Winter in the Woods for Four Seasons Challenge - December

It doesn't seem possible that December has arrived, but here we are!! So bundle up for the season and come join us as we are entering the "Winter Months" at Four Seasons challenge! As always, anything goes with the current season in mind (northern hemisphere) but we do have an optional beautiful mood board in case you need a starting point.

As you know I love using a mood board for inspiration and this month I was inspired by the bottom left image which I am sure you can tell :)

I started by inking the sky portion of the card with Stormy Sky Distress Oxide ink and a touch of Chipped Sapphire Distress ink. 

Using a stamp platform I stamped the Trees - Penny Black Gorgeous Grove - using Pumice Stone Distress Oxide ink. I added a bit of brown to the ground (imagine it just began to snow and the ground isn't all covered yet. I had stamped the stag - Stampers Anonymous Winterscape - directly onto the card and colored but the Distress Oxide ink came through so I decided to stamp him again and fussy cut. I stamped with Walnut Stain Distress and used my SU Close to Cocoa ink pad for coloring. (I'm pretty sure this ink color is retired!)

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Of course there had to be snowflakes on this woodland scene and I used my white Posca pen to flick some onto the card.

I used a Wonky Stitches die to cut it all out and assembled to the card base. As I was thinking about  where to add a sentiment, I decided to add a die cut pine branch - Penny Black Beautified Baubles die set - inked with Iced Spruce Distress Oxide ink, tied a bow with some natural jute twine and used a tiny sentiment from Penny Black's set Holiday Snippets to complete the card. I wanted to make it sparkle a bit so I added Stickles glitter to the snow and pine branches. Oh, and I also added a snowflake from Penny Black's die set Dancing Snowflakes.

Remember, the theme is Anything Goes Winter and you have until December 25th to join us! 

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PS: There is still  a little time to sign up for the Year in Review hop where we will share our own favorite creations of 2022. The hop will run from December 30th - January 5th. 

As a participant/co-host all you have to do is:

1. Write a blog post showcasing your own favorite creation(s) of 2022.
2. Schedule to be posted on December 30th.
3. Visit the rest of the participants' posts and leave them some love.
4. Optional: You may offer a small prize for a winner drawn from those leaving a comment on your post. Absolutely not expected and not necessary to be part of this. Just mentioning it as it was a question last year. 

You can read more detailed info about it HERE or if you already know you want to be part in it simply use the linky tool below to sign up. I will get in touch with everyone who signed up the week of December 10th after the sign up is closed. 

Remember, sign up closes on December 10th. 

I am sharing with these challenges:

• Paper Minutes - Winter and Christmas
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Freezing Cold
• Peace on Earth - Christmas
• We Love 2 Create - AG
• Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas or Winter

These are Always Anything Goes, I may not share with all but hope to link up when possible:

• A Gem of a Challenge unlimited entries
• A Perfect Time To Craft unlimited entries
• Classic Design  Challenge unlimited entries
• DL.Art Linky Challenge unlimited entries/ once per day
• LeAnn’s World 101 unlimited entries
• We Love 2 Create (creative/mixed media) unlimited entries
• A Place To Start 8 entries max
• 613 Avenue Create 8 entries max
• Path of Positivity 7 entries max
• The Paper Funday 6 entries max
• Word Art Wednesdays 5 entries max
• The Corrosive Challenges 4 entries max 
• Through The Craft Room Door 4 entries max
• Crafty Catz 3 entries max
• Creative Fingers 3 entries max
• Ally's Angels 3 entries max  
• Arty Divas 3 entries max
• Crafts Galore Encore 3 entries max
• Creatalicious Challenges 3 entries max
• Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday (my own challenge) 3 entries max  
• Let's Craft & Create Challenge 3 entries max 
• QKR Stampede 3 entries max
• The Creative Crafters 3 entries max
• World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 3 entries max
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 3 entries max
• Taylor Made Cards 4 U 3 entries max

Link Parties:

Inspire Me Monday // Random-osity Good, Random, Fun // You're The Star Blog Hop Link Party @Stonecottage Adventures // Anything Goes with Your Hosts @ My Random Musings // Jenerally Informed The Happy Now // Spread the Kindness Linkup @ Shelbee on the Edge // Wonderful Wednesday // Thursday Favorite Things // Little Things Thursday // Encouraging Heart and Home @ Slices of Life //  Funtastic Friday //   Link Up On The Edge