The cold gloomy weather
has persisted, forcing us all to remain indoors once again. The
direwolves, on the other hand, are as happy as can be in the cooler
weather, mistakenly thinking that winter is making a
third?...fourth?...fifth? return (I’ve lost count now how many times it
has snowed since “spring” arrived). I did begin to worry though when I
spotted a spearow bird flying around sporting a Winter Festival hat. The
spearows are known for being an accurate indication of the upcoming
weather...that and they brandish spears to fend off attacks from prey -
hence their name.
This
card was created for the Just Some Lines reminder post about our
Anything Goes (using a JSL image) challenge happening now! It’s never
too early to start on Christmas cards, so I used the anything goes theme
to do just that.
I
started by colouring the cute birdy using Prismacolor pencils and
adding some ice Stickles to his hat to make it all glittery. The
sentiment I stamped using the Unity “Warmth and Winter Wishes” itty
bitty set. I then got out my old elementary school dictionary (which has
been demoted to “craft paper”) and tore out a section from “W”. I
picked this section because it had winter and wish on the page. I used some ribbon on the bottom to cover up the witch
entry, since it has ZERO to do with Christmas and I found it
distracting. This move earned me +391 shadow exp points, which will help
with my ninja sneaking skillz.
On
the inside I stamped the sentiment using The Greeting Farm’s “Sparkling
Season” set. I stamped the banner portion on the leftover dictionary
page and cut it out so it matched the front of the card.
The envelope I simply stamped with some holly using the Dylusions “Christmas Borders” set.
This little birdy will flutter into the following challenges:
As I observed the little brown spearow from the warmth of the Guild Hall, I was lucky enough to see a hawk try to eat the poor thing. The spearow whipped out a large spear and threw it right at the hawk’s neck, bringing the potential killer down. Perhaps we could learn some fighting skills from this mysterious feathered creature.
~ Guild Master Crystal ~
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19 comments:
Loe how your ribbon was used as a disguise ... wouldn't want a witchy holiday :) so very glad you joined us at jingle belles.
what a gorgeous representation of our theme thanks for joining us at the Winter Wonderland
Hugs Kate xx
Fab Christmas card and what a brilliant use of an old Dictionary! Thanks so much for joining us at Crafty Sentiments this week for our Buttons Challenge. Good luck in the draw and look forward to seeing some more of your designs in our future challenges! Hugs Susan x
Super cards - thanks for entering both of my CHNC challenges - hope to see you again soon. x
Hope it warms up for you. Thank you for joining us at Stampotique Designer's Challenge and sharing you talents with us this week.
Hope to see you again very soon.
sarinda
Your card made me smile! Thanks for joining the Stampotique DC
Smashing christmas card sweetie !! Thanks so much for playing at Crafty Sentiments Designs this week !!
Good luck !!
hugs Diane xx
This is a fabulous card, such an adorable image.
Thank you for joining us at Winter Wonderland.
Pauline
x
Really cute image & great layout!
Thank you for sharing with us at The Perfect Sentiment this week & Sparkles Christmas this month, good luck!
Hugs Shell xx
This is so cute, I love the image and design. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Sentiments this week and good luck xx
Beautiful colors! Thanks for playing at Sparkles Christmas Challenges.
awe that little birdie make me smile :) so glad you linked up with CHNC Extra this month
Rose GD
Beautiful card l like your colour choices think its a great colour combination and your card is brilliant so lovely too that you joined our challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge good luck and hope to see you again next time DT Member Sandra H xx
Awwww...super cute!! Thanks for joining us at 4 Crafty Chicks this week :D
Thanks for playing our Critter challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks!
LOL! Love that cute image. Great dp and layout. Thanks for joining us at Perfect Sentiment this week. Good luck.
Awesome image and colors. What a great time for a Christmas card. WTG!! Thank you so much for sharing your incredible inspiration with us at 4 Crafty Chicks. Have an amazing week!
such a cute card with lots of balance between the elements!
thanks for playing with us at Stampotique Designer challenge :)
oh my gosh, that sweet little santa bird is just tooooooooooo cute and i love♥LOVE♥love that the inside of the card & the envelope are decorated too! thanks for joining our ribbon rendezvous at JINGLE BELLES! ♥
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