Winter and Holiday Card Series 2015 - Card 18

It's been incredibly difficult for me to come up with something to say about this card. Which is strange because this is currently my favourite card in the series thus far. I may have said that about a previous card, but that would have been before I made this card.

Honestly, the design on this card took a couple days. I knew what I wanted and I was able to see it in my mind, however there was a creative block when it came to setting it out on the paper. It could have been the placement of the trees, rule of odds or some such. No matter what the reason, the time it took and the frustration over the creative block worked out in the end.

Shining snowflake patterned paper background with copic coloured birch trees and white winter fox.

Winter and Holiday Card Series 2015 - Card 17

No two watercolour backgrounds will ever be the same, the way the pigment and the water react with each other is neither predictable nor reproducible. Much like a snowflake, no two will ever be identical.

The watercolour makes this particular set of cards completely unique and elegant.

Gold embossed greeting on shimmering background with watercoloured snowflake edged panel and micro diamond accents.

Winter and Holiday Card Series 2015 - Card 16

I've done dozens of shaker cards in the past, but when I saw a technique that removes the bulk of the card I just had to try it. This card is a two way shaker, meaning that open or closed you can see the shaker.

Having less bulk in a card allows for easier mailing and a reduced risk of getting damaged while being tossed about in the postal system.

Any card maker with experience in shakers will tell you that there is nothing worse than finding out the time (potentially hours) put into making a shaker card was all for naught because of postal damage. While I personally love the dimension that a traditional shaker has, this technique is far more mail friendly.

Two-way shaker card with copic coloured winter penguin skating on glossy ice with Christmas twine accent.

Winter and Holiday Card Series 2015 - Card 14

Over the last few years, owls have become very popular at Christmas. We can see them more and more in holiday decor, so for the person on everyone's list that loves these feathered critters there is no better card than one with owls.

Shining snowflake patterned paper with three copic coloured winter owls, with stitched hillside boarder snowbank.

Winter and Holiday Card Series 2015 - Card 5

This card was so much fun to make. Not only did I get to include snowflakes, glitter and watercolour, I was also able to place it on a completely clear card base. 

This card can be displayed in either landscape (shown below) or portrait orientation, depending on your preference.

Sparkling snowflakes inlaid in marble watercolour background, framed in sparkling silver on a unique clear card base.