Monday, June 28, 2021

Hope, Joy, Love

Hi everyone.  I wanted to thank everyone for the wonderful well wishes on my birthday.  My mantel is filled with amazing cards.  Every card is uniquely beautiful with messages of love inside.  It made my day very special!  

A few days ago I had a Zoom call with my Crafty Friends.  This month we talked about embossing pastes and gels.  There are so many amazing products on the market.  We did more chatting than making cards, but I did get this one card made.

I started by sponging two colours of distress ink (Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness) for the tree background using a 2part stencil Farmhouse Tree (Honey Bee).  I placed the stencil over the tree and added a layer of white embossing paste.  The green ink seeped into the paste a bit so after the paste was dry, I placed the stencil back over top and used white acrylic paint to add a couple of layers onto the paste.  Looks a lot better.

Added two torn snow hills at the bottom and then stamped the sentiment from Bright & Light (Penny Black) in Mowed Lawn (stamped several times to make a good impression).

I'm sending this card over to Rudolph Days Challenge.  It's an Anything Christmas Goes Challenge which runs from the 25th until end of month, Jan - Nov.  Maureen has been running this for years and I try to play along each month to help keep my stash growing throughout the year.  Thanks Maureen!

Thanks for stopping by!
Bright & Light (Penny Black)



Stamps:  Bright & Light (Penny Black)
Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Farmhouse Tree Stencil (Honey Bee), sponging brushes, white embossing paste (Dreamweaver), palette knife, white acrylic paint, paint brush

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32 comments:

Darnell said...

You turned this amazing creation into a stunning Christmas card, Lolly! I like how you added the paint over the paste to make the snow heavy and clinging to the branches, just like real snow does after a snowstorm. Perfect sediment, too. Honey Bee should use your card as one of their examples! I hope you had a beautiful birthday celebration yesterday ~ and may it last at least through this week! Love, Dolly

Marian said...

This is such a beautiful card.
I must say it will get me in the mood to start my Christmas card.
Thanks for sharing.

Chookarooni said...

What a lovely card!
Mary-Jane

helenbrendan said...

Thus is just beautiful!

Sue said...

This is absolutely beautiful! I quietly follow you and am in awe of your creations, but have never stopped to tell you. Thank you so much for sharing with us!

HilaryJane said...

Oh I love that tree, what an effective technique. So glad you enjoyed your birthday too xx

BożenA said...

Stunning card, Loll. You made this tree as realistic as Darnell says. I still can't help but admire this card. A real masterpiece !!
hugs,
BożenA xx

I Card Everyone said...

I see I'm late to the party again, Loll, but I'm including my happy birthday wishes to you here - they never expire, you know?
What a wonderful way to spend a day - crafting/chatting/zooming with friends! Your results are fantastic, too!
=]

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

OH! I missed it but Birthday Wishes are coming your way Loll. I hope you had a lovely day. This card is just so very beautiful, love the layers of paste.
Faith x

Leslie Miller said...

Incredibly gorgeous, Loll! The ink layering is beautiful all by itself, but the snow -- wow! Good idea to paint over to correct the bleed through. I love that you did the sentiment in green, too. So amazing!

Christine Alexander said...

gorgeous Loll, I never think to use my pasts so this session was a perfect reminder even though we were busy chatting :)
Love the card and Happy Birthday (card is on it's way, I got a little behind this year) XXX

Ros Crawford said...

Absolutely stunning my friend!

Nstiz said...

This looks Amazing! Wow, what a creative way to use a two part stencil and add the dimension of snow. I love this look! I may have to try it. Love This!

Bobby said...

Gorgeous tree, Loll. What a great idea to paint the paste to give it a whiter look.

Pat said...

This is beautiful Loll and love the pretty snow laden tree and the torn card snow slopes, and finished perfectly with the lovely sentiment in a matching green. Belated Happy Birthday wishes for yesterday and glad you had a lovely day. x

nancy littrell said...

Love the thick embossing paste for your snow layer, Lolly. TFS the reminder to get out my EB pastes:-) Wishing you another Happy Birthday and so happy to hear you enjoyed celebrating with all your gorgeous love filled cards from your dear creative stamping friends. Love and Hugs...Nancy

TK said...

Ohhhh I adore the paste over ink! Great set of stencils too

Liz said...

Your card is stunning, Loll. I love how you’ve created the tree.
Wishing you a belated Happy Birthday. xx

kiwimeskreations said...

A fabulous card, and a few lessons learnt about paste over ink? A great save with the white paint Loll.
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine

Linda said...

What a beautiful tree. I love the different layers and the paste gives a lovely snowy look xx

Janette said...

This is stunning, I have been in abit of a lull and I think this card has inspired me so thankyou for that, I love it.xx

Brenda said...

What a pretty card Loll! I am loving that tree stencil, your tree is so lovely with it's beautiful green branches and new fallen snow on it. Great idea to use some white paint to help get rid of the bleeding. The layering makes this tree so realistic looking. Hope your birthday was a great one!!! Hugs, Brenda

Brenda in IN said...

This is a wonderful way to add paste to a card and using the paint to it was a great way to save it. I loved that zoom so much and got seven backgrounds made.

Bonnie said...

I LOVE this stenciled tree, Lolly! The greens blended so beautifully and the snow is awesome! Another gorgeous Christmas card, my friend!

Susan said...

Love that snowy tree! What a great two part stencil!

Sue's Crafty Corner said...

What a stunning card and tree Loll, I love it. Thank you for joining in the fun a Rudolph Days this month.

Sue xx

Jenny L said...

Hi Loll,
Happy Rudolf Days.
I love this wonderful card and your super fab design.
What a very fab idea and the results look very stunning and beautiful.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Oh by the way Happy belated Birthday.

Trina P. said...

Great idea with fabulous results. Love it! Hmm… I wonder if I have any layering stencils that I could do it with. 🤔

scrappymo! said...

Beautiful design, Loll. This card is stunning. The snow-laden branches of your tree turned out so well!

Thanks for taking part in the June Rudolph Days Challenge.

Papercraft Boutique said...

I'm glad that you had a wonderful birthday and you're surrounded by the cards your crafty friends made with love for you.
The white embossing paste looks like real snow. It has perfect texture! The color contrast (white and green) is simply beautiful!
Hideko xx

Mac Mable said...

What a unique effect Loll. I love the paste and how you embellished with the white acrylic paint x. A beautiful card x.

Karen Dunbrook said...

I love the look you achieved on this one....wonderful
xx Karen