Winter sunset cards

So Christmas card production is in full force for me.

If I'm making a card, it's going to be a festive one.

Over on the 2Peas Refugees forum there's a Card-tober challenge that was the inspiration for this particular design.

A photo of a winter sunset.

Interpreted in card form with the aid of Distress Oxides:

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Scripty Xmas
Dies: Lil' Inker Designs - Stitched Woodgrain cover-up, Memory Box - Countryside Circle, Hero Arts - Infinity Nesting Circles, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Labels
Other: Distress Oxides

For the sunset, I initially did the blending with the Ranger blending tool. But when I placed the aperture over my background to check the alignment the colours were a little muddy. I went back in with sponge daubers to get more definition and would probably just use sponge daubers with the Memory Box die in the future. :)

They're very handy for blending small areas.

As with all of my Christmas projects at the moment, I'm trying very hard to make multiples of designs when I make one card.

So here's a variation on this one with the Stitches cover plate instead of the Woodgrain one.

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Scripty Xmas
Dies: Essentials by Ellen - Stitches Cover Plate, Memory Box - Countryside Circle, Hero Arts - Infinity Nesting Circles, Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Labels
Other: Distress Oxides

Once again this year, I'm really liking the Scripty sentiments from Mama Elephant. They look great on charcoal cardstock embossed in white...

I ended up making 5 of these cards in one session. :) So I'm happy with that!

Until next time!

Happy crafting. :D

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Mama Elephant - Scripty Xmas stamps Shop at: EH | SHC	Essentials by Ellen - Stitches Cover Plate Shop at: EH	Lil' Inker Designs - Stitched Woodgrain cover-up die Shop at: MISC | SHC	Hero Arts - Infinity Nesting Circle dies Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC
Memory Box - Countryside Circle die Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Labels dies Shop at: SSS	Distress Oxide ink pad - Fossilized Amber Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Squeezed Lemonade Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Distress Oxide ink pad - Worn Lipstick Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Versamark ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SHC	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ | EH | SSS	Simon Says Stamp - Fog cardstock Shop at: SSS
Hero Arts - White embossing powder Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC	Tonic Studios Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH	EK Success powder tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Ranger - Mini round ink blending tools Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Sponge daubers Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC

Comments

[Svenja]

Oooh, this is so beautiful! Almost as if it were lit by a candle from behind.