Warm Winter Wishes Post

Welcome back!  Project Number 2 for Double Trouble as a Guest Designer for January.

This Crazy Cousin is bringing you a nostalgic Winter Sports themed card using some favorite retired products for the Double Trouble (#157) challenge.

This round, the play partner in crime is Farm Quest (#44) and I selected the Sketch Saturday (#742) Layout to bring it all together.

Here is the result:

Steps:

• Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Misty Moonlight cardstock.
• Background Panel: (5¼” x 4″) Crumb Cake cardstock dry-embossed with the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder.
• Large Rectangle: (2¾” x 3½”) Mossy Meadow cardstock dry-embossed with the retired Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing Folder.
• Small Rectangle: (1¼” x 3”) Misty Moonlight patterned piece of paper found in my scrap bin.  (I think it is a piece cut from a SU! Brochure I once received).
• Accent Strips: (2½” x 1”) Pecan Pie cardstock scraps dry-embossed with the retired Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.
• Focal Panel: (3¼” x 2”) Very Vanilla cardstock.
  • The Skating Couple image from the retired Winter Post stamp set was stamped with Early Espresso ink.
  • The split sentiment, Warm Wishes, from the retired Winter Wishes stamp set was stamped with Pecan Pie ink with the aid of the Stamp-a-ma-jig Positioning Tool.
  • The Skating Couple was colored using the Fine-Tipped Water Painter Brush picking up ink from the Ink Pad Lids.  Colors selected: Lady’s Outfit – Mossy Meadow ink; Gentleman’s Sweater – Crumb Cake ink; Gentleman’s Pants, Scarf & Hat – Pecan Pie ink.
  • A liberal dose of Clear Wink of Stella® Glitter was added below the Skaters to suggest Ice and a bit was added to the Lady’s Hat and Sweater Cuffs.
  • Using a Sponge Dauber, a bit of Crumb Cake ink was added to the edges of the Panel for some old-fashioned charm.

All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch and the Focal Panel was popped up with Dimensionals. 

And there we have a seasonal nostalgic winter card incorporating a winter sport – skating and lovely outfits including hats.

Thanks for spending some more of your time with me today.   Cheers,  Jolanda!

PS – Won’t you join us a Double Trouble this round? I would love to see what you create.

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