WWC331 - Marsha's Special 3-Week "Anything Goes" Challenge

It's that time of the year!  Christmas is looming every closer (and don't ask if I've managed to get all the gifts I planned on).  To give ourselves a bit of peace of mind, we're having a special 3-week challenge.  I have to admit to being very, very happy about that.

My card is a special swing fold.  The design really worked well to showcase two different stamp sets, one by Anita Jeram of the Colorado Craft Company and the other by the Ciao Bella Papercrafting company.  I think the images work together beautifully, don't you?

I used a piece of leftover patterned paper which retired some years back.  It makes a statement and yet doesn't take over from the images.   You can see in the close-up why they call it a swing fold since, as the card opens, the inner image swings away from the outer images and frame.  It results in a wonderful 3-D effect. 

After watercolouring the images, I added some Dazzling Details to the snow, adding texture and a whole lot of dazzle (the don't call it Dazzling Details for nothing!)   I decided to heat emboss the sentiment in copper since that is the metallic highlighted on the patterned paper.  I love the result, don't you?

The great thing about this card is that it can easily stand on its own, creating a terrific little winter scene.

Have fun checking out our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and I hope you'll link your creation before the deadline on Monday, January 3rd, 2022.

I've also entered my card at the following challenges:

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #160 - Anything Goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #106 - Anything Christmas Goes

Dream Valley Challenges #260 - Christmas

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Cold as Ice

WWC330 - Heidi's Challenge: All About Occasions

Photographing glitter is a royal pain!  My eyes pick up all the  glittery areas and the nuances of colour but neither my camera(s) nor phone can manage the same.  Clearly we have a way to go in attempting to match the human eye.

Why am I so hung up on glitter, you ask.  Well this card is actually all about glitter.  After all, the sentiment says the snow is sparkling like a million suns and my attempt here is to show exactly that. 

With the bright sunshine today and angled slightly, the card does show some of the sparkle.  I decided to have the bird appear to be standing on a snowball using the puffy white snow pen and then covering it with a combination of Shimmery Crystal Effects and a dab of Dazzling Details.  After stamping the sled, sentiment and bird with the StudioLight images, I turned to the Stampin' Up! images for the branches and bunny (stamped, coloured and fussy-cut before adhering it with foam Dimensionals).  The rest is freehand watercolour for my sunrise, snowy fields and shadows.

I plopped the card into one of my plants where the sun hit it directly, hoping to get more of the shine.

But I think there is more shine without the direct rays hitting the card, don't you?  This is an oversized card with a finished size of 6 1/4 inches by 5 inches.  I wanted the additional room to show off the pretty snowflake patterned paper.

Have fun checking out our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and I hope you'll link your creation before the deadline on Monday, December 13th, 2021.

I've also entered my card at the following challenges:

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #159 - Anything Goes

Try It On Tuesday - Winter Wonderland

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Sparkle Mode

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge (CHNC) - Anything Christmas