Monday 1 January 2018

Polar Pals

Happy New Year everyone! What better way to start 2018 than with a Christmas card!?!?! This one features a Lili of the Valley image ('Polar Pals') coloured using watercolour pencils, and a new (to me) 'Snowfall' embossing folder by Tim Holtz/Sizzix. I started by embossing a piece of watercolour paper that I'd previously 'smooshed' with lots of different blue Distress Inks (Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Broken China, Salty Ocean & Chipped Sapphire), then lightly sanded over the raised surface to reveal the white core to complete the snowy sky effect. I carefully cut around the top of my image, the placed it over the background, adding a sentiment (from a Lili of the Valley set).


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8 comments:

  1. Happy new year Helen. A fab cardvx

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  2. Love this card Helen,
    Happy new year
    Hugs Kelly x

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  3. Thanks for entering your lovely crafting for CHNC challenge 366 - hope to see you again soon x

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  4. Happy New Year Helen. Great start of new year. Cute image and card. Hugs, Keti

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  5. Cute image, l;oveall the snow. Thank you for entering your wonderful creation at The Crafter's Cafe this fortnight for our "Christmas and/or Red White and Green" challenge.

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  6. What a beautiful card and such an adorable image...this is darling! Thanks so much for sharing and for playing along with us over on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog... x

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  7. Fabulous card. I love the snowy background.
    Thanks for joining the fun at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies.

    - Teresa DT

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  8. What a great snowy sky! Thanks for joining the Crafter's Cafe challenge (Christmas). Dorothy S, DT member

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Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x