I was picked as a winner of a Twofer Card Challenge a little while ago, and asked to guest design for this month's challenge. Today, I'm excited to be sharing my cards for September's challenge, where the theme is:
As you may know, the idea of the Twofer Card Challenge is to use the same stamp, stencil or die to create two distictly different cards for two different occasions.
I picked a Penny Black tree die (called 'Xmas Tree Border') as my supply to use on both cards, and used it to a Christmas card and a birthday card.
On the Christmas card, I used the die to cut rows of trees in a couple of different shades of green. I layered them up over a wintry sky background (a snippet of paper from the 'Mystery Marbles' pad by Craft Sensations), adding some snowy hills in the foreground (cut from snippets of white card using Lawn Fawn 'Stitched Hillside' border dies), and a couple of deer (cut using dies from the Tim Holtz/Sizzix 'Winter Wonderland' set) to complete the scene. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Very Merry Christmas' set by Hero Arts.
On the birthday card, I used just one of the trees from the die (the one on the far right) flipped up the other way, to make ice cream cones. I cut the 'cones' from snippets of kraft card, and then used a die from a set of cupcake dies by Marianne Designs to cut the scoops of ice cream. They were a little too wide for the cones, so I trimmed them down using one of my oval Nesties, then gave them a little texture using my Cuttlebug 'Divine Swirls' embossing folder, adding a few adhesive pearl 'sprinkles'. The sentiment stamp is from the Hero Arts 'Cupcakes' set.
Congrats on your past win and your guest designer spot at Twofer, Helen! Just love both cards - such a fun die cut forest on card one and darling trio of ice cream cones on card two!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on being the guest designer for this challenge. Your cards are so pretty and it is so clever to make ice cream cones from the tree die. Very creative and looks so yummy.
ReplyDeleteThank you for being one of our guest designers this month, Helen! You really rocked the concept! I love those fun modern tree dies and how you have lined them up to make a wonderful forest background for your two sweet deer on the snowy hills. And that little snippet of paper makes a glorious wintry sky! (Good eye!) And from sublime to awesome fun, I love how you cleverly saw ice cream cones from those trees and turned your second design into an unconventional and delicious trio of summertime treats. Or anytime treats in this household! Keep well! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteReally super cards, Helen. Love 'em.
ReplyDeleteTwo absolutely FABULOUS cards Helen! I just love your line of tree die cuts with the two colors, and the added snow hills, deer, and wonderful sky too...a lovely, lovely and peaceful Christmas scene! And your colorful ice cream cones using that same tree die is so creative...I'm especially loving the embossed swirls and sprinkles!! Thanks so much for guesting with us this month with your two amazing cards...love them both!! :0)
ReplyDeleteHelen, love your takes on the challenge this month. YOur unconventional cones really made me smile! Your trees are such a delightful little forrest. Thank you so much for guest designing with us!
ReplyDeleteSuch a clever way to use that tree as ice cream cones! Not only that, but you found a perfect scoop of ice cream with that cupcake top. Your trees also look fabulous in their true nature home. I'm sure the deer appreciate them too. Thanks for being our guest designer at the Twofer Card Challenge!
ReplyDeleteFabulous & fun, congrats on the Guest Design spot! May I say I particularly love those upside down trees? They're yummy ;o)
ReplyDeleteIce cream cones... what a fabulous use of the trees! These are both wonderful cards Helen. So happy to be guesting along with you at the Twofer challenge this month!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic twofer, Helen! Your Christmas card is so beautifully composed with the rows of verdant green trees set over the crisp snowy banks against the soft blue sky! Those little reindeer are a fabulous touch! Love your unconventional take with the ice cream cones ... the detailing witht he texture and sprinkles is brilliant ... and it's so deliciously CAS! Thanks so much for inspiring our players as our Guest Designer at Twofer! Anita :)
ReplyDeleteHelen, these are a duo of delight! I am just smiling at the trees-to-cones idea!! Your Christmas card is lovely, and I think I might have been in a grove just like that a few years ago, complete with the deer. It's up by my little sister's house. You've channeled northern Wisconsin perfectly here! Love it! But you've blown my mind with the ice cream cones. How incredibly clever is this idea??!! They look delicious! To tell the truth, I thought it was a cone die that you'd made trees with -- nope, and it's fabulous. Great cards!! Thank you so much for being a Guest Designer at The Twofer Challenge. Well done you!! Bev
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