Monday, December 5, 2011

Skipping Stones Design Sketch #104 (Two more stocking ideas)


One more card tonight...Andrew's off playing hockey, so I have a little extra craft time. :)

First, a big thank you to Jingle! I was the lucky recipient of Sassy Snow from the blog hop that SSD had a couple weeks ago.

As soon as I saw this week's sketch, I knew I wanted to put my snowman in a snow globe. I wanted it to almost look like the snow globe wasn't there...blend it into the sky/snow around it. I think it turned out pretty well. To create the globe, I used a sponge dauber and two shades of blue around the edges to create a sky effect (I did create a mask for the snowman to make sure I didn't get any blue on his body).

Then I put the snowman together. The scarf and mittens are the red plaid fabric from CTMH's Believe Level 2 Paper packet and I used a white gel pen to fill in the polka dots.

For the base of the snow globe, I cut a black piece of cardstock 3/4" wide, and then kind of eyeballed how long it should be. I sanded the cardstock pretty heavily until I got the texture/feel I was looking for. Then I measured off 1/4" at the top on either end, marked it with a pencil, and cut from the pencil mark to the bottom corner.

For the background, I used the sponging tool you see here: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72nLhWCMmox44ipJQ9wjnJu0RcPAlShrdgfCb_0sCMg2Da_2Lb2RpaZw6DZ07G6JyNOSYgzWv_MnV-bVyILLtfWHxmRAUxf0QRyKqoVvgV4AUSt-DxMqPYPIhf5WnOwysJrH8TYroENI/s1600/IMG_9567.JPG I traced lightly around the circle first so that I could see how far to go, and starting from the top corners, worked my way in.

For the snow, I used the small snowflake from the Sassy Snow set with White Daisy ink on the background. This is pigment ink and against the blue you get kind of a transparent look. On the inside of the snow globe, I used Heavenly blue ink to stamp the snowflakes.

I used two of the fun sentiments from the stamp set to create the little banners and added some cranberry grosgrain to finish it off.

It was a fun card to make. Hope you enjoy it!

Oh yes, and if you're looking for a few more stocking ideas, please consider:
1) Sanding Kit - Item Z1294, $3.50, another inexpensive way to get a totally different look from your papers.
2) Texture Tools - Item Z1298, $9.95, the foam tool I used for this card is just one of the great tools in this kit that will allow you to create a variety of textures and effects on your projects.

Products Used
Stamps: SSD - Sassy Snow
Ink: CTMH - Pacifica, Heavenly Blue, Black
Paper: CTMH - White Daisy, Black, Chocolate, Sunset, Believe Level 2 Paper Pack
Other: Sponge Tool, Cranbery Grosgrain, Sanding Kit, Dimensional Foam Tape

5 comments:

  1. This is really a fabulous card Miriam! Snow globes are a favorite holiday tradition and the way you have incorporated it into this card is ADORABLE. Awesome job.

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  2. Super cute card! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at Skipping Stones Design!

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  3. I love that snowglobe and your sponging is perfect! Thanks for joining us at Skipping Stones Design!

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  4. Love the way you created a snow globe for the snow woman! She's adorable in there! Thanks so much for joining us at SSD this week.

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