Winter Wonderland

Hello crafting friends and welcome to challenge #13 at Lavinia World,
where the theme is always Anything Goes!

If you a follower of my blog, then you know that I'm very much a tropical kinda gal who would be quite happy if the only season we had was Summer😀 Now having said this, I do admire the beautiful warm and rich colours of Fall and even the serene beauty of a snowy landscape, just as long as it's a picture and I don't have to be it 😀  While making this card, I can't tell you how many times I thought of  hot cocoa with marshmallows, one of my  highlights in winter, but living with temps in the high 80's / lower 90's is not really conducive to drinking some right now, so I settled for iced coffee instead 😀  Now that I've shared all this with you, let's take a look at the card I created for this challenge.

Using one of Marianne Design's newest dies, Anja's Folding Circle, I cut out the card base and all it's layers. Then it was time to create my version of a Winter Wonderland which was inspired by the background DP.

I began by cutting out a circle of  light blue paper. Next I mirror stamped one of the small Fairy Foragers using Mirror Blocks, and one of the hares from the Whimsical Hares set.  After creating a mask for the hare, I stamped Fir Tree 1 several times using Memento London Fog ink.   All that was left was to adhere a bit of Soft Snow to make the snowy bank.  Taking a white Signo pen, I drew in a few snow flakes.
On the inside of the card, I cut a circle from the same blue paper. I stamped a few snowflakes from the Snowflakes set and the greeting using Fairy Merry Christmas  stamp.  The snowflakes were stamped using Memento Summer Sky ink while the greeting was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 
I must admit that I like the way this card came out.  Only one die and a few stamps and inks and voila, a winter wonderland 😀

 Here is a quick recap of the materials I used, each linked to the Lavinia World store for your convenience.

Whimsical Hares

Fairy Foragers

Fir Tree 1

Snowflakes

Memento Ink - London Fog

Memento Ink - Summer Sky

Memento Ink - Toffee Crunch

Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen - White

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed your visit and will make a project to come play along with us.  Although our theme is always Anything Goes, you do have to use physical stamps, either rubber or clear. 

 NO DIGI stamps allowed. 

The winner of the challenge will be able to proudly display our Lavinia World winner's badge on their blog, and receive a $15 gift certificate to the Lavinia World store.  Lavinia World offers the complete range of Lavinia stamps and papers.  Although Lavinia Stamps is from the UK, Lavinia World is a US based store that ships worldwide.

Also, please note that we are not part of any other entity or Facebook group that carries Lavinia stamps.  ONLY the cards posted to Lavinia World Challenges will be entered into the drawing for the Lavinia World prize. Also note that the gift certificates are ONLY valid at Lavinia World. 

 For more inspiration, visit our Challenge Blog and see all the wonderful and creative projects my team mates made for you.

We'd love for you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram too!

We now have a public Facebook Group called Anything Lavinia, where you can share your projects, interact with the Design team and ask any questions you may have about the wonderful Lavinia Stamps.

I would like to play along with the following challenges:

As You Like It - Cute or Traditional

I think fairies make any card look cute, sweet and whimsical 😀

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes

Till next time,

crafty hugs,