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Sunday, March 25, 2018

March Rudolph Days

Hi everyone.  Today I'm playing along with March Rudolph Days challenge.  The challenge runs every month from the 25th to end of month.  It's Anything Goes Christmas and run by the lovely Mo (Scraps of Life by Scrappymo!)

I'm made another card using this sweet die-cut of trees from Memory Box.  I love this die.  So easy to place a colourful background and stamp a sentiment.  This time I went one step farther and stenciled "falling snow" with white embossing paste.  I first placed my tree panel over my card base to get the positioning and stamped my sentiment (in blue).  Removed the panel, placed a piece of temporary tape over the sentiment as a mask and then stenciled with embossing paste over the front of the card.  Used diluted white acrylic paint to splatter some falling snow on the tree panel.  Once the embossing paste was dry, removed the mask and adhered the tree panel, popping it up for extra dimension.

Here's a close-up ...
Easy, peasy card!

I hope you'll come play along at Rudolph Days.






Stamps:  Snowglobe Sentiments (My Favorite Things)
Paper:  Watercolour (Arches 140 lb. Hot Press); White card base (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:  Watercolour sprays - Blue, Green, Magenta (Dick Blick); Distress Ink:  Salty Ocean (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools:  Evergreen Window die (Memory Box), Falling Snow stencil (Simon Says Stamp), White embossing paste (Dreamweaver), palette knife, white acrylic paint

Challenges:
Rudolph Days - March
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32 comments:

  1. Liz25 March 2018 at 12:51

    Beautiful card, Loll. I love the embossed background and the colours of the 'sky' behind the trees are gorgeous. xx

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  2. Denise Bryant25 March 2018 at 13:49

    Love this pretty card!

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  3. Kathleen25 March 2018 at 13:57

    Really super card with a gorgeous background behind the trees and the EF looks great.

    Kath x

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  4. nancy littrell25 March 2018 at 14:38

    I LOVE your pretty background with the snow splatters. So pretty behind your trees die cut image. Love your falling snow stenciled EB paste background too. I need to add your die cut and stencil to my wishlist:-) TFS my friend. Hugs..

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  5. Nstiz25 March 2018 at 17:14

    If I had not read your description I would have thought the base was dry embossed. How cool this looks! Your sprayed background turned out beautifully and once again you combined colors I would never have dreamed to put together. The stark white die cut trees are so perfect with this. I spy a card to case!

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  6. Bonnie25 March 2018 at 17:24

    I love this die too and your background is perfect for it! Love the spattered snow and the stenciled snow on the card base!

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  7. Unknown25 March 2018 at 18:02

    Another stunning card Loll, love that background the colours are gorgeous and the stencilled snow looks great too...I thought it was an embossing folder at first
    Hugs Kaz xx

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  8. scrappymo!25 March 2018 at 22:25

    This is a beautiful card, Loll. I love the back ground and the white trees look so peace3ful against the falling snow!

    Thanks for taking part in the March Rudolph Days Challenge.

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  9. Kath25 March 2018 at 23:23

    A fabulous card - I love the sky background you have created.
    Kath x

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  10. Linda26 March 2018 at 00:39

    Gorgeous Christmas card, the inky background looks perfect behind those trees, and the stenciled snow really adds to the design xx

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  11. Julie B26 March 2018 at 00:50

    Love the effect of falling snow Loll, a great idea and the panel of trees are gorgeous against that blue background. :)

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  12. Mau xx26 March 2018 at 03:49

    Hi Loll, Love the card and always love to read how you created it! The effect of falling snow is a beautiful touch! A perfect winter scene.
    Thank you for leaving such a sweet comment on my Christmas challenge post, and the kind comments about hubby. We look forward to a bit better year for him once we get (last years treatment) check-up appointments over with.
    Its lovely to be back and catching up on blogland. Always loved visiting you. xx

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  13. Anke26 March 2018 at 03:59

    Wonderful card, Loll. I love your sky background ...

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  14. Jeanne26 March 2018 at 05:17

    Beautiful card. Oh golly, that background behind the trees is gorgeous. Really like how you added the falling snow with the embossing paste, too. Lovely work, my friend! :)

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  15. Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog26 March 2018 at 07:24

    Such a pretty winter look!

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  16. Faith A at Daffodil Cards26 March 2018 at 09:15

    Easy peasy????? wish it would be for me LOL. LOVE this card.
    Faith

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  17. Patti26 March 2018 at 09:52

    This is a lovely card!! made perfect by the sky you created Loll and the falling snow was the perfect touch!!

    Patti

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  18. BożenA26 March 2018 at 11:33

    This is such a beautiful Loll card! I love how you raised the colored panel on the distance foam. Your image looks like a TV :-) I love your wonderful background and the outline of Christmas trees. And adding the embossing paste on the card panel looks stunning. WOW! I love this card!
    Hugs,
    BożenA

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  19. Mac Mable26 March 2018 at 11:55

    Fun mixed media elements on your beautiful card Loll. Great colours, great texture and so gorgeous...loving the sentiment stamped in the blue too x

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  20. Christine Alexander26 March 2018 at 18:31

    love the blues for the sky, you have reminded me to pull out my Dick Blick inks. The stenciled background is a great addition. Beautiful card :)

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  21. Papercraft Boutique26 March 2018 at 22:27

    What a pretty background sky, Loll! I love the color combination - adding Magenta to Blue & Green is so effective! Both kinds of snowfall (embossing paste and acrylic paint) are pretty, and the tree window die works like a magic! Hideko xx p.s. Perfect backdrop too. ;-D

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  22. Susan26 March 2018 at 22:35

    What beautiful colours in the sky! Love the embossed, stenciled background too! Isn't that die just the best?

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  23. kiwimeskreations27 March 2018 at 01:45

    Easy peasy maybe Loll, but absolutely stunning with it!
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  24. Jo27 March 2018 at 05:59

    Such a joyful card, with the northern winter sky. Beautiful Loll! xx

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  25. Joan27 March 2018 at 15:49

    Beautiful card , love that background

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  26. MaryH27 March 2018 at 18:07

    It's gorgeous & icy! Love it. Thanks for reminding me I have this die & some previously created backgrounds. Just realized Rudy Day is open, so need a fast card. This one is splendid inspiration! TFS & Hugs. Happy Easter

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  27. Anita in France27 March 2018 at 23:20

    Loll, this is gorgeous ... crisp and fresh and frosty ... love how the falling snow continues into the background panel to those delicious trees! Hugs, Anita :)

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  28. Karen Dunbrook29 March 2018 at 04:29

    love your cards mf...great colours and interest
    xx Karen

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  29. Dr Sonia S V29 March 2018 at 05:11

    OOh so gorgeous the background you created is. Love those trees. Such a fabulous card Thank you so much for joining us at the Rudolph Days Challenge!
    Rudolph Days Challenge DT
    Dr Sonia

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  30. Trina P.29 March 2018 at 06:37

    Oh how I love your blue AI background. Adding the snow is a wonderful finish to your little scene. I really need to know what colour blue you’ve used so I can get ne some. Beautiful card. xx

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  31. Mimi29 March 2018 at 09:23

    Just perfect!!! Love this! The addition of the embossed panel is just exactly right!

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  32. Barb Ghig31 March 2018 at 16:57

    Your watercoloring on your background is so pretty, Loll! I love your choice of colors and that you kept your design CAS! I can see why you love this die so much...it's perfect on your card!

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