My share for today is snowy too!
A piece of watercolour card to start then I stamped and white heat embossed the branches - an old one so not sure who's make).
I had a small feathery pine needle stamp in my stash. It is one of the first clear stamps that I bought - came in a set with some ivy, a reindeer and a small brick wall stamp - it's a bit yellow now but still stamps OK so I stamped that on the ends of some of the branches and heat embossed it too.
I used a broad watercolour brush loaded with water across the background first then added the colour allowing it to fade out as I went down the page.
Once dry, some Nuvo Drops for shimmery berries and a liberal spattering with a white Posca pen in an attempt to make it look like the snow was falling from the branches!
The die cut is a Gemini 'window' stamp and die set with the word simply chopped off from the 'window'.
I still have some more cards to put addresses on so that's my job for today - in between gazing out on my very own Winter Wonderland - you have to make the most of it whilst you can and it's cheered me up a bit watching the sheep slowly blend into the white landscape!
Hope you are safe and warm wherever you are. x
Linking at
ABC Christmas - Y for Your Fave thing (and one of mine is definitely snow!)
Krafty Chicks - Stamp Act
Shopping Our Stash - Let It Snow
18 comments:
Beautiful wintry effect on this lovely card. I'm sure your real snow looks lovely too, seem to recall you have a really spectacular view from your house. Always best viewed from inside in the warm though. Enjoy
I actually got a shiver looking at this beautiful COLD winter scene Viv! what a great snowy sky and wonderful white branch!
Lovely wintry card Viv...you certainly have achieved the snowy look and clever ombre background. Just sleet here this side of the Pennines! xx
This is beautiful, what agreat card. Snow here tooo but it melted by morning!! Boooo!!! Loved seeing it during the night, Stay Safe and have a lovely weekend, Hazelxx
I'll enjoy you having snow Viv, I hate the stuff, it's cold. We have rain and dark grey skies and that's bad enough. Can you tell I'm missing spring/summer ha ha?
Your card is fab. I love what you've done with the pine needles stamp.
Lynne x
A beautiful wintery card, Viv. I love the ombre effect. It's been pretty cold here today, with snow predicted in a few days. If we have any snow, I'll enjoy staying in the warm and watching it through the window. xx
A really super background and it certainly has a great wintery feel to it.
Kath x
love the colours, such a beautiful winter scene:)
This is lovely. The watercolor wash is a gorgeous background for the pines. Love the addition of the berries too.
Your card is beautiful and transported me straight to your winter wonderland! Love the snow, the white and all the beauty
Love the white embossed stamping against the blue sky-We have had a couple of snow flurries but as been wet and raining for two days not enough to lay
Carol x
oh my gosh what an amazing card! i almost feel slightly chilly looking at that realistically "snowy day" sky! thanks for SHOPPING YOUR (snowy!) STASH with us this fortnight!
Such a wonderful snowy card, very elegent. Thank you so very much for playing along with us at ABC Christmas Challenge.
Dorte x
You have definitely captured the essence of a snowy day with this card, Viv! So pretty!
Winter wonderland outside and inside Viv....Such a beautiful and atmospheric card x.
Fabulous snowy card Viv! This time of year everything looks dirty and dull outside so seeing the crisp white snow (especially when being stuck indoors) must be a joy at least for the tie it lasted. Stay warm!
A wonderful wintry effect! It looks as cold there as it was in that barn I was sat in last Friday! Absolutely gorgeous!
The only time I like snow is if I do not have to leave the house for it's duration! This card really conjures up the snowy scene, it is great xx
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