Forest Scenes.

Time again for the girls in the Christmas Card Club to show our next makes. Kate has chosen Forest Scene with lots of snow and glitter.
I am running all behind as I had intended to do stitching round each of the cards but at the moment I can't even get the sewing machine to work let alone stitch. The instructions are very ambiguous even though in plain English. So after a frustrating morning I gave up and finished the cards as you see them here. Of course most of the light had gone by then so spent more frustrating hours trying to get decent photos. Managed it with the first two but the third for some reason just would not show up the sparkle glitter on the card.

First Card

Using a Nellie Snellen stamp called 'Winter Landscape with Deer.' I have stamped onto watercolour card and painted using my Caran D'Ache Gouache Studio watercolour paints.  The sentiment is by Julie Hickey from her Essential Christmas Sentiments set. Once it was dry I painted on the silver glitter glue using a fine paint brush. Basecard is made from forest green cardstock cut to size.   At first glance it might look like I have ribbon running through the middle of the card but it is simply where I have used two oddments of silver glitter card which were not quite big enough so I put the gap in the middle and it works well. Gem from my stash.

Entering into the following challenges:
Cards 4 Galz # 110 Get ready for christmas
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #366 Use your snippets. (Silver glitter card)
Penny Black and More # Christmas
Sheepski Designs # 32 Christmas is coming

Second Card.

Another  Nellie Snellen stamp  a slightly larger one and called simply  'Winter 1'. Painted and then glittered  the same as above . Mounted onto silver glitter card and dark blue cardstock cut to size for the base card. The sentiment is by Julie Hickey from her Poinsettia Border set.  Gems from my stash.

Entering into the following challenges:
Tuesday Taggers # Cold,cold,cold.
Through The Craft Room Door # Anything goes.
The Paper Shelter #407 A Christmas card.
Scrapping 4 Fun #154 Winter.


Third Card
It was actually the first scene I stamped and painted but I just couldn't get a decent photo of the  sparkle on the snow so after a glass of wine I took a second piccy of the card lying down (the card not me!) so that is why I am showing it last.
Again a Nellie Snellen scene called 'Winter Waterfall' painted and glittered the same. The sentiment is by Studio Light from their Winter Memories set.
Gems from my stash. This photo shows the glitter up but not the painting making it look just black/white with the blue water.

 In real life the trees are green and the mountains brown as below.

Entering into the following challenges:

Try Stampin Or Not On Tuesday #435 Non Traditional colours. (Silver and white)

Christmas at Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog # Trees.

Merry Little Christmas #16 Anything goes.

 Off to see what the rest of the girls have made and then have another bash "*^% at the sewing machine. Any loud thumps and bangs will be me throwing it out of the window.