Happy blog hop day! We are excited to kick of December with a fun Christmas themed blog hop to inspire you! But this isn’t just any Christmas blog hop… we’re dreaming of a White Christmas this year and we hope our cards will inspire you!
The hop starts here, with a card by Tara, and links for the rest of the team will be at the end of this post. Leave comments along the way as you hop for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to the SNS online store!
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White Christmoose
My card today was inspired by dreams of a winter wonderland… not something I’ve had at Christmas since moving south! I love this Merry Moose die by Tim Holtz and decided to start by cutting him from white watercolor card stock. I had plenty of ideas for this dude, but keeping it white (mostly) was the hard part! Hopefully you like what I ended up with!
Using white on white can be a bit tricky, so I wanted to play with textures. I combined the roughness of the moose die with some smooth pearlescent white cardstock as my base. I layered another piece of the same cardstock over it. This one has some snowflakes stamped in pale blue and the addition of Nuvo Glimmer Paste stenciled over Simon Hurley’s Backsplash stencil. Such a pretty combo!
I created a bit of a scene on my card by adding the layers of trees by Memory Box & Poppy Stamps. The card needed something else, so I cut an ornament from Tim Holtz’s Christmas Circle Words die set. The top layer is from Silver Alcohol Ink card stock and the base is a piece I had inked up with Distress Oxide Sprays. I had this little die cut branch sitting on my desk as the perfect spot to hang the ornament!
Next on the hop…
Time to hop along over to see what White Christmas inspiration you’ll find from our team! Next up is Nancy E, who is taking a break from DT work right now, but still is joining us and has a great card to share! Here’s the full list- happy hopping!
Have a fabulous weekend and happy hopping!
Inky hugs,
Tara
The Moose is Loose, haha, LOVE him, and I really like your background too, very unique
I just love your holiday moose, Tara! The combination of textures is fabulous .
Great card, Tara!
I always love your creations Tara, and this is another beauty. Loving all the details.
That brought a smile to my face. What a fun, card. Thank you for sharing. (and inspiring!)
Loving the moose, wonderful card..
I love all the texture you managed to get into your card and that moose looks so happy. I couldn’t imagine a Christmas without snow.
Tara! This is beautiful and adorable at the same time! LOVE that quirky moose!
Tara, this is so beautiful, i LOVE all the texture from the cardstock to the ribbon, Beautiful
Adorable moose! Cute card.
Love the moose and the tips you gave!
Very beautiful card. I love it and I love the moose.
Lovely card, I’ve not seen a white one with the moose. Merry Christmoose 🙂
A very cute moose. Great technique used to emphasize the moose. Love all the different textures used to create the card. TFS.
Such a fun winter card. The details really make the difference.
Love this die and the card is awesome!
Oh wow that is such a beautiful winter scene with the moose. Love the textural elements, such a lovely look.
Cute card
A white moose….great thinking…love ut
This is one of my favourite Tim Holtz dies and I love the white on white…would never have thought of that! Thanks for the inspiration!
Cute card! Love the idea of using a Canadian moose instead of the normal reindeer!
Absolutely gorgeous and awesome job on the reindeer
Nice job on the white on white and that moose is so adorable.
I love your white moose. What a lovely wintery card.
Cute card. I love the glimmer paste!
Love this winter scene with the adorable moose! Awesome textures and details! Pretty ornament too!
Love that moose and the background is fabulous. I need that paste
What a darling moose! I LOVE your vintage color scheme… the off white is PERFECT!!!!!!
I love the texture on this card…sure makes me feel chilly and look at all that snow!!! Someone has been dreaming of a white Christmas! You can have mine 😉
What an adorable moose