Monday, 8 November 2010

Let it snow !

My brother lives in Shropshire about 10 minutes drive from the  Welsh border and if you want to upset any of his family especially his in laws just say they live in Wales, don't know why but they are very touchy about it. It has fab advantages for the kids though as there are some fantastic sleding runs which they greatly utilised last year and so I thought James sledging would be an ideal image for my 6 year old nephews card. I seem to be making alot of blue christmas cards of late, unless I consciously go for red and green I end up with blue, maybe its just that I have a few papers that are blue I'm not sure but I would class it as one of my favourite colours so it might just be a comfort zone thing.

I coloured this cute ted with my promarkers and kept the design simple, I think when you have fab images there is no point in not having them as the focal point on your card. I mounted him on matt silver card and then on a drinks coaster and then on snowflake paper. The embelliskment was from a challenge prize I think not 100% sure but it just seemed to be right and the sentiment I embossed in sapphire powder. Hope he likes it and doesn't think it too babyish, they grow old so fast these days.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Crazy 4 challenges-square card
Crafty calendar-winter/snowflakes
Fuzzy wuzzy- an animal and a season
dude time-fab sketch love the simplicity
The stampman-christmas
Whoopsi Daisy-christmas
Cards for men-animals

15 comments:

Linnie said...

totaly fab i love it
thankyou for joining us at whoopsidaisy
linniex

Cleota said...

Very clean and simple. Love it and the blue too. Thanks for playing along with us at Dude Time Doodles.

Cleota
DT Member

Rleen said...

WOW! This is wonderful! I love the snowflakes!
Thank you for joining us at the Whoopsi Daisy challenge this week. Hope you'll join us in our challenge weekly.
Hugs, Rleen

Nannieflash said...

Hi Julie, I live about the same distance from the Welsh border to, nearer Monmouth than Shropshire. Love your card its fabulous and that LOV image is gorgeous. Thanks for joining us at CFM, good luck with the challenge. with hugs Shirleyxxxxxx

Anne Temple said...

Love your cute card. The bear is adorable and the blue looks great. Than;s for playing with us at Dude Time Doodles!
Anne

Boni Boutelle-Jones said...

Blue is a FAB winter color - really cold ice is blue! and the sky is blue! and I want all those blue wrapped presents LOL

Great take on the sketch and sweet card for the nephew!!

Sue said...

Really cute image, love the silver behind it. Like how you made the image the focal point of your card. Thanks for joining the fun at the Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge.

Hugs
Sue Drees

Dragon said...

Lovely creation ... thanks for playing with the Stampman theme this time
Frankie
xx

Sande said...

Such a cutie! Lovely image and great colors!

Thanks for joining us this time at WhoopsiDaisy!

Hugs, Sande

stephanne said...

This is really cute!! I love those colours together and your image is as sweet as can be!! Thanks so much for sharing with us at The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges!!
hugs, stephanne

Kylie said...

OMGoodness - what a cutie! Fabulous card.
Thanks for joining us at the Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges this month,
Hugs
Kylie

Tip Top said...

Such a lovely card (I've been making a lot of blue ones too!!) Thanks for joining in with the Dude Time Doodles challenge this time - hope to see you again!

Fink said...

This very cute! Thanks for playing along with our sketch at Dude Time Doodles!

Nancy said...

what an awesome and very pretty card....thanks for joining us this week at DudeTime Doodles...

Hugs
Nancy

Anne Temple said...

Congrats on being one of the Top Three Winners for our first sketch challenge at Dude Time Doodles!