Friday, January 19, 2018

Keeping Cozy . . .

Hello Friends!
How is your January going so far???
 Today I'm sharing a wintertime card over on the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog
 that was great fun to make!


I live in Ohio and we are having a true winter this year!  I have pulled out all my winter sweaters that haven't seen daylight for the past couple of winters due to us having very mild temperatures in comparison to this year.    Guess I should pay more attention to that old Farmer's Almanac ... they predicted this to be a COLD year!!

Anyways, since I was in 'sweater mode', I thought I'd keep it going with a card which was created using the fun Elizabeth Craft 'Sweater' die.

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Dies - Winter Sweater

One sweater was made using design paper from the Authentique Tradition Collection and the other one was created using the Tim Holtz 'Holiday Knit' Layering Stencil.
The designer paper sweater was easy ... I simply die cut the sweater from the patterned side of the paper and the extra pieces from the flip side of that same paper which happened to be a coordinating solid ... easy peasy.
  To create the 'sweater' pattern on the other one, I used a scrap of white card stock and Tim Holtz 'Faded Jeans' distress ink along with the stencil.  Then die cut my sweater.


I first die cut the collar, bottom band and cuffs from white card stock but didn't think it stood out enough so I quickly used the other end of this scrap of white card stock ... inked it with the same distress ink and die cut the same pieces.  I actually already had the white pieces adhered so simply layered the blue pieces on top of the white.


For the sentiment I used another Elizabeth Craft die ... 'Cozy'.   It was die cut twice from the scrap piece (above) used for the cuff & collar panels ... once in white and once in blue.  Then off set to create dimension.

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Dies - Cozy


 I hope you've enjoyed what I've shared today!  
Don't forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.
Here's another peek at the finished card . . .

A hand drawn border and Nuvo white crystal drops were the only embellishments needed to complete my card.

Challenges to share in:
CCEE Stampers Challenge - Baby It's Cold Outside
Craft Rocket Challenge #44 - Winter
DL.Art Challenge #220 - Winter
Moo-Mania and More Challenge - Frosty Winter
Cards 4 Galz Challenge #63 - Anything But Square

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