For my card, I sort of used both - that's if you count the snowflakes as polka dots :)
My background was inspired by a card recently posted by Nichol Magouirk on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Once I'd masked the moon and sponged the background in various colors of Distress Inks, I over-stamped the trees with Black Soot ink before sponging white ink through a snow stencil.
The deer were silver embossed across three layers separately then married back up again. What is hard to see in the photo is that the "snow banks" are striped DSP.
Thanks for visiting. Head on over to Merry Monday to check out what the rest of the design team have been up to.
Products used:
Stamps: Winter Wonderland (Mama Elephant)
Ink: Versamark, Black Soot, Stormy Sky, Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Seedless Preserves, Mustard Seed (Distress Inks), Unicorn White (Hero Arts)
Cardstock: Basic Black,Whisper White, Neutrals DSP
Accessories: Silver EP (Ranger), Falling Snow Stencil (SSS) Spellbinders A2 Curved Dies
Cheers
Karren
17 comments:
What a great winter scene Karren. Love the colors on the background and the heat embossed deer. So sweet.
Such a pretty card, Karren! Love the trees as your stripes and the snowfall as the polka dots! Fabulous idea as is the scene you created! Have a terrific week! :)
What a beautiful scene, Karren! I can almost feel the hush! Have some fun this week!
Wow! What a gorgeous scene you created!! LOVELY!!
Deanne :)
Wow - this is absolutely stunning, Karren! What an amazing background and beautiful snowy scene!! Hope you have a super week!
Where do I even start? The easy thing is that the snowflakes definitely count as polka dots, but they are just one part of this amazing card. Your sponged background is so realistic and the colors are gorgeous. And the silver embossed deer are a perfect silhouette in this scene!
Oh wow - what an absolutely gorgeous scene you've created. How clever you are with your techniques (I know I say this every card, but it's true!). I especially love the moonlight glow you've created.
Lovely scene! Beautifully distressed sky - love the glow on the horizon!
Karren, this scene is so gorgeous!! Wow....love everything about this card. Period. Have a wonderful week!
Just gorgeous. I love your creative scene - one of my favorite types of cards to make. Really peaceful and beautiful. :)
Such a lovely scene! I love this. Have a great week!
Absolutely beautiful, Karren - this is so sweet!
Cute! Like your moon peeking through.
Lovely wintery scene Karren, what a great take on the challenge.
OK. I am officially in love with this card. What a beautifully composed scene. You should frame it! What a creative take on the stripes and polka dots, too. Gorgeous. Thanks for having me along as Featured Designer this month
Hugs
Jaydee
I so like the way you sponged the sun. The overlapping of the yellow over the blue looks awesome!
Hi Karren, I love your background and the little scene you created, beautiful Christmas card.
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