Dashing Through the Snow
by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!

I hope you are enjoying this week's blog blitz featuring The 2015 Winter Release.  There are so many wonderful dies and stamps in this release!   

For my card today, I chose to use two new dies, the Large Winter Sled and Curved Dashing. I combined these with the Dancing Snowflake Frame from a previous release. 

Creating the card:

  • Die cut the Winter Sled once from kraft cardstock and once from white cardstock.
  • Using a wood grain embossing folder, emboss the kraft sled die cut. Sponge over the embossed sled using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  Cut the wood slates from the sled and save them to be used later.
  • On the white die cut sled, color the red part with a Versa Ink Pen. Sprinkle with red embossing powder and heat set.  Ink the remaining portion of the sled with the Versa Ink Pen and emboss with silver embossing powder.
  • Adhere the cut slates onto the silver embossed sled.
  • Die cut the Dancing Snowflake Frame from white cardstock and sponge Antique Linen Distress Ink on the edges of the frame.
  • The Curved Dashing was die cut from Cranberry cardstock.
  • I used a piece of sheet music for my card background.  In the center of the paper I applied Gesso to tone down the background so it didn't look to busy.
  • To assemble the card, adhere the music background to a kraft cardstock layer.  Glue this to a note card. Using pop dots glue the frame to the music background.  Adhere the sled to the middle of the card background.  Spatter with white ink.  Embellish the sled with greens and a bell.  Glue the die cut saying to the card.

I hope you enjoyed today's card!

Would you like to win the Large Winter Sled? Leave a comment on this blog post by Sunday, October 11(11:59 pm EST) for your chance to win.  A winner will be selected at random from the comments to win the die.  Good luck!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  3. I’ve seen so many beautiful cards by the designers and this one is high on the list… so appealing to me…. just gorgeous.

  5. This card is simply outstanding in so many ways. I can’t even begin to describe the beauty it exudes. Wonderful job and nice work!

  8. Love this card, the sled die is just beautiful. Reminds me of the wooden sled my brother and I had when we were kids! You captured the essence of winter!

  9. This is perfect to make for my grandsons’ for Christmas. They live in Florida, so have only experienced snow and sledding once — two Christmas’s ago that they spent with me in upstate NY — it was our winter of snow! Hopefully, this card will remind them of that snowy Christmas.

  11. Beautiful card!! Wonderful use of the dies and nice attention to detail. Thanks for the tutorial–and chance to win the sled die!

  13. Your card is my favorite of all the new cards. It’s absolutely adorable!!!! Lovely!! Gorgeous!! Playful!!! Brings back memories of my childhood! WOW! Great inspiration!!!!!

  16. The sled reminds me of the one I had as a little girl! I love the idea to emboss the sled with a wood grain embossing folder!! Thank you

  20. Love this wonderful card! It just speaks Christmas! The woodgrain on the sled is a great touch.

  21. Wowzers…such a beautiful vintage card. The sleigh is AWESOME!!!
    The Snowflake Frame is really neat and I love how you put the words around and in it.
    The Antique Linen Distress Ink looks so cool.
    So very nicely done. Thanks so much for sharing with us!!!

  22. I love this sled…reminds me of Christmas growing up back east. Beautiful; just beautiful!

  24. Beautiful card. I have always loved the snowflake frame and the sled works so well with it.

  29. That sled brings back so many memories of my childhood! I’d love to have that die in my collection! Love it with the bell and pine embellishments added!!

  35. This is such a wonderful card! It reminds me of days long ago. The composition and layout are fabulous. It has the perfect number of things that hold my interest and makes me want to get into the card, TFS.

  37. the snowflake frame is just wonderful. next week there is a fair next to my town and I hope to find the new memory box dies
    marta

  39. OMG. This is really gorgeous. Love the sled, and love, love the snowflake frame. Such attention to detail here, from the wood grain on the sled slats to the silver and red embossing powders on the sled also. I love what you did with the gesso to tone down the music sheet in the bg too. Thanks for the inspiration!

  40. I love, love, love dies! I love how you used the three dies. I can see so many possibilities with the sled die and snowflake frame. Thanks for sharing your talent.

  41. Fabulous card. I love all your layers and all the wonderful texture. The dancing snowflake frame is stunning.

  42. Such a beautiful card here again today. I love the sledge but definitely also the curved words looks amazing on here, and fits just perfect here.

  43. The card is fabulous, so detailed and beautiful. I love the snowflake frame and the sled.

  45. What a beautiful card…the sled reminds me of Christmases long along; love the detail on the sled!

  48. What a lovely card! You have put together the perfect combination of rustic and fancy! Thanks for the great ideas.

  50. Wow! Really great job! Love the sled, splattered snow, background, touch of greenery, jingle bell, the whole thing!!

  54. I am so addicted to Memory Box dies, and posts like this one don’t help!! Stunning.

  58. I love everything about this card, Donna. It’s gorgeous. Adore the colour palette, the splatter effect, faint stamping background… all of it. Another absolutely stunning card. Love your craft style… and wish you had a blog for me to follow 🙂
    Take care…

  59. I’ve just read through your instructions. It wasn’t a background stamp, but gesso to lighten the middle of a music sheet. Thanks for the tip… and for showcasing the Dancing Snowflake Frame. That’s now on my shopping list!!!

  69. Love your card. It is beautiful. Love the sled die and the snowflake frame. Thanks for sharing.

  71. AMAZING!!! Love this wonderful card!
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  72. This snowflake frame is so pretty, and I love the distressing! Love this old style sleigh, we had those growing up! And the snow (splatters) look awesome. Thanks for sharing.
    Katie B.

  81. What a wonderful card. It was very creative of you, Donna, to use the wood grain embossing folder on the sled- filing this away for future use!!
    The entire card is gorgeous.

  83. Such a beautiful card with so many wonderful details! Love the design of this old fashioned sled, thanks for a chance to win!

  84. Your sled is beautifully created!!! I love the idea of embossing the sled slats with a woodgrain embossing folder. Your card is so cute!

  87. Love your card, heart the sled die and the sentiment too, dashing through the snow! Thanks for a chance to win!

  89. I really like this card. I like the idea of using the embossing folder to create the wood in the sled. These ideas are so cool. The framing and words just finish off the whole picture so well.. Very nice!

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