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Christmas Card Challenges #38

23 Aug

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For the next two weeks we have a Anything Goes Challenges over at Christmas Card Challenges and this is my card!

I decided to break out my distress inks for today’s card!  I started off by painting a line of rubber cement at the bottom of the panel for my snow line.  Once the rubber cement dried completely I added a wash of soft pastel distress inks to create a winter sunrise after a snowstorm.  I love all the pastel shades in the sky right after it snows.  From the bottom of the card towards the top I used distress inks in worn lipstick, shaded lilac, seedless preserves, and more shaded lilac.  I wet the paper thoroughly and then added each color.  I dried it with my heat gun and then added additional color and dried it until it was barely damp.  Then to create some interesting lines of color I mixed iridescent medium with water and painted it on to the card front using vertical strokes.  It dragged some of the pink shades into the purples which I love and the iridescent medium gave the entire panel a very shimmery look.

Next I stamped the deer from the new Hero Arts Deck the Halls stamp set with versamark and then heat-embossed them with Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder.  I stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts Color Layering Fall Trees with versamark and embossed it with the same embossing powder.  Next I taped the Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil over the front of my card and applied Ranger Texture Paste.  I removed the stencil and while it was still wet I sprinkled it with Elizabeth Craft Designs Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter and let it dry completely.  Then I trimmed the panel down to A2 size and mounted it to a white cardstock panel!

So that’s my card for the week!  I hope you’ll play along with our Anything Goes Christmas Card Challenge!  For even more inspiration, don’t forget to visit the rest of the design team!

  • Carol
  • Donna
  • Gail
  • Heather
  • JoAnn
  • Margo
  • Marsha
  • Monica
  • Shirley Anne

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge #26: Pastels!

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  1. KT Fit Kitty says

    August 23, 2015 at 12:25 pm

    This is gorgeous! Love your DI background!

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  2. Lisa says

    August 23, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    This is really gorgeous!!!

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  3. Sharna W. says

    August 23, 2015 at 5:58 pm

    Love the color choices

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  4. Beth K says

    August 23, 2015 at 6:15 pm

    Jessica, your card is beautiful!!! Before I had even read your description of what you are trying to convey, it was if I were there there. I can almost feel the cold crisp night air and here the crunch of the freshly fallen snow under my boots as I walk.The soft pallete of your colors even reminded me the northern lights.I guess the if I had to describe in one word, it would be breath-taking!!!

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  5. Shari Arbogast says

    August 23, 2015 at 7:24 pm

    So beautiful.

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  6. Jamie Vanskiver says

    August 23, 2015 at 7:50 pm

    This card is sooo pretty! I love the background and those adorable deer!

    Reply

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