DCM - November Elemental Inspiration

Morning!

It's the first Friday of a new month, so we have a brand-new elemental inspiration challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog.

And as you can see, Christmas is in full swing...

The elements I went with were trees, creatures, and a lyric as the sentiment:

Stencils: The Greetery - Stencil Scapes: Winter
Stamp: Hello Bluebird - Typed Christmas
Dies: Pinkfresh Studio - Essentials: Ornate Banner, The Greetery - Frosty Pines, The Greetery - PreText Banners
Other: Distress Oxides

When I saw this image, I immediately knew I'd be reaching for the Winter Stencil Scapes set from The Greetery, plus the accompanying Frosty Pines dies.

I used various dye inks to blend the backgrounds, with some selective masking to add even more colours into the mix.

I added Rock Candy glitter as highlights to the snowy scene and set the background aside to dry.

I cut the Frosty Pines dies from white cardstock and used Distress Oxides and daubers to bring them to life. A splattering of water added that snowy look, then I added the additional "snow" by cutting the trees from white glitter paper and adding these details.

When the background panel was dry, I used the Ornate Banner set from Pinkfresh Studio to create a window and pop up the frame for added dimension.

I added the die cuts of the bunnies and layered over the pine trees to frame the scene.

Finally, I stamped the lyric from White Christmas on a banner die-cut and nestled it behind the tree trunk of one of the pines.

Make sure you check out the inspirational cards from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!

Happy crafting!

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Hello Bluebird - Typed Christmas stamps Shop at: MISC	Pinkfresh Studio - Essentials: Ornate Banner dies Shop at: MISC | SBC	The Greetery - Frosty Pines dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - PreText Banners dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
The Greetery - Stencil Scapes: Winter stencils Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Distress Oxide ink pad - Ground Espresso Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Hickory Smoke Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Pine Needles Shop at: EH | SBC
Distress Oxide ink pad - Rustic Wilderness Shop at: EH | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Ballet Slippers ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Blue Jay ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Chili Pepper ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)
Lawn Fawn - Cranberry ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Hippo ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Jalapeño ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Kiddie Pool ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Lawn Fawn - Manatee ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Narwhal ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Noble Fir ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Sage Leaf ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)
Lawn Fawn - Soot ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Storm Cloud ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Walnut ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | MISC	Tim Holtz - Distress Glitter - Clear Rock Candy Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Ranger - Multi-Medium Matte adhesive Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH
MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	Sponge daubers Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Taylored Expressions - Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC
Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Splat Box Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	Yoseng 8 Finger Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)
Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC

Comments

[Miri]

That's such a cute winter scene, Nat! I like your card a lot