The sketch challenge at AAA wanted cold and I had been playing with an idea for a while and had the pieces on my desk that I hadn’t fully developed until today. The Christmas challenge mood board at Peace on Earth also looks chilly so I’m adding this to both challenges.
You may remember a card I did a while ago that was inspired by a photo and basically this card is inspired by that same photo. I’ve mislaid the image so unfortunately can’t share it, but it had a frosty flower tucked in front of the moon and I had been thinking of how I could make something look frosty without coating the entire image. The moon was created with a circle die and some alcohol inks. After the ink was dry I added some embossing by stamping a snowflake with Versamark and silver powder. The tree was from Penny Black and I die cut in a shimmer CS. Then I added some Versamark around the branches with a sprinkle of white powder which I didn’t fully heat set. It wasn’t quite enough so I repeated the process but this time added some silver instead. Again it isn’t fully heat set as I wanted it to be grainy. The holographic star was one left over from a previous project and the sentiment is from a Cat’s Pajamas stamp set. I used blueprint sketch ink for this.
I’m quite pleased with the result and I guess this will be one of the first cards to go in my Christmas box for next year, unless I suddenly need a card this week. It probably doesn’t really match the sketch at AAA, but nevertheless it was fun to put together and it sure says cold to me.
Thanks for stopping by, it is appreciated.
Lavender House Creations 
It looks cold. You accomplished the goal of cold. Lovely!
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Thanks so much Lisa.
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A very effective technique – so frosty xx
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Thanks a lot, I had been mulling this over for quite some time before I put it together.
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You nailed the “cold” look! Love the moon you created!
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Thanks so much.
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Beautiful icy card. I love the partial area of the tree encased in your icy colors.
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Thanks, I’m glad the effect I was trying for worked out.
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Beautiful card – love the colours!
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So very beautifully creative!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Peace On Earth!
Diane POE Co-Owner
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Thanks so much
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Beautiful!!! You did indeed capture the “cold” look.
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Thanks a lot Gerry
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Very COOL card and I agree it’s great to start early for 2024 Christmas stash. Thanks for playing along with us at AAA Cards this week. I hope your Christmas is blessed and we catch you again in 2024.
KarenR (DT AAA Cards)
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Thanks so much and I wish you a wonderful Christmas too.
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Oh, I love this!
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Thanks a lot.
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Yes, you got the cold part covered. Lol. Thank you for sharing your card on the AAA Cards Challenge.
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Thanks so much.
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Beautiful and cool! Thank you for sharing and playing along with us at AAA Cards. Hope you’ll join us in future challenges too. Take care, keep crafting and have fun!
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Thanks so much.
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It DEFINATELY screams cold! Love the heat embossing effects you did on the moon and the tree, very neat. I’m so glad you were able to play along with us at AAA Cards during the busy holiday season, hope to see more of you work!
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Many thanks.
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