Friday, November 5, 2010

Flourishes Warm Winter Wishes challenge

I've been mia here lately because we've been having our floors refinished this week, which meant I was barred from getting back to my craft room.  I passed the time by coloring some stamped images.   This morning I saw this card on Donna's blog and I fell in love with it. I had a few of these nestabilities pendant dies already cut, and my mind instantly went to this Penny Black snowman which I colored yesterday.  Then I saw the current Flourishes challenge "As the weather outside starts to turn to winter, let’s turn to the beautiful shades of cool blue – from deep and vibrant to soft and serene. We want to see these shades on your cards to enter our Warm Winter Wishes Challenge!"  And I was off and running.  So here is my entry:


Our floors are finished and look brand new (they are the original wood floors from 1963), but now we need to paint that room, so I'll be doing that most of this weekend.  Always something, huh?  Hope your weekend is lots more fun than ours will be! 

Suppies: blue and white cardstock, blue mottled dp, unknown, Penny Black snowman from 30-058 Jolly Friends, Hero Arts CL355 Lots of Merry, (also various snowflakes from several other clear sets), versafine onyx black and Adirondack stonewash inks, Prismacolor pencils, glue pen and glitter, cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, blue dotted grosgrain ribbon, punched snowflakes

15 comments:

Anne said...

Glad that you are able to get back to your craft space and that your floors look like new! Your card here is just fabulous Lin- your coloring is superb and love the fun Nestie shape- a wonderful winter card indeed!

Leslie Miller said...

Oh, so darling and perfect for the challenge. What a sweet card. Love the look with the Spellbinders pendant. Beautiful!

Janet a.k.a. swanlady21 said...

So sweet and gorgeous - love the blues of course.

Barb said...

First of all, I love the new look of your blog! Perfect for the season! This card is so you, and this challenge is perfect for your love of blue and beautiful style! That image is just precious! Love the way you've brought him to life with the bits of glitter and color! The added dotty ribbon and snowflakes make this card even more charming!

Sue McRae said...

Love the soft colours of your card Lin and that snowman is so cute in his fuzzy hat! The wintery background on your blog is lovely!

Anita Rex said...

It must have been hard not to get to your craft room! But coloring is fun, now your prepared! I love this card, the pendant die makes it shine!

Dawn T said...

just wonderful Lin. I have that die but have hardly used it... thanks to you and Donna for the inspiration.

Alice said...

this is so cute, LIn!

Tiffany Ervin said...

Oh, so so cute! LOVE that pendant die!! I've been trying to get my hands on some newer nesties but they sell out fast!! I keep missing it when they come out! I'm not quick enough, lol.

April said...

Cute! You did a great job!

Ali Watson said...

Fab card, love it. Hugs Ali x

Arlene said...

Such a cute Santa. Love it.

Stacy Morgan said...

This is super adorable! Sweet snowman and I like that pendant background.

Suzanne C said...

Wonderful card and love your adorable snowman! Your floors sound beautiful. It is definitely always something!

Anne Gaal said...

Hi, Lin! What a sweet card! So very cheerful! Love the glitter accents! :-)