Christmas Card Challenges #46: Photo Inspiration

Good afternoon!  This week we have a fun inspiration photo for Christmas Card Challengeso!  Of course, the only real rule is that you create a holiday card…and as we’re only a few weeks away from Christmas, it’s time to get started on your holiday card stash!  Here’s a close-up of this week’s inspiration photo:

I loved the colors in this photo!  As I was looking through my stash I realized that I didn’t have any Santa or sleigh stamps…so I decided to go with my gut and stuck with the inspiration colors.  Here’s what I created:

I started off by blending dusty concord distress ink onto a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock.  Once it was dry I spritzed it all over with the WPlus9 Shimmer spray.  Next I die-cut the Birch and Birds from Impression Obsession with Neenah Solar White and red cardstock.  Once the trees were cut I pressed my versamark pad all over the die-cuts and then sprinkled them with holographic embossing powder.  I followed the same steps with the birds but I used clear powder instead.  I heat-set the powder and then set them aside to finish my background panel.  I stamped the sentiment from Mama Elephant and the birch trees from Avery Elle in versamark and the heat-embossed them with white powder.  I arranged the trees and attached them with foam mounting tape.  Because the die-cuts were a little shorter than the length of my card I added a snowy hill.  Finally I attached the birds with foam mounting tape and then mounted the panel to a white card base!

I hope you’ll play along with the challenge this week!  I look forward to seeing how you interpret the inspiration photo!  For even more inspiration, check out what the rest of the design team has created!

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

Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the rest of your evening!

Supplies:

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!)

Mama Elephant Jingle Greetings	Avery Elle Clear Stamps, Let It Snow	Impression Obsession Dies, Birch Trees	Pretty Pink Posh Dies, Stitched Borders 1
EK Tools Powder Tool, New Package	VersaMark Ink Pad	Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder, Clear	Ranger Embossing Powder, Holographic
Ranger Ink Blending Tool, 1 Inch Round	Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Dusty Concord	Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Dusty Concord	Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Peppermint, 10 pk
Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80# Cover 8.5	Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, 25 pk

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