Moon Over Frozen Forest - a card that lights up

 I love making cards that light up.  In the past I have used Chibi lights, creating circuits with copper tape etc.  However I did not find that an easy process, so I found myself using this technique  less and  less. 

A week ago I discovered EZ-Lights, sold by Pear Blossom Press  and that make the process so much easier.

I also love sponging, and I used the new sponging brushes which will be available in the upcoming new Mini catalogue in January 2021. as well as the EZ-lights to make this forest scene light up.

A circle, die cut using a repositionable shipping label, was used to mask where the large moon would be located  on  a 3 3/4 by 5" piece of Whisper White card stock.

Using the new blending brushes, the following ink colours were used to create the night sky:  Pool Party, Mint Macaron, and Night of Navy.  Once the mask was removed, a bit of extra blending was done around the moon edges to give it a more 3D look , and over the moon surface so it did not look so starkly white.

Trees from "In the Pines" was stamped using Versa Mark ink and embossed with White embossing powder.

The sentiment , stamped with Night of Navy ink on Whisper White was matted with Night of Navy card stock , notched at both ends, and added to the bottom.

This art piece was matted with Night of Navy card stock.

Three holes were then poked where the lights would be shining through, and an X at the bottom next to the sentiment identified where to Push to activate the lights.

The poke holes are identified by a cluster of rhinestones.

After adding the lights, some rhinestones were added around and the lights tested.

It was then added to a top folding Thick Whisper White card base.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  In the Pines

Inks:  Pool Party, Mint Macaron, Night of Navy, Versa Mark

Papers:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Night of Navy

Accessories:  White embossing powder, E-Z lights, Rhinestones, Stitched circle dies

Lovely as a Tree Merry & Bright - SUO Challenges #188 Winter Holidays

This is my second card today featuring the  Lovely as a Tree stamp set.  This time it is a card for the theme challenge with SUO Challenges - celebrating the Winter Holidays around December and January.

In this part of the world snow is a significant part of our landscape.  So activities revolving around snow are an important aspect of our lives.

The glittery snow scene in the card below was inspired by the work of Bibi Cameron.

Using masking, and the following colours- Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Pool Party, andElegant Eggplant -I created the wintery scene above - a winter wonderland in which to play, whether it is to snowshoe, toboggan, ski, or just view out of a cabin window.

The Art Piece was sponged onto watercolor paper, then matted with Basic Black card stock and added to an Elegant Eggplant card base.

The snow "effect" was created by using a liquid masking fluid, which when dry protected the white space (snow) over which the colouring is done.  This dried mask is rubbed off with clean fingers when the scene is complete leaving "snow".

The sentiment is from "Hearts Come Home" and is stamped in Elegant Eggplant on Whisper White, matted with Basic Black and added to the card front.

No winter card is complete without glitter, so I added some Dazzling Diamonds at both tree lines.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Lovely as a Tree, Hearts Come Home
Inks:  Black Memento, Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Pool Party, Elegant Eggplant
Papers:  Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black, Whisper White, Watercolor Paper
Accessories:  Dazzling Diamonds, Liquid Masking Fluid (non SU)

Warm Winter Wishes - Challenge 204 LNS

The challenge this week is to make a winter card featuring snowflakes.  I had just put all my Christmas stamps etc away, so I was in a bit of a quandry as to how to meet this challenge. But, I put my thinking cap on and came up with a card.
I went on a cleaning spree on New Year's day, putting all the Christmas decorations away, doing laundry, baking bread etc.  Now I'm exhausted, but my house is starting the New Year clean!  I haven't been outside for a couple of days because we've had so much snow, so there should have been a lot of inspiration there to make a card featuring snowflakes.  Too bad snowflakes melt when you bring them in the house or else I could have just scooped some up, put them on a card and called it a day - LOL.
The amount of snow we've had gave me an idea of making snowbanks and having trees emerging from them.  Some areas of the province have really been clobbered with snow - for example Montreal got a dumping of 45 cm in one snowfall!  I imagine the countryside outside the city looks very similar to this.

The snowbank effects were created using a combination of masking and sponging.

Stamps:  Lovely as a Tree, Winter Memories, Itty Bitties
Inks: Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Always Artichoke
Papers: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Island Indigo
Accessories: Ruffled Island Indigo ribbon, Snowflake die

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