Sunday, January 8, 2017

If Kisses were Snowflakes....Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Hello!

What a whirlwind this Christmas break has been! We've been home since Wednesday and the days have flown! Back to work tomorrow! Good thing I 'practiced' waking up early this past week *grin*

Today, I'm thrilled to share my first DT card for the monthly Happy Little Stampers January Anything Goes with Dies Challenge


Have you seen the oh-so-pretty frosty-and-fabulous inspiration board over at The Heart Desires Challenge #8?  I did!  Swoon!


The lovely array of snowflakes on the cake (coupled with the real snowflakes sprinkling  here) saw me reaching for my Poppy Stamps Snowflake Love Pendant die, which I paired with shimmer papers in a couple shades of blue...


As many of you know, photographing 'shimmer' is challenging, so a second photo is included in an 'effort' to capture the colours better. The pendant portion is adhered only on the top, so it hangs much like a 'pendant' off the card. The trio of single snowflakes are glued in the center only. The card actually has more dimension than what the image shows...really! A sparkly navy bit of bling in the heart's center and ta dah...done!  The sentiment is from Uniko's Stunning Snowflakes set.


Please be sure to check out the fabulous cards created by the rest of the team.   Kylie's offering a marvelous prize, so please be sure to join us!


See you in the gallery!

Also sharing at CASology Challenge #230~Cold


Poppy Stamps Challenge #28~Silent Snowflakes


Thank you for spending part of your day with me;  your visit brings me joy!

38 comments:

Paper Therapy Ponderings said...

beautiful card, the elements are so delicate
Barb Housner (DT)

Julie B said...

Shiny card is indeed a nightmare to photograph, some silver on a card of mine looked gold as it reflected back the colour of the wood on the windowsill!
Gorgeous use of those fab die cuts. :0)

Jen W. said...

This is gorgeous, Carol! I love those delicate snowflakes and the dimension you've created! Thanks for playing along with CASology this week!

Joyce said...

Stunning card. I love how delicate your die cuts are and how perfectly you have arranged everything. Thanks so much for playing along at CASology this week.

Happy Dance said...

Awww! So pretty; it's like a piece of jewelry on a card! Those snowflakes are gorgeous all dressed in their blues, and I LOVE that sentiment. Fabulous card. Hope your work week flies by! Bev

Michele K. Henderson said...

I love the pretty contrast of color in your card! Beautiful! Thanks for playing along with us over at Poppystamps this month!

Deepti Aggarwal said...

This is so so beautiful...love your delicate snowflake dies...love the choice of colors..Awesome...

Jeanne said...

Oh so pretty, Carol! Lots of lovely inspiration in that board that you used beautifully. Your delicate snowflakes look amazing and that sentiment just makes me smile. :) Hugs!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Such gorgeous snowflakes

~amy~ said...

oh my, love those delicate snowflakes. Absolutely beautiful!
Thanks for joining us at The Heart Desires Challenge!

*Vicki* said...

This is absolutely gorgeous Carol!! I really love the delicate snowflakes on your design!! Wonderful take on the mood board too my friend! Thanks for the inspiration during this cold season! :) HUGS

Marisa said...

GORGEOUS card!! I had a rough first week back LOL. had to switch my time clock by 3.5 hours as I was going to be at midnight to 1:00 a.m.and getting up at 8 -9 a.m. and on work days I have to get up at 5:30 so it was rough. Collapsed at 9:30 both nights I worked as I was a very tired mama LOL!

laurie said...

such a sharp card..love the colors!

Bobby said...

This is so elegant, Carol. I love the dies you used and the layout of the snowflakes.

Diane Jaquay said...

Oh WOW, Carole, those delicate snowflakes are gorgeous!! Such a beautiful card!

Brenda said...

Wow, I am loving this card Carol! It's just beautiful. I also love the mood board, just beautiful frosty pics! I say you knocked this challenge out the park! Hugs, Brenda

Barb Ghig said...

What a beauty this is, Carol! I love all the shimmer on those gorgeous snowflakes and heart, and your sentiment is perfect! You always know how to inspire us with your stunning creations, my friend! Happy New Year to you!!!

Shelly said...

Oh so pretty!!

Kay Miller said...

What a pretty card Carol! You can't go wrong with snowflakes in my opinion! Love the shimmer too! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! ((Hugs))

Jeanne H said...

Your snowflake card is absolutely wonderful!!

Melissa said...

What a beautiful way to showcase those delicate die cuts! This is so pretty and I love the monochromatic color scheme!
Thank you so much for joining us over at CASology! :)

Helen Gullett said...

Your card is perfect for all those challenges! LOVE those snowflakes a lot!

wienerhoneymooners said...

AMAZING!!!!!

Marybeth said...

I think the inspiration photo is way too cute and your snowflake card is beautiful,Carol! Thanks for joinng us in the Poppystamsp Challenge! Happy New Year, in case I forgot to say it!

Petra Swart said...

Oh, WOW, that is one great die you have used, Carol!!! Love your card - it's soooooooo beautiful!!!
Have a great day!!!!
Hugz

Karen Dunbrook said...

love this...so pretty...

maria f. said...

deeeeee-lightful. So light and airy.

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

Carol!!! I have been thinking of you so much. Thank you for all your wonderful comments of late. I am hanging by a thread trying to craft, comment on the DT blogs, to visit friends' blogs, and do life - you know the drill. I'm always watching though! This card is so fantastic I can't stand it. The shimmery paper with these gorgeous dies is amazing, and I love the way you've "hung" them. Just wonderful. Love the shadows in the picture. I hope you are well and happy - you sure have been creating up a storm, and so beautifully.xx

BożenA said...

I love this card. It is so gentle! I love the high contrast between the background and the delicate openwork motifs.
Hugs,
BożenA

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Very pretty!Love what you did with those delicate die cuts! Your second photo shows the dimension well - just awesome!

Anita in France said...

Delicate and elegant, Carol ... love the dimension you've created by leaving parts of the die cuts unadhered ... gorgeous! Hugs, Anita :)

Greta said...

Fun die & what a wonderful sentiment!

Bev Gerard said...

Really like the arrangement & dainty snowflakes!

pam said...

Love this beautiful card! looks so elegant..
Thanks for joining us over on the Poppystamps Challenge blog!
Pam x

Toni said...

fab! I love foil! Glad you're joining us at The Heart Desires again!

Katie Ann Brooks said...

love this Carol! Super fun! Always happy when you join us at THD.

Jeanne J. said...

Hi Carol! your snowflakes are simply stunning! Love that little gem and the fancy font sentiment too!

Juhi said...

Love your CAS card! Awesome take on the THD inspiration!