Yes,
we woke up to snow falling today. This picture is just a bit of the corner of
my garden by the shed. There are still some roses blooming in some spots as
well even though I quit dead-heading them the last week of August hoping they
would form the rosehips and get ready for winter. The fall was too hot for them
to prepare properly so we will likely lose a few again.
In
spite of the fact that Joe absolutely hates winter and snow we walked downtown
again this morning…just our usual walk to the library and through the mall and
then back home. After lunch I was just heading for the sewing room to tackle
the very large quilt that does not want to fit into my small sewing machine
when he reminded me that this was flu clinic day at the old CAW hall which is
about 1 ½ blocks from our house. So we walked down; waited in line for about an
hour; got our flu shots and got home just in time for coffee break!! It’s been
a busy day and yet I feel like I have nothing accomplished because I haven’t
set foot in either studio yet!
Oh,
and another surprise this morning – the mail delivered my winnings from Tim
Holtz's blog and I was sent quite a few pieces of his fabric line – not enough
for a quilt but enough to add some texture and interest to some mixed media and
cards. Nice!
Last
night I decided to make some cards while waiting for the hockey game to start
and chose to make one for the challenge over at: http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca
which was to make a Christmas card using only silver/blue/grey. Here’s what I
came up with.
I
started out die cutting that large ornament using a Sizzix die. The picture
shows lines embossed on the ornament but mine came out flat…which I found
rather boring. So I placed it on my Score-Pal and scored my own lines….still
boring, better but still boring. So I thought, “I wonder if I can die cut something
in the middle to look like a fancy ornament?” (Its only paper people, feel free
to experiment) So, I pulled out a Spellbinder die and ran it on top of the die
cut ornament through the Big Shot and then placed that shiny silver paper
behind it and YES! I loved it. The first background paper is some already
embossed paper from Paper Wishes that I have had for years and I keep
forgetting about it. So I ran some light blue ink around the edges and just a
bit into the centre but keeping the centre very light. This was then glued to a
piece of plain but pretty shiny blue paper. The hook that holds the ornament
was die cut from a small Sizzix flourish die and I just cut off one part. The
blue banner was hand cut from a left over piece of the last background paper
and I added the silver sentiment which is a peel-off. Funny thing is the top
part of the ornament and the hook were both die cut from the same piece of
silver but they look totally different – likely the lighting when taking the
photo.
So,
one more Christmas card done. I liked the look of this so much and I still had
some of the papers left over so I decided instead of putting them away, to make
more silver and blue cards….so stay tuned!
That’s
all for a snowy Thursday,
Cheers
Violet
Look at that! SNOW! So pretty Violet. Thank you for sharing that picture. We had some rain this morning or should i say drizzle.....Either way it was nice. Love your Christmas card. Using a die to cut out the center was very clever and pretty! Stay warm. Hugs! deb
ReplyDeleteVery clever to cut that design from the center of the ornament and placing silver foil behind it! So elegant and beautiful, Violet! Thanks for sharing it with us at Merry Monday!
ReplyDeleteSo very pretty, Violet! Love the diecut ornament and the foil behind it! Great idea and i'm sure it's even prettier IRL! Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Monday! :)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! What a great holographic look to that ornament :) Thanks for playing with us this week at Merry Monday!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful ornament - love the shimmer!!!!!! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Merry Monday.
ReplyDeleteDeanne :)