The Icy Land Quest Begins

Just when we thought we could pack away our heavy fur lined armour, the icy grip of winter has once again seized the realm in its unrelenting grasp. With the return of the cold temperatures, the snowpeople have returned, relishing in the frosty air. The Guardian of Glitter and I have decided to plan a quest to the isle of Icy Land, hopefully to find the source of these bitterly cold blasts that keep hitting the realm.  

I started this snowy window card by making the background. I spritzed it using Vibrant Turquoise and London Blue Dylusions spray ink and then stamped the edges with the Stampendous “Jumbo Snowfall Pair” set, an acquisition from last fall's Guild Raid that I have yet to use (or even open the packaging). Next I used a diamond shaped die and cut out the center for the window (running it through the Cuttlebug also helped flatten the paper because it had gotten preeeeeeeetty warped using the spray ink). I die cut the banner using the “Give a Hoot” cartridge and stamped the sentiment with the Lawn Fawn “Frosty Friends” set.

On the left side of the inside I glued on the acetate (which I cut from some old packaging from a stamp set) and then die cut some patterned paper to adhere overtop so it didn’t look as messy with the edges of the acetate showing. On the right side I stamped the snowmen using the “Jumbo Snowfall Pair” set again and paper pieced their clothing and noses.

I added some ice Stickles to their hats for some added sparkle XP points.

The bottom of the envelope was stamped using the swirly snowflake pattern from the “Jumbo Snowfall Pair” set. I then added some snowflakes to the background using a cheapo Recollections set.

These snowman will chill out in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: D for Die Cuts

CHNC Challenge Extra for February

CHNC Challenge #165: Use a Sentiment

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge: Anything Goes

Divas By Design: Rubber Stamps Only

Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday Linky Party

MFP SpeedyTV Colour Challenge #11: Red and Blue

My Creative Moments February Word Play Saturday: Swirls

Penny Black February Challenge: Make it Sparkle

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #195: Make Your Own Background Paper

Simon Says Stamp: Work It Wednesday: Use Something New (Jumbo Snowfall Pair set is new)

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #37: Anything Goes

Stampotique Designers Challenge #135: Use Acetate

Winter Wonderland Challenge: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The journey to Icy Land will take some time and require plenty of planning to ensure we have enough supplies for the trek. The Guardian of Glitter and I decided to leave in a fortnight, giving ourselves plenty of time for preparations. As this quest will be a dangerous one, we decided we may need some extra firepower. We knew the Lady Commander of Copics would be sitting this one out, due to her unusual affliction to the cold, and asked our Lord Husbands to join us on this adventure. This will make for an interesting crafty quest…

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

Flight of the Aviard

Today was a busy day at the Guild Hall as the Lady Commander of Copics and I assisted a lost Aviard. The Aviards are small clans that reside deep in the forests and rarely emerge to mingle with other villages. The different clans communicate by whispering their messages to small birds who then repeat the message to the Aviard it was intended for. The one who came to the Guild Hall for assistance was separated from her clan when she ran off chasing a small rabbit. Using our superior tracking skills, aided by some lucky die rolls, we were able to locate not only the stray Aviard's clan, but the rabbit she was pursuing as well.

So last year my sister and I both bought these sheets of Donna Salazar paper during a huge craft supply order we were doing from an internet store as they were on sale for only 5 cents per sheet:

Despite them not being my usual style...and a little...ummm...”ugly” I bought a couple sheets anyways because I just couldn’t pass up on a deal - 5 CENTS! You can’t even buy a piece of bulk candy for 5 cents anymore. So I bought them, added them to my stash of paper and there they sat. It took me a whole year to finally use them, but I did. I decided to create an interesting juxtaposition of ugly and cute, whereas Angela went in the complete opposite direction and just made cards as ugly as possible with these, using her stash of ugly ribbon that was given to her. {lol}. I stamped “Birdie Kiddo” by Stampendous and coloured her with Prismacolors. The little bunny was from the “My Silly Valentine” Lawn Fawn set. I also pulled out some red raffia, blew the dust off the roll as I haven’t used this stuff in a while, and added it to the corners.

The inside sentiment was from the My Pink Stamper “Biggie Christmas Sentiments” set. I also used a cheap Recollections brand stamp for that ...acorn? Not really sure what that it.

I also stamped the “acron?” on the envelope to make it all match.

This cutie-ugly card will be entered into the following challenges:
Shopping Our Stash Challenge #76: Best Deal Ever or I had to buy it, it was on SALE!
Simply Create Too Challenge #26: Use Your Stash (the background paper)
Lawnscaping Challenge #45: Dust ‘Em Off! (haven’t used the raffia in a long time)

The little Aviard was happy to be reunited with her people. Her clan, worried sick about her, thanked the Lady Commander and I and sent us home with rolls and rolls of red raffia. How they acquired so much raffia is a mystery, but hey...I’m not one to pass up a good deal.

Look for more of the “ugly background 5 cent paper” cards to come. There was six panels on that sheet...five more to go.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~