DCM - November elemental inspiration

So here we are, the first Friday of a new month means a new elemental inspiration challenge on the Daring Cardmakers blog, and what a lovely one it is to kickstart the countdown to Christmas challenges we have lined up!

I immediately had ideas whirring around in my mind when I saw that image, but you know what won out for me. ;)

 

Stamps: PTI - Sentiment Staples: Christmas
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Village, Essentials by Ellen - Home & Hearth, Pinkfresh Studio - Skiing By
Other: Distress Oxide inks

I started off blending the background with Tumbled Glass ink, adding a little Broken China to the mix and finally Peacock Feathers around the top. I went back in with Broken China and some Picket Fence Distress Ink to add a white glow like the moon in the village image.

Once I was happy with my blended colours, I used my two "winter-friendly" Mr Huey sprays to add that snowy, frosty finish. They actually dull down the vibrancy of the background which can be great as I sometimes feel the background looks darker than I want, but once the mist goes on that creates the perfect balance. :)

I used a mix of village-style dies to assemble my scene and the stars were perfect to add where there were glows of white ink.

The front layer with the sentiment is popped up on 3D foam tape to add a little extra depth and bring everything nicely together.

So to recap, my elements were the village scene, blue as the predominant colour, and a scripty sentiment.

Make sure you check out the fab projects from the rest of the design team - we hope you enjoy the challenge!

Happy crafting!

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PTI - Sentiment Staples: Christmas stamps Shop at: MISC | SSS	Pinkfresh Studio - Skiing By dies Shop at: EH | SBC	Essentials by Ellen - Home & Hearth dies Shop at: EH	Simon Says Stamp - Village dies Shop at: SSS
Distress ink pad - Picked Raspberry Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Broken China Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Peacock Feathers Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Tumbled Glass Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Lawn Fawn - Hippo ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ | EH | SSS	Studio Calico - Mister Huey's color mist - Blizzard (r) Shop at: SBC
Studio Calico - Mister Huey's color mist - Opaque White (r) Shop at: SBC	Tonic Studios Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC
MISTI stamping tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Cosmetic blending brushes Shop at: AZ	Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Splat Box Shop at: AZ | SBC | SHC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC

Comments

[Miri]

Super cute! I love the white winter village you created. It looks great with the blue sparkly background!

[Greta H]

Absolutely love this card! So glad I saw it on Flickr--came to get details.