The rainy, cold afternoon meant more time at my desk. I'm still exploring possibilities with my pre-order goodies: the Noel Tidings and Welcome Noel bundles along with the Neutral Noel DSP. For inspiration, I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.
My other experiments centred on the Noel Tidings bundle and mainly stamped images so this time, I wanted to try out the Welcome Noel bundle and some die cuts. I started with creating a couple of houses and added a stamped tree and deer.
I used the Softly Woven 3D embossing folder for the front of the card and to warm things up, I used Very Vanilla rather than Basic White.
For the striped elements of the sketch, I used two patterns of Neutral Noel DSP. I cut them on the bias so that the vertical lines would remain vertical. It was a bit like being back in Soft Materials class in high school! For the centre stripe, I used the banner label die from the Noel Tidings bundle.
I finished off with a trio of Gold Adhesive-backed Dots. I stamped the sentiment and went to put it at the centre bottom of the front but... when I tucked it up in the cluster it just looked so much more at home that I left it there. 😀
Anyway, I was pretty happy with the result of this experiment and look forward to more playing!
Update: Delighted to be chosen as a Perfect Princess at Freshly Made Sketches.
A wonderful winter scene with the houses, tree and deer! And I agree it was a great idea to add the sentiment at an angle
ReplyDeletelike you did! Thanks so much for joining Freshly Made Sketches this week!
I love your lit up houses with the deer in front, Jan! Such a sweet scene! Thanks for playing along with us at FMS.
ReplyDeleteThis is just the sweetest card! I love those little houses and that teeny, tiny deer! A beautiful and festive scene! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!
ReplyDeleteLoving thsi sooooo much Jan! Your images and colour choices make this one fabulous festive card. Thanks for joining us at FMS this week!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I caved and added this bundle to my preorder as this card is lovely - the cluster of images is perfect. A great showcase of those papers too, which look so much nicer than in the catalogue (I may have to add to a future order...)
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