Peace on Earth Challenge #

It's hard making Christmas cards when it's hot outside but having a mood board such as this one from Peace On Earth's #69 sketch challenge really inspired me to get creative.  When trying to decide on my winter themed card I was drawn to two of the elements in the mood board.  The first was the white horse with the jaunty Santa hat and the second was the white chenille looking trees. 

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HERE IS MY CARD: 

I liked the little pops of red shown in the mood board.  I added a layer of Cherry Cobbler cardstock to the card front followed by a piece of Whisper White that I embossed with the Evergreen Forest 3D embossing folder.  If I was making this card again, I think I'd spritz the Whisper White layer with water prior to embossing to make the trees a little bolder or emboss a second piece and cut around the trees and then layer them over the base layer of trees with dimensionals.  

I wanted to showcase that red Santa hat on the horse, but couldn't find any hats that small, and then I had the aha moment realizing that the sleigh riders hat would fit the horse too.  So I quickly re stamped just that portion of the stamp with the hat in it and fussy cut it out.  Before mounting it on the horse's head I coloured it with a with Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blend.  Finally, I added a sled runner that I cut out with the coordinating die cuts from a scrap of silver foil.  

For the inside of the card I added the sentiment "Wishing You a Season of Cheer which is from the Horse and Sleigh stamp set stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink.  The smaller image of the sled is from the Christmas Barn set and is stamped with Momento Tuxedo Black ink.   

SUPPLIES:

Stamp Sets:

• Horse and Sleigh Retired Stampin' Up! #162119
• Christmas Barn Retired Stampin; Up! #159747

Cardstock:

• 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Whisper White for card base
• 3 7/8" x 51/8" piece of Whisper White for front panel
• 3 3/4" x 5" piece Whisper White for inside panel
• 5 1/4" x 4" Cherry Cobbler for front layer 
• 5" x 3 7/8" piece for inside layer 
• Scrap of Silver Foil for sled runner die cut 

Ink:

• Memento Tuxedo Black
• Cherry Cobbler 
• Cherry Cobbler Dark Stampin' Blends

Accessories:

• Tom Bow Glue
• Dimensionals
• Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder
• Horse and Sleigh Dies 

Thanks for dropping by and checking out my very simple card for the Peace On Earth #69 Card challenge.  This card could be stepped up very easily by adding sequins or a dusting of sparkle across the trees.  I hope you liked it.  I'd love to hear your comments.  

Happy Stamping! 

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Penny Hanuszak, CDN Stampin' Up Demo since 2006

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