Sugared Candy Canes ~ Mixed Media Monday

Hello friends ~  I've got a Mixed Media project for you today, featuring Honeybee Stamps Lovely Layers: Candy Cane Honey Cuts.  

These candy canes are pure sweetness when they're glittered up!  I started by spraying Bundled Sage distress ink onto my craft mat, dipping watercolor paper onto the mat.  After drying it with my heat tool, I repeated the process three times, finally adding Heidi Swap Gold Shimmer Spray to the mat for a final layer on the paper.  

   

I did the same thing to another piece of watercolor paper using Pine Needles Distress Ink and Gold Shimmer.  I cut the pine sprigs from the Candy Cane die set out of the first colored piece of cardstock and I cut the holly leaves out of the second colored piece of cardstock.  Using a paintbrush, I added some texture paste to the edges of the holly leaves and sprinkled them with Elizabeth Craft Designs Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter.  I added a bit of white paint using a paint pen to the tips of the pine sprigs then set them aside to dry.

I cut the candy cane layers out of white, red and pink cardstock and layered the candy cane together using liquid glue.  I pressed the candy cane onto the Be Creative Embossing and Watermark Ink Pad and dipped it into WOW! Clear Gloss Ultra High Embossing Powder, quickly sprinkling it again with Silk Microfine Glitter and then heat set it again.  I love how this step really set the glitter in place.  The glitter won't rub off and it gives it a bit of an aged look.  I did the same thing to the numbers.

These candy canes look good enough to eat and the sparkle and shine on this card is amazing!  I added a bit of Copic and white gel pen detail to the berries and added just a touch of Real Red Silk Microfine Glitter around the edges.  

Here's a list of products I used today:

Honeybee Stamps Lovely Layers: Candy Cane Honey Cuts
WOW! Clear Gloss Ultra High Embossing Powder
Bee Creative Clear Embossing and Watermark Ink Pad

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Candy Canes ~ Double D Challenge

Hello friends~  Are you all ready for Christmas??  It's just a few days away!  Double D Challenges is sneaking in one last challenge, and the theme is "Candy Canes".

My card uses all "oldies" but goodies!

I started with a piece of printed scrapbook paper and added some Tim Holtz Mini Holiday Greens.  I'm so glad that "greens" never go out of style!

I layered two Candy Canes from Dee's Distinctively and topped them with a bow from Impression Obsession Patchwork Gifts.  The beautiful "JOY" die cut is from The Greetery.  

A few scattered snowflakes from Elizabeth Craft designs finished this card off nicely.

Here's the mood board to help inspire you:

And here's the prize that you could win when you play along:

I hope you'll visit the Double D Challenge blog to see more fantastic inspiration from my amazingly talented teammates and join in on the fun, if you find the time!

I wish for you and your family, a very Merry Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by!