The Kid In Us All
Elizabeth Cooper
I wanted to do something for this week's extended CAS-ual Fridays challenge. The sketch is simple and lovely, and I really wanted to work with it. Here's what I came up with:


I started with a lovely metallic green cardstock from Recollections. Then I cut out a piece of pattern paper from an ATD Christmas Specialty collection pack. I just loved the cute glitter on the toes and at the top of each sock. I adhered the paper to the card front, and moved on to the stamping.

For the snowflakes, I used Frost White Colorbox ink and stamped directly onto the cardstock. At the end, I added some tiny beads of Liquid Pearl in Silver Pearl.


I punched out a circle out of white cardstock using my 1 inch EK punch, stamped the sentiment, and then went over the letters with a green glitter gel pen. Both the snowflake and the sentiment stamp sets are from Inkadinkado's Christmas Characters stamp set. I inked the edges using Distress Ink in Evergreen Bough, and attached the sentiment circle to the card using a brad from Recollections: Pastel Medium Squares.

Finally, I created a border for the patterned paper using Stickles in Mystic green, and added three pearls under the sentiment using more Liquid Pearls in Silver Pearl.
Labels: , | edit post
9 Responses
  1. Karen B. Says:
    28 November 2011 at 19:16

    Oh, I think I need some liquid pearls now. What a beautiful effect they have in the overall wonderful design of your card!


  2. Elizabeth Cooper Says:
    29 November 2011 at 06:23

    They really are lovely! And they come in so many different colors that you can always find something to coordinate with your card. I love them almost as much as I love my Stickles. :)


  3. Risa Says:
    29 November 2011 at 08:18

    Very eye catching in the CAS-ual Friday gallery. I love those socks and the metallic green is the perfect touch.


  4. Elizabeth Cooper Says:
    29 November 2011 at 10:52

    Thanks for visiting, Risa! I really loved your cards as well. Turning into your ice cream float focal image into a circle works so well in your first card.


  5. Laura Davis Says:
    30 November 2011 at 19:03

    Great work!
    Thanks for playing at CAS-ual Friday!
    Laura


  6. Elizabeth Cooper Says:
    1 December 2011 at 05:57

    I had a lot of fun, and plan on doing it more often. :-) Thanks for having me, Laura!


  7. Virginia L. Says:
    1 December 2011 at 08:21

    Gorgeous shimmer and lovely details! Thanks so much for joining the fun with us at CAS-ual Fridays! Looking forward to seeing more of your fab work!


  8. Elizabeth Cooper Says:
    1 December 2011 at 08:37

    Thanks for dropping by, Virginia, and for your kind words. I love the CAS-ual Fridays sketches, and I'm glad I can finally participate. :-)


  9. Jaclyn Miller Says:
    2 December 2011 at 04:59

    I love those bright and colorful stockings! Thank you so much for playing along at CAS-ual Fridays.


Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)