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:
