Watermarked Snowflake

This snowflake is from the now retired SU set “Snowflakes”; the first set I ever bought.  I have parted with various sets over the years but I think I will always hold onto this one.  I remember after moving to Canada the excitement in seeing snowflakes falling that were clearly 6-pointed shapes.  It isn’t always obvious but occasionally they will fall on your coat or mitt and you can see the intricate design for just a moment before it dissolves.

To create this card I masked off the panel I wanted to colour then stamped the snowflake in versamark and embossed in clear.  The sponging was all done in Brocade blue fading off into nothing on the right hand side.  I then dropped water on the area I had stamped and sponged .  What I didn’t realize until I removed the masks was that the water would seep under the post-it note masks. I don’t think it matters too much.  I searched through my Christmas sentiments until I found one which was whimsical enough to match with the fluid style of the card.

Thanks for dropping by.

Supplies:
Stamps: Snowflakes, Many Merry Messages
Inks: Versamark, Brocade Blue
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic White

OLW 24 Back to Base-ics

Jennifer Styles has stepped in to help Susan from Simplicity with her One Layer Wednesday challenges.  This time we had to make a holiday card with a coloured base, but not white, cream, red or green.  I chose Pacific Point but the colour in the photo is not quite true to life.

My card is as simple as they come.  Stamped in versamark, embossed in clear.  None of my Christmas sentiments were quite the right size and script so the greeting will be inside only.

Thanks Jennifer for lending a hand and providing the inspiration.

Supplies:

Stamps: Snowflakes
Inks: Versamark
Cardstock: Pacific Point
Also: Clear e.p.

OLW 23 Heavy Metal

I used a tried and true layout for Susan’s One Layer Wednesday challenge this week.  We had to use metal somewhere on the card so I opted for metallic embossing powder.  I know snowflakes are not really silver but in my magical sky with northern lights I wanted silver snowflakes.  Lately I have been using this layout with sponging but  decided to use watercolour this time.  A couple of post-it notes are not quite enough of a barrier for water and ink on watercolour paper so my edges are a little more “relaxed”; there are a few breakouts of ink here and there.  I decided to stick with them as that is what watercolour tends to do.  The watercolour paper dictated the size of the card so it is 3.5″x5″.

After masking with the post-it notes I embossed the snowflakes then wet the whole panel and applied colour with ink and markers, moving it around with aqua painters until I was happy with the design.

Even though I have lived in Canada for 10 years now I have yet to see the Northern lights; this design came straight out of my imagination.

Supplies:

Stamps: Snowflakes, Short and Sweet
Inks: Versamark, Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Not quite Navy
Cardstock: Fabriano Hot pressed watercolour paper
Also:  Silver e.p.  aqua painter