Tuesday, November 10, 2009

SANTA TAKES A BREAK - TIOT #43

Hi Ya'll !!

Today is another TIOT challenge. Suzanne challenged us this week to create a scene. I love this image - it is the Santa and Friends image from the Victoria Case "Winter Wonderland Collection" for SCACD. Santa has been so busy, he decided to take a small break to play with his friends. You can click on any of the pictures to enlarge so you can see all the snow, etc.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

ABC - G is for Green
Allsorts - Bring Out Your Bling
One Stop Craft Challenge - Cards for Kids
Secret Crafter - Easel Cards
Stamp With Us - Christmas
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Snow Much Fun
Saturday Spotlight Challenge - Repeatedly Useful
Creative Craft Challenge - Christmas Fun


I have been wanting to make an Easel card for a long time. Finally, I decided this would be a perfect challenge for one. This is what I ended with. The background is just white cardstock and then I sponged several colors of blue using SU ink for the sky. The red cardstock is SU. I stamped the snowflakes in white, heat embossed with white and glitter. I stamped the trees, heat embossed and colored with copics. All the images are heat embossed and colored with Copics. I cut an extra deer, squirrel and presents and paper pieced for added for dimension. After the coloring, I added snow on the ground and trees with Polar White Flower Soft with a little Doodlebug glitter. Santa's beard is painted with 3D iridescent paint. Santa's suit and the little hats also have the Flower Soft. If you haven't figured it out, I love lots of glitz. To add more of a scene, I cut out a deer, squirrel, and presents , using the same stamp, and popped them up for more dimension. The branches were cut from my MS branch punch.
This is a side view. This card was a lot of fun to make. You may see more of these cards coming, I think I may be hooked.

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22 comments:

slinkycat said...

Oh Diane your card is AMAZING! It looks like you have spent hours on it! The detail is brilliant. Very talented! :)

Leanne x

Penni said...

Love this card. The image is super and all the glitter gives it a fabulous frosty feel.

Hugs
Penni
X

The Crafty Den said...

Hi Dianne, what a stunning card. I love the cute image and your colouring is fab. The easel style card is gorgeous and the layout is perfect. Thanks for joining us at cupcake craft challenge this week. Hugs, Denise x

Anonymous said...

Wow!! Dianne, this is just stunning!! Your images are just gorgeous and so is your coloring!! LOVE the glitter everywhere!! Great take on the challenge this week at Saturday Spotlight!! Thanks for joining us!! HUGS

Liza said...

A gorgeous card, I love the design. Thanks for joining us at CCC.

Liza x

Danni said...

You did a gorgeous job on this!! Just gorgeous!

Emma (metalicbutterfly) said...

Just gorgeous

thanks for playing at Allsorts

Emma xxx

Darlene said...

LOVE the scene you have created here! Great job on ALL these challenges ... thanks for joining us at Saturday Spotlight!

Helen said...

Fab card!
Thanks for joining us at the SCSC & the ABC Challenge!
Helen x

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

This is absolutely stunning!!! I just love the Christmas scene you created!!! Your coloring and design is magnificent!! Love all the glitter and texture! Great job on all those challenges!!

Jules said...

Hi Dianne

This is lovely.

A wonderful Christmas scene with lots of lovely sparkle. I love the stitching too.

Thank you for joining in my challenge with Allsorts - I hope you enjoyed it.

Love Jules xx

Crystal said...

Fantastic image and card...WOW!

Terry@ a quilting blog said...

What a beautiful card...love the image...it is so cute!!! TFS

Terry

Sara said...

Oooh all this snow (the best kind - on a card) and as an easel card. I love the different shaped sentiment. Thanks for playing along again.

Sara xx
Stamp With Us Design Team

Beautiful Greetings said...

This is absolutely gorgeous Dianne! I love all of the fluff and glitter :)

Annette Bowes said...

Stunning, absolutely gorgeous scene, can almost here Santa saying ho, ho, ho, take careX:)

Donna said...

Brilliant card, thank you for joining us at Creative Craft Challenges...

Good Luck xx

Shelley said...

Sorry a quick visit, I have been ill all week. But many thanks for joining in with the OSCC. Shelley xx

Jessica G. said...

Wonderful holiday scene -- I especially love all of Santa's critters! Thanks for playing in this week's Spotlight Challenge!!

Anonymous said...

Hi Dianne!! Congrats on being one of the Top 3 spotlighted on the Saturday Spotlight challenge!! Be sure to stop by and get your blinkie!! :)

simplyfairies said...

Awww fabulous!!Thankyou for joining in with Stamp with us this week!

Pop's Cards said...

Hi Hun, this is amazing i love the colours on this little cutie, thanks for joining us at Cupcake this week, big hugs pops x x x