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Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator in the UK and love sharing my passion for paper crafting and Stampin' Up! products. Thank you for visiting I hope to see you again soon. Zoe x

Sunday 26 July 2015

Christmas Card Club - Let it Snow on a Sheltering Tree

You know it's a bad day for taking pictures when it's raining, cloudy and the battery is flat in your camera!  However I've managed to get a picture of my card for Christine's challenge in our fortnightly Christmas card club.  'Let it snow' was the challenge and I've used a part of the Sheltering Tree Stampin' Up! set  and to create the sound along the ground one stamp from Work of Art.

I used a brayer to add different shades of blue to some whisper white card stock and then stamped the tree silhouette twice allowing some shadowing with the craft white.  I've cut an aperture in my card base and added a layer of vellum before adding my picture behind.  On the vellum I heat embossed with white craft ink some of the snow using another stamp from Sheltering Tree.

My sentiment is from the Alphabet Rotary stamp which is versatile obviously because you make it say what you want.  Some Everyday Chic Designer washi tape adds a touch of silver with silver foil card to add a banner and a frame for my scene using two oval frame lit dies together to create the frame.

Don't forget to pop by the other members of our Christmas Card Club and let's hope the sunshine is back soon.

Zx

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23 comments:

rachel said...

this is beautiful Zoe - I adore what you have done with this stamp! Big hugs rachel x

Carol said...

A stunning card Zoe, love how you've turned the tree into a snowscene. Carol x

MaryH said...

A wonderful way to use this great tree image. Love the snowy look achieved using the vellum. It created quite a foggy look to the scene (which we see here when it's a snowstorm). The blue tones added to the foggy look and the silver frame just drew the eye right into the icy treescape. Wonderful way to interpret the Let it Snow challenge. Love it. TFS & happy Sunday

Rainey's Craft Room said...

This has a lovely effect using the vellum Zoe, gorgeous card.
Lorraine

Gibmiss said...

Hi Zoe
Fabulous card...love the colour you have used...
Hugs Sylvie xx

Granmargaret said...

This is lovely Zoe

scrappymo! said...

This looks fabulous! That is such a pretty snowy scene...I like that tree stamp very much!

Zoe Tant said...

Thank you Rachel.

Zoe Tant said...

Thank you Carol

Zoe Tant said...

The vellum is great for 'softening'. We don't get much snow where I live so send some of yours here next winter, but you can keep the fog thank you. Zx

Zoe Tant said...

Island indigo is one of my go to colours Sylvie, I hope it's a keeper next time they shuffle the Stampin' Up! colours.

Zoe Tant said...

Thank you

Zoe Tant said...

Thanks Mo, the stamp is from Sheltering Tree set, SU of course!

cuilliesocks said...

Hi Zoe, what a beautiful creation, love the tree stamp, and the velum is a brilliant idea, gorgeous shades of blue, love it, hugs Kate x

Zoe Tant said...

Thank you Kate and glad you got your stamp set x

Mrs A. said...

I love the sheer simple beauty of this card. Gorgeous. hugs Mrs A.

Karen Petitt said...

This is so beautiful and so classy! Absolutely love it Zoe - a truly awesome card Karen x

dutchess said...

just lovely Zoe and such a lot of different techniques you have used....and do you know I have never thought of using washi tape that way....such a good idea...love it xxx

Zoe Tant said...

Thanks Margaret. I love Washi it is so much fun to use.

Christine Harrop said...

This is lovely Zoe! The vellum adds a wonderful look. Sorry for the delay in commenting! Hugs Christine xx

Zoe Tant said...

No worries Christine, but I'm glad you did thank you.

JoAnn said...

Very pretty card. Love how you did the vellum over the scene. Thanks so much for joining us at Christmas Card Challenges.

Peanut said...

Tht is soooo clever, Zoe. Love how you've used vellum on your card.
xxx Asha