I'm still playing with the new 2017 Holidays Catalogue release and since there's Christmas stuff in there, I had a look at the Merry Monday summer catch-up challenge. I picked challenge #251 (Monochromatic Blue) and paired it with the Hearts Come Home bundle (Hearts Come Home stamp set and Hometown Greetings Edgelits dies).
One of the DTGD challenges called for acrylic paint, so I dry-brushed three shades of blue acrylic paint in the background to create the sky, and I flicked a paintbrush dipped in silver paint on the edge of a plastic card to make splatters in the background to create snow and stars. I wasn't sure of the results I was getting at first, but I think it worked once the silver snow was added. I also used the same silver paint to stamp a moon.
The paint inspired the colour combo: Dapper Denim + Mint Macaron + Shimmery White. The sentiment, "Joy to the World," was pulled from the same stamp set. Since it's clear-mount, I was able to slightly bend the sentiment so that it followed the curve of the die-cut. The front row of house was mounted on Stampin' Dimensionals to make it stand out.
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Ensemble à Noël (Hearts Come Home)
Cardstock: Mint Macaron, Dapper Denim, Shimmery White
Ink: Mint Macaron, Dapper Denim
Accessories: Hometown Greetings Edgelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, Pearl Basic Jewels, Paintbrush, White Medium Envelope,
Acrylic Paints - Metallic Silver, Prussian Blue, Oasis Green (Delta Ceramcoat) + Colonial Blue Light (DecoArt)
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