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Jan 1, 2025

Snowflake Kisses and Warm Winter Wishes for Four Seasons January Challenge

 

Happy New Year to all my blogging friends, followers and visitors!!


I am starting the year off with 2 new posts today 😊 as the first of the month means it's time for the new Four Seasons challenge and since today is also the first Wednesday I am posting the new Crafty Wednesday challenge. This post is for Four Seasons. You can see my other post here.

As always we have a beautiful mood board to inspire you but it is completely optional as .... Anything Winter Goes.  Here is our wonderful mood board for January: 




And here is what I came up with for this month:



This wasn't actually what I had in mind when I pulled out several Lavinia stamps (Foxes, Wolves, Trees etc...) but after I made my inky background I thought it was too dark to create a scene on it, so I simply used snowflakes instead. I do love how it turned out :)

I used Chipped Sapphire and Tumbled Glass Distress inks for the inky background then stamped the snowflakes from Lavinia Stamps (snowflake sets large and small). The words on the background are also from Lavinia Stamps - Winter Magic. A white Posca pen was used for some spatter. I added several die cut snowflakes, these were done with Penny Black's Dancing Snowflakes die set. I added a small die cut frame then stamped the sentiment onto a scrap piece of cardstock. The sentiment is part of Penny Black's set When Snow Falls. I added Crystal Glimmer enamel dots to the snowflake centers.


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I hope to share the card with these challenges:

PS: Are you planning on writing a "Year in Review" type post by December 5th? If so, then I would LOVE for you to share your post HERE (for papercrafts only). Join the fun in looking back at our favorite creations of 2024!


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7 comments:

  1. Pauline C06:52

    Beautiful inky background Ellie, and I love the combo of the delicate stamped dark snowflakes with the white die cut ones, plus a super sentiment too. I love the Lavinia snowflakes too but hardly used them this season … you have reminded me to look them out when I start my 2025 Christmas cards!!
    Happy New Year to you xx

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  2. Joanne 06:54

    That is really beautiful and that background adds such depth.

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  3. Darlene 07:50

    WOW! LOVE this beautiful snow covered card creation! And what a sweet coordinating sentiment!

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  4. Diane09:06

    What a gorgeous background for your pretty snowflakes to land in!! Thanks too for joining us at Peace On Earth!

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  5. Karen Letchworth20:36

    This is such a beautiful card, Ellie. I love the colors and rich textures on the beautiful snowflakes. It would be awesome to have you come share with us at Word Art Wednesday. Our current sponsor is Waffle Flower Stamps & Dies. I hope you'll join us. Your art is always so lovely.

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  6. Taty11:55

    Hi Ellie, the card is beautiful, the background is fabulous and the snowflakes in relief are perfect. Thanks for joining Dream Valley Challenge Taty x DT

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  7. Vicky Wright15:34

    Loving your background Ellie. The snowflakes go perfectly. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Funday Challenge.

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