JBWW. Are you wondering what that means. I sure wondered when I was in Ohio visiting with Jeanne and Sherry a few weeks ago and heard them referring to it. When I asked what they were talking about they said "Just Because We Wanna". So every week Sherry and Jeanne alternate hosting a weekly JBWW challenge on their blogs and everyone is invited to play. This week’s challenge is to use beloved and hoarded holiday designer paper. You can’t fool me….I know you have some you are waiting to use for the perfect Christmas card and have been waiting for how long? Well this is the perfect time…so go get busy. Check out this link to Sherry’s Nov 11 JBWW challenge.
For my card I chose to use a couple of coordinating pieces from a Provo Craft Holiday Slab that I purchased from Michael’s. I had already painted this darling little Girl with Sleigh by Elzybells and came home from work and put it together with this fun and festive paper. It’s sort of retro and for some reason seems to match the Elzybells images. If you haven’t seen the line of Elzybells at Amuse stamps…you don’t know what your are missing. Darling is the only word I can think of. Don’t even go check them out unless you have some money in your bank account or some credit left on your Visa.
The girl was stamped with black Stazon and the trees were done with olive. I took a dry watercolor brush and brushed directly over the ink pad and used a stipple motion to apply to the trees to fill them and make them look alive. I sponged the them with a little barely banana to make them shimmer. I painted the girl and sleigh with re inkers and watercolor brushes. I added snow to the trees with a tiny brush filled with white craft ink and used a larger brush to add craft ink to the ground area and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I wanted some sparkle so I took my versa pad and touched directly onto the scene and then heat embossed with iridescent ice embossing powder. I cut a frame with an oblong Nestabilities die (don’t get me started on how much I love those) and popped it over the main image to make it pop over the bright paper. I used my Cuttlebug snowflake die to make one tiny little star for the top of the tree. I added sparkle to it with some yellow glitter glue. This was a fun card to make. I hope you will go to Sherry’s blog and check on the details.
Stamps: Elzybells- Girl with Sleigh, SU Canvas
Paper: Real Red, Provo Craft Holiday Slab
Ink: Black Stazon, Buckaroo Blue, Olive, Cranberry, Mustard, White Craft
Accessories: Versa, White Embossing Power, Iridescent Embossing Powder, Grosgrain, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug
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This is adorable, I love it, and I am so excited that you have a blog!!!! I will definitely be bak here regularely 🙂
Kit this is just precious! The whole image is truly remarkable!
Awesome Kittie! I am so glad you are blogging…I love your work!
This is so awesome! Im so glad your blogging, everything you make is insanely adorable!
Kittie!!!!! I have been hoping you would get out here in bloggerland. Allison had a link to your blog on her “Stampin When I Can” blog this morning. I’m adding you to my Google Reader so I can stay updated on each conversation you post. Love your Elzybells – aren’t they just the most darling images. Looking forward to enjoying your blog – Sue (stampinsusie on SCS)
That little girl with the sled is really cute and you do wonderful coloring/detail work. Great!
Get your Blog in my inbox each day and look forward to it. Congrats on getting it started. Bev J.
Glad I found your blog … it’s added to my reader … love the coloring on this image with those papers … adorable.
Kittie — this is so darling! Awesome, awesome job, as usual!!
How amazing your work is! I’m adding you to my google reader…see you soon!
Beautiful card, your coloring and paper choice is awesome. Have just found your blog, you are very talented, thanks for sharing.
Kittie, this is one adorable card. I dare to look at these stamps, as you are an enabler, hee, hee! I love all the little details that you put into this cute Christmas card!
Your card is DARLING!!! All the little details just make it so!!
What a fantastic card. I’m so glad that you’ve started a blog. I’ll be checking in daily!
a fantastic an cute card!
Hi Kitty! I just found your blog through Alison at Stampin When I Can. So glad you’ve joined the blogging world! Love your card…but then I always do!
Stunning card! Love the image and the fab colours!
hello Kitty! I just found your blog!!! I’m sad to see you leave our MFT design team! 🙁 Good luck on your other ventures. BTW, this card is fabulous! Hugz!
hello Kitty! I just found your blog!!! I’m sad to see you leave our MFT design team! 🙁 Good luck on your other ventures. BTW, this card is fabulous! Hugz!
She is precious!! I have this lil Elzy too. Beautiful card
That is THE cutest little scene ever!
Oh now see??? I told you that you would do awesome things with the Elzybells! Love it! Of course I’m happy for you to link my blog and I’ll be linking you too – as soon as I get a chance to do a little updating 🙂
Kitty, you always do such beautiful. But this card is so incredible, how you could make it a whole scene with just a little simple elzybells stamp, I am in awe. Thanks for sharing your artwork you are truly gifted!!!!!