Snow can be so beautiful, but as I get older I'm not as much a fan of it anymore...pretty when I'm looking at it from the inside of my nice warm house or creating cards with it, but not so pretty when I have to be out in it! That being said, I'm happy to create a card with SNOW, and loved using The Greetery's Drifting Die again, and also a new to me stamp set from SugarPea Designs called Hey Winter.
Something about this bear with the hat that just cracks me up...I love him!! But anyway, I started my card by softly blending some Aqua Mist ink on the card base and then splattering white acrylic paint for some SNOW flurries. Next I added 3 layers of SNOW banks using the Drifting Die and then added my Polar bear and SNOW covered trees.
I embossed my bear (and hat) with WOW Silver Pearl embossing powder to give him more of a glistening SNOW appearance and pop dotted the top of the hat to give a bit of dimension. I added no coloring to the bear (except for his snout and cheeks...they're rosy because it's COLD out there!!) or his hat to keep with the appearance of the cold and chilly SNOW. It may seem like a pretty stark card (but hey, Winter is really cold and stark!), but I think the bit of Aqua sky and the bears rosy cheeks add a sweet bit of color to this SNOW-y card! :0)
There's still time to play along with this SNOW-y challenge, so check out the inspiration and then play along right HERE.
Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!
11 comments:
He is a cutie Marcia! The swirly snowdrifts are wonderful for winter cards and this one is completely adorable!
He looks right at home on those swirling snowdrifts with his rosy pink cheeks! That little cluster of trees is a cute touch. This is terrific Marcia!
Love the drifts of snow and that gorgeous bear! His pink cheeks and the aqua background are all the colour that is needed. Thanks for playing again at The Christmas Kickstart, always lovely to see you in the gallery, Jo x
I'm feeling like we spent the better part of the day together - if only in spirit! We had a chat, shopped, made a card for the same challenge, and shared the snowy weather!!! It's been great - and I adore your snowy weather, furry friend! xx
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LOVE LOVE LOVE this card!! The hat cracks me up too!! and has me needing to SHOP!! so super sweet Marcia Thanks for sharing!!
Oh my goodness, Marcia ... could a snowy scene get any more delightful? This is just so beautifully composed ... and that little rosy cheeked bear with his cute, cosy warm hat is just so fun ... and adorable! Hugs, Anita :)
So adorable ... love that fun bear too!! Beautiful winter scene with the soft aqua sky - gorgeous! xx
What a sweet bear with his snow hat! Love the drifting snow on the snowbanks and the softly falling snow! Much warmer and more fun on this card than in real life!
That bear is adorable! Those pink cheeks!! I love your silver embossing and those gorgeous snowdrifts against the aqua sky! Stay warm, my friend, the snow is really coming down here!
Oh that guy is so adorable... Love this!
So you had to get that bear! I've been resisting but the more I see him the ore I want him. My other bear may be jealous. lol I'm loving those Drifting dies. I just may need them too.
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