Christmas Embossed Card

 

Good Morning Ladies 

I think that I definitely prefer cold and frosty to wet and miserable,  with cold and frosty you have the beautiful icy miracles to look at, instead of muddy puddles and over flowing rivers!  The other thing is that you don't know what to wear, I had three layers at the start of the day but they got peeled down to just one by late afternoon, if it's cold you just keep snuggled up in your layers! 

Today I am sharing a card I made Friday using the Tim Holtz Pine Branches Embossing Folder, I like that it is only a partial emboss so you can create dimension, so it looks like you are peeking through the Pine branches at the little cottage,  I stamped the cottage in black Versafine Clair and added clear embossing powder, I find it helps when adding colour. I embossed the branches after stamping, it does a really deep emboss though and changed the thickness of the card a little.  To add colour to the branches, I used the wrong/black side of Cut & dry foam to add a light layer over the pine needles, it needed more so I used some Dr Ph Martins white paint, I used the same on the roof and snowy areas of the cottage and trees  for a little more snowy texture I ended up pouncing Distress crayon to give a rougher finish.  The sentiment is a magazine freebie.  To finish the card I used some of the Dr Ph Martins white paint, popping some on my glass mat and spritzing with water, I then took a fan brush and flicked and tapped paint all over the background to look like snow.   Something a little different to my every day style!  

I hope that you all get some craft time in today,

Sending love and hugs,  leaving extra for our absent friends,

Sandra                                                                    xxxxxx