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Sunday, 15 December 2013

Think Snow !

I love snow ! I think you can't have Christmas without it, which could explain why I'm such a huge Grinch. We often don't have snow until January here, so some years I don't even bother with a tree. This year we have some snow, actually we are having a storm right now. I'm hoping it doesn't change to rain and melt away, although that's the norm around here. If it is still here tomorrow, there's a good chance I'll haul out some Xmas stuff.
I decided to do a winter landscape card that is basically the same as the Fall landscape card I did. I used all the same Impression Obsession dies to make this card. Bare Branch (DIE022-U), Small Deer ( DIE117-C) and Lg. Window with box(DIE103-ZZ) and the same stamp set as before also (CL227).

I painted the sky with different Twinkling H2O blues, the trees and snow are painted with Gesso. I applied a very pale wash of TH Distress Ink in Evergreen Bough to the trees and then put on a clear glitter paint which is so pretty IRL. I added some Perfect Puff to the ground and bare tree for some fun texture.



Don't be surprised if you see a version of this again in the spring!

Oh Darn! It started to rain. :( What could be more fun than shoveling slush in the rain ?

I'm entering my card here:
Impression Obsession: http://mitrafriant.typepad.com/impression_obsession_news/2013/12/new-impression-obsession-challenge-think-snow.html
Simon Says Stamp: http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-let-it-snow/
Loves RubberStamps: http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/2013/12/challenge-82-anything-goes-christmas.html
Totally Gorguss: http://www.totallygorjuss.blogspot.ca/2013/12/challenge-214-special-christmas.html

12 comments:

  1. Beautiful wintery scene love the shimmer of the background . It sure is one blustery day out there

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  2. Gorgeous winter scene & art Shona. I really like how you painted the trees with Gesso and the colours. The storm was here yesterday, I guess it headed your way after it left and I hope you have a white Christmas :) Take care, Shirleyx

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  3. Shona, this is so gorgeous! I love all of the color and texture. Your dry sense of humor cracks me up! I am sometimes a little scroogy especially in crowded stores and bad traffic, which we have more than we should of both in the Chicago suburbs! I do love Christmas lights, though. I love having my tree on after Dh goes off to bed and no other lights on except a dim kitchen light. Happy holidays-I hope that you get some snow. I can send you some of ours-7 inches yesterday.

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  4. Beautiful snowy scene out of your window! Your painted trees and sky are so pretty. Hopefully you will get your white Christmas. I totally understand what you mean. Love your deer and snow on the tree too. Great card. :) Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  5. Beautiful....as always! Yup lots of snow! Well not as much as they said we were getting! I think it was - 10 @ noon or below....by 3:00 it was -3... School is cancelled today, Monday, so it is a happy day here!

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  6. Beautiful....as always! Yup lots of snow! Well not as much as they said we were getting! I think it was - 10 @ noon or below....by 3:00 it was -3... School is cancelled today, Monday, so it is a happy day here!

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  7. Talk about needing a frame!! I love every inch and thank you so much for the great details!! A really creative and beautiful Winter scene!!

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  8. This is so amazingly gorgeous! I love how you created that 'scene' beneath the window die. Lovely! Thanks for joining Loves Rubberstamps Challenge :)

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  9. Wow, this is gorgeous! I love all of your textures and the scene in the window is so pretty! Thanks so much for joining our challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps! :)

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  10. Wow, what a beautiful window scene! Love this. Thanks for playing with us over at Loves Rubberstamps!!!

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  11. Wow! What a gorgeous card! Such a lovely scene you created! Fabulous work!!

    Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

    hugs...
    Melissa

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  12. We don't get snow in South Africa, so I really envy you. Your Christmas card is stunning! Thanks for playing along with us at TG this week. hugs Sharon

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