"It's A Wonderful Life"

Hello Whimsical Crafters. Hope that you all enjoyed your weekend. I am excited because I did nothing but create, create, create. I have been struggling with my  Mojo since before Christmas, and it is finally back. Yippee. I am starting the week off with a card that I made with one specific challenge in mind: Bitten By The Bug 2. This week the talented design team picked the skates from the Winter Woodland cartridge to work with.

I am crediting their design team, and the challenge for kicking my Mojo back in gear. All of their projects were so inspiring. I started off by choosing my card base, which just happens to be the tag on the same page as the skates. It measures 4.5 inches and the layer is 4.25. Then I  brought in the skates and sized them to fit on the card. Gotta love that Gypsy, no guess work! I used Folk Art Extreme Glitter Acrylic Paint to paint the bottom layer of the skates. I wanted it to have lots of shine and shimmer. I embossed the top layer with the Hound Stooth Cuttlebug folder, and then inked with Color Box Fluid Chalks. Those top layers still needed some work, so I used a Viva Decor Pearl Pen to create the "eyelets,"  added some twine, and lightly sprayed Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist-Coffee Shop. To add dimension they are pop dotted on. The base of the card is Kraft cardstock from The Kraft Outlet, and the top layer is from  the Bo-Bunny "SnowFall" collection. The Sentiment "It's A Wonderful Life" is from my "Snow Much Fun" stamp set.     

I used Tim Holtz Iced Spruce Distress Ink to stamp it and then embossed it with Ranger Silver Embossing Powder. The snowflake is a handmade embellishment. I am starting a new series on my blog, and will kick it off this Friday with a tutorial on how I made it:) Here is the stamp set I used for my card today:

You can see the rest of the stamp sets in my first release here or by clicking on the shop tab at the top of my blog.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. The Whimsical Design Team will be back here on Wednesday with a brand new challenge. In the meantime, the "Happy New Year" or "Favorite Project " challenge and the "On The Edge" challenge is opened.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
1. Bitten By The Bug 2: "Winter Woodland: Ice Skates"
2. The Kraft Journal: "Favorite Colors"
3. CES Challenges: "Anything Goes"
4. Our Creative Corner: "Show Us Your Shapes"
5. Quick Quotes:  "Frame It"
6. One Stitch At A Time: "Use Embellishments"
must use three, mine are: Brad, Twine, Ribbon
7. Little Scrap Pieces: "Winter"