Wednesday 14 December 2011

#96 Blue & White


Theme at I ♥ Promarkers - blue & white
Sponsor & prize this week - Crafty Emma - a £10 voucher!

Whilst not exactly CAS this one is heading that way - and this particular ice maiden is nothing like the one on the last card I posted.  This one is serene as she gazes at the falling (blue) snow of the dp and is an image from Beccy's Place called 'Mum's Coat'.  For the said coat, I paper pieced with a swirling blue design from FSS, & and like the image itself, has of course, been coloured using Promarkers, though the odd Flexmarker did sneak in today. You might notice too, that I was a bit creative with my Spellbinders die on the image as not only was my ideal size not included in the Nestie range but I was also awkward enough to only want the shaped cut on two of the corners.  To get around this I cut the image's mat to the rectangular dimension I wanted and then sneaked it onto the die, taping into position so one corner would be cut.  I then carefully ran it through the die cutting machine making sure I only went part-way over the die, before taking the image out of the Nestability & repeating for the second corner.

There is no sparkle on her fur, though it almost looks that way.

The snowflakes falling outside her window (well it is a window in my head! LOL), are a re-coloured digi from Crafter's Companion to which I added Waterfall Stickles for an blue-icy look. As you can see, as my imaginary ice maiden lives in a castle built of ice, it is apparently snowing inside too! LOL. This is a combination of not only the smallest of my Marianne Creatable dies, but Martha Stewart punches too in pale blue, navy, white & pearlescent shimmer card stock which hopefully shows up all the more against the pure white textured card base. The odd section of snowflake as also been spritzed with Crafter's Companion Spray & Sparkle for that extra bit of reflected light.

Happy Christmas crafting!

Tine :)

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Christmas
Joanna Sheen - Christmas wishes
Moving Along With The Times - last minute Christmas
Glitter Geeks - let it snow
Crafty Purple Frog - it's cold outside
Hanna & Friends - a winter card
Dream Valley - Christmas
Crafty Boots - Christmas
Kaboodle Doodles - let's get together for the holidays
Passion for Promarkers - celebrations
Emerald Faerie - Christmas - non-traditional colours
Creatalicious - Christmas & sparkle
Scrappin' Chics - Christmas or December holiday
Paper Makeup - paper piecing
Everbody Art - blue & white
Sundays With Crissy - anything goes.

27 comments:

  1. Beautiful Tine...love the beautiful blues, and love your interpretation of the window..gorgeous.

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  2. what a gorgeous and beautiful creation, thank you for sharing your lovely work with us at the Emerald Faerie Garden
    Hugs Kate xx

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  3. Wow! this is gorgeous Tine! I love the image - she has a lovely wistful expression. She is looking at those beautiful snowflakes! The paper piecing looks fab and you've done well with those nestie corners!!!
    Thanks for joining us at MAWTT and good luck in the Challenge!
    Hugs Sue xx

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  4. Gorgeous card,Tine!So beautiful.
    Thanks for joining us at Hanna and Friends!
    Dodici
    x

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  5. This is gorgeous and yes so serene an peaceful, I love it Tine. Hugs Dora xxx

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  6. Gorgeous! Love the blue and white and your ice maiden's face is colored/shaded wonderfully. Love the sparkle you added to her coat too. So glad you joined us for the Paper Piecing challenge at the Digi Makeover Challenge this week.

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  7. Well I think the window works! :) And I also think that the lady in your last card would have been mighty glad for a robe like this! LOL!!
    As always your coloring is phenomenal!

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  8. Beautiful card!... thanks for joining us at Glitter Geeks this week Nelly X

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  9. This is gorgeous Christine your colouring is a delight!
    Thanks for joining us at MAWTT and hope to see you again soon
    Hugs Laurie x

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  10. Very cute,,,, thanks for playing with us at PMS digi challenge..

    Ivette_Dt

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  11. This is gorgeous Tine, love blue and white, so crisp and clean. Sweet image too. Thank you for joining us this month over at Joanna Sheen. Good luck in the draw.
    Hugs
    Suzi x

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  12. Pretty card, it´s so beautiful.
    Thanks for joining us at Hanna and Friends!

    Hugs Jasmin

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  13. Bij toeval kwam ik op je blog. Wat een leuke en mooie kaarten maak je ik ben dan ook volgster van je blog geworden. Gr. Janny

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  14. Wow, this is so beautiful, and I love your colouring. :)) Great job.
    Thanks for joining Sundays with Crissy Challenge.

    Hugs, Rosalien

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  15. So beautiful!! Thanks for joining us at Kaboodle Doodles and Merry Christmas!!

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  16. What a wonderful card - I love it.

    I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

    Hazel x

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  17. Your snow cards are always so pretty Tine! She does look a bit cold! Love the paper piecing and your coloring too! Great snowflakes too!

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  18. Beautiful snowy card! Thanks for playing along with the Digi Makeover Challenge.
    Melissa

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  19. Gorgeous card. So wintery. Thank you for joining us at Dream Valley challenges and have a good Xmas. Hugs Eva x

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  20. wonderful winter card !!beautiful image !! thank you for joining EAC this week.
    hugs tina46

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  21. Beautiful card - the image is just too cute!

    Thanks for sharing with us at The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge!
    kaos

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  22. gorgeous card..loving the blue :0)..thanks for sharing with us at Dream Valley Challenges..hugs Debs x

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  23. such an elegant card , I love it ...
    thanks for joining us in the Mega Christmas challenge at Passion for Promarkers.
    Hugs xx

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  24. Beautiful colors...love this one..thanks for joining us at passion for promarkers this month. www.justwordz.ca

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  25. Great card! Thanks for playing along with us at PFP, Juliexx

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  26. Beautiful.

    All of the excitement of the past week or so has put me well behind, sorry. I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and I would like to wish you and your family a very happy New Year.

    Thank you for entering this Crafty Boots Challenge.

    Dionne

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  27. This is so beautiful. Thanks for joining us at the Emerald Faerie Garden
    Hugs
    Tracey

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