMO, it just feels natural to keep focusing on winter paper crafting for a bit longer.

Autumn Zenith 🧡 Witchcrafted Life

Inkyfingers said...

What a lovely pair of cards, Nora and I love the masked and layered stencil technique. I love the pretty scene you created on the first card but my heart belongs to the second card! Love those three graduated circles and the muted background colour is so effective.
Happy New Year.
Hugs
Carol x

Susan Renshaw said...

Two cute cards?

Thank you for sharing with Addicted to Stamps and More!
Susan
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Dawn said...

These are gorgeous and super cute. Thanks for joining in at the Daring Cardmakers. xxx

Diane said...

What adorable and cheerful designs Nora.

Hugs Diane

laurie said...

These are so cute!! Adorable images. Thanks for joining us at Happy Little Stampers!