Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge this week is to show a word. I wanted to cool things down as it is going to top over 100 degrees for us here today and decided to go with snowflakes and the word Joy! :) If you had asked me when we were sitting in the middle of our blizzard this past winter if Joy was the word to describe it probably not! Although there is something about those beautiful big flakes softly drifting down that does bring it's own Joy. (The kids and their snow days are feeling the Joy!)
I stamped the
Snowflakes Everywhere (Class Act, Inc. Chapel Road Artstamps) background using Versamark on white cardstock. The next step was to brush the oil pastels over the surface to pick up the teal blue color. The next step involved covering the surface with Versamark and heat embossing using the awesome Stampendous Kaleidoscope embossing powder.
I repeated the embossing process for the word Joy (Class Act, Inc. Chapel Road Artstamps) to create a sparkly banner.
The tulle was that lovely teal blue color. My DD Kaeli had a bunch of girlfriends over to decorate flip flops and she bought a rainbow of tulle. So expect to see much more tulle in the future in bright colors! :)
Hope your day is lovely and a little bit cooler! I plan on plenty of inside air conditioning and pool time. :)
Thanks for stopping by..
Suzz
Love the snowflakes! Beautiful holiday card, wonderful choice of colors! The added tulle looks lovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card and what a great technique.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat technique with the oil pastels, Suzz! It gives such a lovely effect!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love all the snowflakes and tulle!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done ..
ReplyDeleteAaaaah, I could go for some frosty snowflakes right now! (We're in the high 90s and humid, too.) Gorgeous card! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful wintery card I can almost feel the cold, love the use of the tulle.
ReplyDeleteMarie
Cool technique and snowflakes. Thanks for joining the challenge at Simon Says Stamp & Show.
ReplyDeleteI adore snowflakes and this card looks amazing! The sparkle really shows up well (I use the Kaleidoscope EP a lot!). Any chance you could send some of the heat our way? We have Sun, but no heat - back in cardigans today!
ReplyDeletejust wonderful Suzz. that colour scheme is perfect for the snowflakes
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Suzanne! A real winter wonderland!
ReplyDeleteLove the snowflakes and that BG is fabulous too! Beautiful card!!
ReplyDeleteI love the stamp first of all, but the techniques you applied after stamping just bump this card up to gorgeous! Hugs!
ReplyDeletethat snowflake background is amazing. love the pretty teal color and how you created it. LOVE the layered tulle and snowflake flower is so beautiful, too! gorgeous card!
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