Dec 24 2009
Sledding! * Honoring our Northern neighbors! * Gina K’s Customer Blog Hop in December!!!
Yes .. my youth was spent in Oklahoma. But I just don’t remember “heavy” snowfalls. I do remember snowfalls of 1″ or maybe 2″ … my Daddy often called it a dusting. Although I never had an actual sled, I did take a large side of cardboard over to a nearby ‘hill’ … (laughable when I see it now …) and singly ‘slid’ down that meager little hill for the glee of sledding … Oklahoma style. Wheeeeeeeee!
Zoom to the present! Our Northern USA neighbors have been pelted with record snowfalls this week. Traffic, jobs, safety … everything stifled by the snows. Honestly? I’m thankful to have clear roads here in N. Texas. What comes here tomorrow? We’ll see. But in the meantime … I had to create this card in honor of my Northern ‘friends’. I know this has been an extraordinary time … and I hope that all are safe … and I also hope that their children have been able to savor a bit of the wintery fun that comes with the snowfalls. 😉
What a pleasure to use the sled from Rupa Shevde’s “Warm and Wonderful” stamp set for Gina K. Designs for this wintery card! The layout is from the SC260 sketch challenge this week at SplitCoast Stampers. The large chipboard ‘snowy’ accent was painted with a Ranger Acrylic paint dauber, then with Ranger Crackle Paint – Rock Candy. The die cut snowflakes were also enhanced with Rock Candy Stickles. I think the rest is pretty self-explanatory … but you’re welcome to ask if you have specific questions.
I will be back with a Saturday post, featuring another sketch challenge! I hope that you’ll return to get more inspiration and to stop briefly for a ‘Howdy’! In the meantime, my hope is that you will enjoy a wonderful Christmas … savoring the pleasure and love of family and friends. You have blessed me with your comments and cyber-friendships, and I owe you many thanks!
Opportunity!! You still have time to use your December release stamp set from Gina K. Designs to join in this Customer Blog Hop! All you need to do is create a card featuring your newest Gina K. stamp set from December, and upload the link to Mr. Linky before 8:00 p.m. CST on Monday, Dec. 28, right here on Gina’s blog! You just never know … you could win a great new stamp set from Gina K.! 😉
~Bev
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Card Recipe >> STAMPS: Warm and Wonderful (by Rupa Shevde for Gina K. Designs)
INKS: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Inks – Antique Linen, Copic Markers
PAPERS: (Gina K.) Pure Luxury White + Cranberry Tart, Basic Grey – Wassail
ACCESSORIES: Corner Chomper, Lil Davis Chipboard, Ranger Acrylic Paint Dabber – Snow Cap, Ranger Crackle Paint – Rock Candy, Cuttlebug Snowflakes die, Cuttlebug, Stickles – Rock Candy, Glue Dots, Paper-piercing tool
10 responses so far
Your beautiful card really caught my eye on SCS! I love the striped paper and the sketch, but, oh my, your coloring on that sled is stunning!
Thanks for sharing!
A “snowbelt” western New Yorker!
Merry Christmas, Bev! I have been truly blessed with your online friendship which I am grateful for. I hope you have your heart and house filled with peace, joy and love!
As for the snow, we had 8′ snow on our terrace this week and I used to go sledding a lot as a child.
BARELY gripping on to SANITY here Bev… I have been looking at that set for a bit now and am resisting but the grip is SLIPPING…..
FABULOUS CARD!!!! Yes!!!! Prayers for the Oklahomians!!!!!
WET Washington Prayers to you all!!!!
Stay warm, Bev! Love this card – brings back fond memories of my time in northern New York. Cold days playing and warm times drinking hot chocolate!
~ky
Wow, you did a fantastic coloring the sled. It’ so realistic. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, Bev.
Great card, Bev! Your coloring on the sled is fantastic! (And I’m LOVING the mental picture of you sliding down the hills on your piece of cardboard!)
WOW! this is just spectacular!! and your coloring is perfect! TFS!
Awesome card Bev! I LOVE the DP you used and the your coloring is wonderful!
This is just sooooo cute!
A very beautiful card!