Everything ABC's Blog Hop - D

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

For this hop we are featuring the letter D. 
This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set, an embellishment or a style. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their D element will be featured in their post.

If you came from the talented Stephanie at Quilted Scrapper then you're on the right track!
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It has been so snowy and cold here in Ottawa (-26C/ -17F), that for the letter D, all I could think of was Deep Freeze, De-ice my driveway and De-fog my car windshield.  To clear my head I thought - sing a happy song. And Dashing through the Snow came to mind.  Folks,  I am so Done Done Done with winter...

So here is a card to remind me of the sunny springtime to come. . 

Delightful Dainty Daffodils

The stamp set I used is from the Seasonal Expressions catalogue and is available only until March 31st. It's called A Little Note (A1171).

I stamped the daffodils on Daisy White cardstock and coloured the dark yellow shades of the petals with Shinhan's Golden Yellow marker (Z2452) and for the pale yellow, I dipped the CTMH blending pen (3174 ) into Canary ink (Z2643) and used it like a paintbrush to flick a few strokes of soft yellow. It's really easy to do and gives a more realistic effect. I stuck bitty sparkles (Z1263) in the center of some of the daffodils so the light would catch them, kinda like a sparkly diamond.

The stems were coloured in Shinhan's Leaf Green marker (Z2454). To add depth to the stems, I went over the bottoms of them in a darker green in Sap (Z2463).

I matted the image and the sentiment with Kraft cardstock (Z1375) for an earthy feel. I trimmed the sentiment into fishtails and added bitty sparkle on either side of the sentiment  and popped it up on 3-D foam tape (Z1151).

I used CTMH card base available in a value pack (X254) and stuck everything to a piece of Canary cardstock that I ran through the Quatrefoil embossing folder (Z1926). I distressed all the edges with chocolate distressing ink (Z1296), channeling springtime mud.

Here in Ottawa springtime, daffodils are the second flower to come up out of the ground after the crocus. So to give the illusion of snow  I stuck white shimmer trim (Z3024) at the bottom of the daffodil stems to make it look like the daffodils were peeking through. Snow is never a straight line, so I trimmed bits of the shimmer trim for a more realistic look.

TIP:  Use the non-stick scissors (Z1836) for cutting anything sticky. They are sharp and sticks and gunks up the blade.
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Thank you so much for following along on our Blog Hop today! I hope you enjoyed all the lovely artwork…
I love getting your comments and feedback. Be sure to leave a comment below before you move on in the hop!

Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Linda of Scrappy Therapy. She also has the complete list of participants in case you get lost along the way!  Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas! And please leave comments for the other bloggers as you hop through!

And don't forget
Friends don't let friends craft alone.

à bientôt,
Dominique

Vidéo du vendredi - Paper fundamentals Contest

Bon vendredi,

It's Vidéo du vendredi. Every Friday I post a video on CTMH products.

During the month of July, Close To My Heart has a contest to win a Paper Fundamentals Basic Assortment pack
Each Paper Fundamentals pack comes with 20 sheets of 12x12 paper, 2 each of 10 designs. Each side has the same design, but one side has been treated with a glossy resist pattern.

Take a look at the video to see how versatile the Paper Fundamentals can be. For a chance to win the contest - simply indicate what your fundamental scrapbooking product or tool that you can't live without under the YouTube video.

This video shows Paper Fundamentals in the basic assortment colour palette, but as of August 1, 2014, you can also buy it in all the other CTMH colours.


And don't forget
Friends don't let friends craft alone.

à bientôt,
Dominique