Winter Snowdrops ~ Double D Challenge

Hi to all you crafty peeps!  It's time for a new challenge over at DD Challenges.  Is there lots of snow in your neck of the woods?  White on white is the theme for this challenge and that makes me think of snow.

 

White on white reminded me of these lovely Snowdrop dies from Marianne Design.

So pretty on a blanket of sparkling snow.  I mounted the snowdrops onto an elegant Brisbane frame from Creative Expressions.

The embossed background is from a folder that I've had forever and has no marking on it, but it sure accentuates the intricacy of the Brisbane frame and those wintry snowdrops, without overwhelming it.

 

Visit the DD Challenge blog for more pretty makes from the talented team members.

Here's the inspiration panel that Darlene has put together for you:

 

And here is the prize you could win when you play along.
 

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Winter Greenery ~ Honeybee Stamps

Hey Ho, friends!  Christmas is drawing near and I'm working hard in the card shop, finishing up Christmas cards for this year.  Honey Bee stamps recently released their ah-mazing Christmas Lovely Layers Bundle and I am in LOVE!  

Let's start with the Winter Greenery Honey Cuts die set.  Gorgeous, and so detailed!  This die set includes 11 dies that will cover every type of greenery you could possibly want for your Christmas decorating.  

I cut the greens and berries from various colors of cardstock from my scrap box and added a bit of Distress Oxide Inks to enhance the colors.  

Of course, what better container to put your greenery in than the Vintage Picnic Basket.  This picnic basket is genius!  I can see this picnic basket being used for Valentine's, filled with hearts or love letters, or both!  Think springtime and Mother's Day, filled with your favorite flowers.  The list could go on and on!

Adding to this wonderful collection, is the Winter Birds Honey Cuts.

The layers on this cardinal are stunning! After all the layering was complete, I sponged on a bit of black ink to add depth and detail to the bird.  I enjoy feeding and watching the birds at our feeders during the long, cold winter months, and cardinals are among my many visitors.  Their antics as they hop from feeder to feeder make me smile.  

The Winter Birds die set includes both a cardinal and a chickadee, which you'll see in a later post.  These cards came together so quickly, using colored cardstocks, Distress Oxide Inks and a white gel pen for added detail.

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 The Christmas Lovely Layers Bundle includes the following sets:

Lovely Layers: Winter Greenery - Honey Cuts
Lovely Layers: Poinsettia - Honey Cuts
Lovely Layers: Winter Birds - Honey Cuts
Vintage Picnic Basket - Honey Cuts
FREE Teal Drawstring Bag

I'm adding one of these card to the Sunday Stamps Weekly Challenge.

I hope you enjoyed today's cards as much as I enjoyed making them.

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Winter Skate

Hi crafty friends!  I'm popping in with a winter card that would be perfect for a Christmas card, a winter birthday or just to say hello during the cold, snowy months.  

I started by stamping the vintage post card image onto a piece of journal lined cardstock from my stash and stamping a few random polka dots as well as other images from my vintage stamp collection.    

The Ice Skate and Winter Evergreen Foliage are from the Winter Garden Collection from Spellbinders.  These dies are timeless in style.  I filled the skate with beautiful poinsettias from Spellbinders October Amazing Paper Grace Kit of the Month.

Here is a list of products I used that can be found at ScrapbookPal:

Entire Winter Garden Collection
Ice Skate
Winter Evergreen Foliage and Ladybugs
Entire Spellbinders Collection
ScrapbookPal

 While You're there, I hope you'll check out the Christmas & Winter Shop.  I know you'll be delighted by what you find!

That's it for today's post.  I wish a safe and joyful Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Thanks for stopping by!

Winter Garden Release ~ Spellbinders

Hello everyone, happy Thursday!  I'm so glad you've stopped by!  Today's cards feature the wonderful new release from Spellbinder's called "Winter Garden" from Susan Tierney-Cockburn.

I'll jump right in to my first project.  I created the background for a slimline card using Hex Kaleidescope Slimline, in white on white.  

I added Winter Garden "Winter Evergreen Foliage & Ladybug" branches and the bird from "Just A Tweet".  

I heat embossed a sentiment from Christmas Time Sentiments in gold, onto a white strip of cardstock that I fish-tailed on each end, to look like a banner.  I love the simplicity of the Winter Evergreen Foliage & Ladybug die set, but since this is a winter / Christmas card, I chose to not use the ladybug.  ;0)

My second card features the Helleborus flowers, using the foliage from Winter Evergreen Foliage & Ladybug as a base for the floral vignette.

I tried to color the Helleborus similar to this photo that I found on the internet.

I used Splatter Embossing Folder on the printed paper in the background and Layered Mix & Match Sentiments for the greeting.

Thank you for spending part of your day with me.  I so enjoy reading your comments and knowing that you've stopped in for a peek.

I hope you enjoyed today's projects.  You can find the entire new release at Spellbinders and take a peek at what's COMING SOON.  I've listed links to the products below for your convenience.  Hope to see you again soon!

Winter Evergreen Foliage & Ladybug
Hex Kaleidescope Slimline
Just A Tweet
Christmas Time Sentiments
Helleborus
Layered Mix & Match Sentiments
Splatter Embossing Folder
Entire Winter Garden Collection

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