Snow Family Christmas

Hello! I'm back with a second post for today.

If you've been reading me then you know that I struggle with creating CAS cards. What's the old saying? You must do what you think you cannot do? "Hair of the Dog" or, as we say in Texas, "Dance with the one who brung ya." Every so often I need to make one and today was time again.

  

I've used the current Tuesday Morning Sketch #510. I have turned it sideways. I resized it in PSE to 5x7.

For my focal image, I printed out a Createful Heart digital stamp - Snow Family, and colored it using Tombow and ProMarkers, and Sakura glitter gel pens and Sparkle Pens. I cut it using a Spellbinders scalloped rectangle Nestie die. I used Recollections white heavy card stock for the card base and the front base layer which has been embossed using a Darice embossing folder.

 On the inside of my card, I used my new Cas-ual Fridays sentiment stamps plus an old Merry Christmas from Pink Persimmon. All stamped with Ranger Archival Leaf Green ink on a Basic Grey Dasher mat layer.

More of the same patterned Card stock on the back of my card. I have had a delicate light blue snowflake sticker in my stash for too long so I used it and layered on it my Spellbinders circle die cut stamped in the Leaf Green ink with a Gelatins siggie stamp.

The digi stamp had snow falling over and around the snow family so I extended the snow to each side edge. I colored first with a silver gel pen then covered each with a dot og Glossy Accents and let dry before coloring the sky. I used a Sugarloaf Bethlehem star stamped with Brilliance Galaxy Gold in the top right corner as the sketch's flower element. Then I outlined and coated the star with gel and glitter gel pens. I also outlined the scallop edges, the snowy ground, the cap fur and the muff with the glitter pens. I used both Tombow and ProMarkers to color the snow family.

Close-up to show the glitter and sparkle...

Closer...

 And this shot to show the raised surface of the falling snow.

One final look at my card, hope you liked it! I really tried hard to restrain myself. It does feel like I am making baby step progress, but it's not my natural inclination at all.

CHALLENGES:
1.  Tuesday Morning Sketch #510  - (Sketch is shown above)
2.  CAS Christmas July Challenge: Snowflake

3.  Christmas with the Cuties #28: Spots and Dots
4.  Happy Little Stampers July Christmas Challenge: ACG + Opt. Sparkle

5.  Jingle Belles JB:19:14 Tic-Tac-Toe - This is my second time playing and this time I chose top row left to right: Snowmen/Glitter/Stamping.

6.  Colour Crazy Week 25: Anything Goes with Colouring - detailed above in post.
7.  A Bit More Time to Craft #95: Always AG
8.  Sparkles Monthly #117: No Patterned Paper - I assume that's on the card front. I used patterned card stock inside and on back, so please disqualify me if I assumed wrong, thanks!
9.  Stamplorations CAS Summer Card Challenge: Anything CAS Goes

10.  Through the Craft Room Door for July 2-8: Always Anything Goes
11.  Country View July Challenge: Blues and Greens
12.  Crafty Creations #393: Always AG
13. Outlawz Festive Fridays for June 28 - July 11: Christmas theme

That will do it for me for now. Next up will be an 8x8 Deco to commemorate 9/11 for my home decorations (requested by Honey). I'll take a little rest and then time to make more donuts! winkwink

Until then, keep it crafty! XOX