Half-baked Snowy Window

The SCS Ways to Use It Challenge this week was to use half or a portion of an image on our project. That is where the half-baked part comes in. There are lots of fun samples in the challenge gallery.

I love the fun window in the Stampin' Up hostess set-Window Dressing. There are so many adorable images to use. I chose to use the two snowmen in a scene allowing only about 3/4 of the image to show. I added 1/2 of a tree from my Kittie Kits -The Moose is Loose on the other side of the scene. I love the appearance of not having the images centered in the scene as it is so realistic from a window view. 

I stamped the window on watercolor paper, and the scene images on another.  I painted the images and created the snowy scene in the background.  I cut the window out with my craft knife and cut the whole image with my snips so I could pop it up on the card front. I addedthe scalloped snowflake layer under the image and made a tiny snowflake tag to attach with gingham.  oo bad you cannot see the embossed snowflake well in the photo.  I love how this project turned out with the ballet blue popping in contrast to the bright red and the crisp white. Hint: Using my SU Color Coach always helps me choose colors that work well together for projects that seem to pop off the screen.

Stamps:  SU Window Dressing, Rubbernecker-Kittie Kits, SU Canvas

Paper:  Real Red, White, Watercolor

Ink:  Black Craft, White Craft, Ballet Blue, Artichoke, Distressed Fired Brick,

Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Cuttlebug Folder, Decorative Scissors, Craft Knife, Brushes, Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool, Liquid Applique, Circle Punch