Right away this sketch made me think of birch trees for the vertical pieces...so I got to use my new IO tree dies The bg is one I made last week with ink sprays, acrylic paint, and stencils. I really like how this turned out and ...it's another holiday card for the stash ;)
Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2016 GMT Views: 1375
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Registered: October 21, 2010 Location: in the okanagan in b.c. canada Posts: 13012
Wed, Oct 05, 2016 @ 9:33 AM
Great thinking. So creative. with the trees and the snow. Love your bg too. It reminds me of Susie Australia's from our t-party, she does neat bgs like that too....will be a treasured Christmas card for sure...so peaceful...TFS..:0)
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Wed, Oct 05, 2016 @ 9:46 AM
Fantastic background for those wonderful trees! Love your design with the deer and stitched snow banks!
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Wed, Oct 05, 2016 @ 10:41 AM
I love your bg, left over or not! Wonderful use of the trees as part of the sketch.....makes a beautiful Christmas card!
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Wed, Oct 05, 2016 @ 12:11 PM
Love how you worked these horizonal and vertical elements into the design of this terrific scene. Amazing!
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