Hey everyone, I'm back again, this time to share an entry I made for the current Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge - Anything Goes. This challenge is awesome because you can submit anything you want using at least one Paper Smooches stamp.
I'm barely getting my entry in under the wire, so I'm gonna go ahead and link up my card real quick and then come back to add more details about my card. So, without further ado, here it is:
Ok, whew, I made it in! So, back to the card... I decided to follow in Christiana's footsteps (isn't her card gorgeous??) and made the background for my card using my twinkling H2O's. I LOVE these but definitely have not given them as much love as I could/should! I also knew that I wanted to use a mustache on my card, so I dug around and found two Paper Smooches stamp sets that come with a tiny mustache that you can add on to your image. I decided, since it won't quit snowing this winter and since I've had this set for a year and not yet used it, to ink up my Swanky Snowdudes set. I chose a few colors of the twinkling H2O's that I thought would look icy and wintry. One of the best things about the twinkling H2O's is how much they shimmer, so I knew a wintry card would be perfect.
After creating my background, I used Archival ink to stamp my images and used the same colors of twinkling H2O's to color the snowmens' accessories. About a month ago I had purchased a super sparkly sheet of corrugated cardstock, so I used a small piece of that to create a snowy ground to anchor my snowmen on. I embossed some of the snowflakes from the set with Ranger's snowflake embossing tinsel, which is a mix of white embossing powder and glitter, and the snowflakes really match the snowy ground.
You can see that my paper did warp quite a bit as it dried and it was a bit tough to adhere to my card, but I managed, and even though it curves a bit still, I just love the whole wintry vibe of the card. The picture doesn't do the card justice - it shimmers so much! Even the teal cardstock I used as a base is shimmery!
I didn't realize it (because I was busy making my card and haven't paid attention to all the other entries) until I just went to link up my card, but my card is pretty similar to Melania's, at least in our choice of putting the mustache on the same exact snowman! Oh, well, great minds think alike, right??
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This is such an adorable card. I love that background with the Twinkling H20s - such a nice look! And those snowmen are looking great on your card! Thanks so much for playing with us at Paper Smooches Sparks!
Posted by: Rachel Izakowicz | Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 12:50 AM