Saturday, October 22, 2011

the snowman...

Good morning everyone, what you all up to this weekend? anything exciting...Phil is away at the races again, can you believe he has been camping in this weather for the last two nights the madman...well rather him than me bbbbrrrrrrrr....my Sister and her family from Belfast and my lovely Nephew from Newcastle are visiting today, oooohhhhhh I love visitors don't you...my card for today is using this stunning little Peek-a-Boo snowbaby from Belles and Whistles, I used her totally in monochrome, I have never coloured an image totally in black and white before, but I couldn't resist colouring her little face in and had to give her some bright blue eyes too...of course hes a snowman so there had to be glitter for a bit of frost didn't there...

I teamed these two up with these amazing papers from the My Minds Eye Meadowlark paper pad...I scored my card every 3cms to make three steps to add the torn paper too to try and make it look like a snow topped landscape...what do you think did it work?...I finished my card with some frosting all over the hill and added three holly leaves from some ribbon and added two black pearls for berries, the stamp and pad are from Bunny Zoe's Crafts...I'm entering this for the Christmas Stampin' All year long Sparkly challenge, Creative Inspirations Monochromatic challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Nursery Rhyme and Fairy Tales challenge, my Fairy Tale is The Snowman by Hans Christian Anderson...right I'm off to tidy up and securely close my craft room door before my Sis arrives...whatever your doing today have a wonderful time
Mina xxx

49 comments:

Miria said...

So lovely images, Mina. The torn layers work perfectly for 3d and I like the monochrome, have a great time with your relatives, Miria x

kelly said...

WOW Mina this is fantastic.I love the colour,the papers are stunning and how cute is the image.I love the whole look.
Enjoy the weekend with your nephew.

Kim said...

I just love this card. I think it's great.
Gr. Kim

Margreet said...

Your snowy landscape looks so real Mina....gorgeous card with the sweet stamp!
Have a wonderful time with your family!
xxx Margreet

Crafty Loops said...

Oh wow Mina.....there really is no end to your talent. This card is magnificent. Honestly, its so incredibly beautiful. Hope you have a lovely day with your family. Lee x

Jackie said...

Fantastic card Mina, I love the soft colours and that snowman is great :o)
Jackie xx

Riet said...

So gorgeous card Mina,I love the image and your papers.

Hugs Riet.xx

Juls said...

Hi Mina

I am still playing catch up in blogland after bieng away on my hols. I have enjoyed looking round your blog and checking out all your gorgeous creations that I have missed while I was away

I was a bit freaked out by your live spider!!!

Love this card, the monochrome look is just FAB!! and I love the gorgeous dimension you have created!

Hugs Juls

roses_r_red_1 said...

wow! such a lovely card! i love the image and the colours you have chosen! sarah xx

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Hi Mina
A gorgeous card have a lovely weekend
Hugs Dianne xx :)

Marie-Louise said...

Marvellous card. The torn card effect just fits right in.

Aunty Sue said...

Morning mina an yes it did work stunning and thanks for sharing with us at Creative Inspirations have a wonderful day with your visitors.

Evil Edna said...

Beautiful and frosty.EE

heidy said...

Oh what a beauty Mina!
XXX Heidy

knopkiniukai said...

Mina this is gorgeous.
Cherubs

Unknown said...

Stunning Mina beautiful design and gorgeous image.
Chris x

Janette said...

Oh Mina it worked so well, a beautiful card and fab landscape...enjoy your day...and your right about Phil.....he must be made of iron to camp out in this...lol..xxx

Christine L said...

Beautiful images and stunning card Mina..
Enjoy your visitors!
Hugs
Christine x

tilly said...

a beautiful landscape and image, how cute peeping out behind the snowman... rather Phil than me camping out this weather, enjoy your family, off to cut the grass before it rains again!
Tilly

Chrissie said...

This is just superb Mina, I love the monochrome look too, it works so well here.
lol Chrissie xx

Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...

What a lovely creation!

greetings, Alie :-)

Niinu said...

This is absolutely fantastic card! I love it! Lovely image and a beautiful landscape:)

My'scardcorner said...

This is fab Mina I love the snowman and how youve torn the paper it sure does work.Enjoy your week end with your sister and family.
Myrax

"Luv 2 Glitter" by Brenda M. said...

Wow...... what a layout..... soooo gorgeous I would just have to frame this one!

Sue said...

Fabulous card Mina,love the shape.The image is just lovely.Have a great time with your visitors and hope your Phil is ok.
Hugs Sue xx

Miss Emerald said...

Wow, the card is great! Like the idea! I dream to have fallen snow and a snowman!

Jane said...

Hey! look at you getting all clever n' stuff with your torn paper & fancy folds...brilliant idea x

Erin- said...

Oh, so pretty! I love your fancy folds and torn paper. Your hints of sparkle are wonderful--they really do give the card a "frosty feel."

coops said...

wow this is fantastic mina.i love the design with the steps and torn papers and the image and mono colouring are stunning ;D

xx coops xx

Barbara said...

Mina, this is fantastic! I love all the layers for depth and the monochromatic theme! Gorgeous!

Unknown said...

What a great way of layering the papers to create this effect, it looks brilliant. Gorgeous card as always!

Emma

Chrissy said...

You nailed it Mina...love the ripped papers and frosty edges...gorgeous image, love the wee girl peeking out, fabulous colouring.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Turtle In The Sand said...

You certainly achieved your goal. The monochrome card with those beautiful blue eyes is totally awesome. Enjoy your visit with your sister.

Marie-Anne said...

What a gorgeous card! The layers work perfect in my opinion.

Marie-Anne

KathR said...

I so love this card Minah, just love how you have layered the background , and the papers you have used are gorgeous, do you think maybe I like this card...lol...
Hugz kath...
Ps just love visiting your blog...

cockney blonde said...

Stunning card Mina. Enjoy your weekend, x

Mau xx said...

Gorgeous Mina, and her little face is perfect. It just adds that little something special.
have a great time with your family.
xxx Hugs Mau

Sherri said...

i would never have believed a black & white Xmas card would be so beautiful! You do have the magic touch, don't you! It's just so beautiful!

Caroljenks said...

This is gorgeous - Love your snowy hills! That image is adorable too :)

Carol x

June Nelson said...

Your far more brave than me Mina, ve never done a black and white but theres always a first time! the card is beautiful and I hope you enjoyed the company of your relatives xxxxx

Crea Astrid said...

What a beauty with a lovely stamp.

Hugs Astrid.
http://creaastrid.blogspot.com/

NGCARDS said...

This is a brilliant card, thanks for joining in with our Monochrome Challenge this week at Creative Inspiration's Wednesday's Challenge Blog! xxx

Debbie said...

Hi Mina, I love this style of card.It is so beautiful.Love the depth of it.Really gorgeous colours used too.Proper wintery scene.You are clever.Love Debbie x

Andrea C said...

I LURVE this card it is phenomenally fabulous x

Lisa Jane said...

LOve the design of your card and the gorgeous torn paper and image
Lisa x

Mandy said...

Oh wow stunning card Mina, really striking and the image is so adorable.
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp for our Nursery Rhymes / Fairytales challenge
hugs Mandy xx

Shell said...

Gorjuss Mina, i love the torn papers, looks great, thanks for joining us at Creative Inspirations this week.
Shell xx

Julie said...

Absolutely stunning!!! Juliexx

Grenouille Greetings said...

Such a sweet Tilda in your last post and I just love this clever snow scene, Mina! Fabulous make! Hugs, Lesley

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