Sunday, February 3, 2019

Silver Snowflakes for CAS Christmas

Hello friends.

There’s still time to join in at CAS Christmas.


 This month’s challenge is hosted by our lovely Colleen.

To make this card, I picked out several snowflakes from various stamp sets and arranged
them in my MISTI to stamp with silver ink on mixed media paper.

While the ink was still wet, I heat embossed them in silver.

Then I wet the background with clear water and dropped in color from
smooshing ink pads on my palette.

I love watching the color move with the water!

The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed on a strip of vellum
and tucked around the design image.

Then I popped the whole thing up with some fun foam.

The Design Team, including our fabulous Guest Designer, Linda have
some more wonderful inspiration pieces for you.

Hope you'll  join in the fun at CAS Christmas. 

Challenge ends on the 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Snowflakes (various), Christmas Wishes (Kaisercraft)
Ink:   Encore Silver, DI (tumbled glass, wilted violet, faded jeans) 
Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Neenah (110 lb. Solar White), Vellum
Other:  Silver EP (SU)


22 comments:

Jo said...

There is so much movement in that BG still going on, even dry. The snowflakes are also in harmony. Definitely fits the PEACE sentiment, wrapped around that convincing display of winter. We've got so much snow that this cards makes it even more beautiful. xx

Mac Mable said...

Love how you mixed the different snowflake stamps and the background is fabulous. Such a beautiful and unique card x.

Christine Alexander said...

love the watercolour snowflake background Bonnie, and your sentiment on velum allows all that wonderful colour to come through :)

Linda said...

Beautiful embossed snowflakes and that watercolored background, Bonnie. Hope you have a great week.

Nstiz said...

WOW on your background, so perfect behind your silver snowflakes. I couldn't help but stare at the gorgeous blend of color on this. This is incredibly striking!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

What a beautiful sky for your stunning silver snowflakes, Bonnie!! Just love the sentiment on vellum too!! Thanks a bunch for having me as guest designer this month!!

Papercraft Boutique said...

What a fun variety of snowflakes, Bonnie! Your ink-dropped-on-wet-paper background definitely has an organic and peaceful feel to it and it's elegant and beautiful. The softness of the vellum strip goes so well with the background texture/pattern.
Hideko xx

Loll said...

Beautiful flow of colours around your gorgeous silver snowflakes Bonnie. Love the vellum sentiment banner so the background shows through. Amazing card, my friend! xx

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Just caught up Bonnie, what GORGEOUS cards, love each and every one of them.
Faith
x

Trina P. said...

Fabulous flurry of flakes, Bonnie. They look lovely embossed in silver. Beautiful watercoloured background. Great use of the vellum to make your sentiment stand out. xx

nancy littrell said...

Beautiful snowflake Christmas card, Bonnie. I love your pretty watercolored background and vellum sentiment strip. Can you believe...we woke up to snow on the Oregon coast. It is so pretty coming down, but then cold and wet. A good day to stay in and make Christmas cards:-) Hugs..Nancy

JoAnn said...

Beautiful background for those lovely snowflakes. A perfect peaceful scene. TFS

JosieD said...

Beautiful card--love the assorted snowflakes embossed in silver and the soft background with various colors.

Susan said...

What a beautiful serene blue background for your glittery silver snowflakes! Love the vellum strip for the sentiment. It all makes me think of the peacefulness of a winter day when snowflakes drift down slowly.

Darnell said...

Beautiful smooching, Bon-Bon! That sky with the falling silver snowflakes is stunning and I love the vellum peace sediment which allows the background to shine!! Hugs, Dolly

kiwimeskreations said...

Oh Bonnie how wonderful is your card - the way the colours have moved on the background is fascinating - love the outcome of dropping colour onto wet paper
Blessings
Maxine

Brenda in IN said...

The sentiment is perfect for this card because it is so peaceful. Soft background and lovely snowflakes. I'm happy to see snowflakes on cards rather than in my backyard now.

Julia Aston said...

Your silver embossed snowflakes look lovely on your colored panel Bonnie! and the vellum strip for the sentiment ensures it doesn't block your lovely design!

Brenda said...

Beautiful card Bonnie, loving your background and those snowflakes. Make for a peaceful scene! Hugs, Brenda

Bobby said...

The silver stars really shine against your wonderful watercolor background, Bonnie.

Anita in France said...

Those gorgeous blue hues make such a wonderful background for your delicious, delicate silver snowflakes, Bonnie ... what a magical look! Hugs, Anita :)

BożenA said...

WOW! Amazing watercolor background. I love how the color flows and lifts snowflakes. The addition of velina makes the card extra lightweight.
hugsBożenA