Christmas Cottage - Platinum Style

Hello Everyone!

I'm back today with something a little different. I don't normally go in for silver, but I just received a bunch of new products from The Funkie Junkie Boutique and I was blown away by the beauty of Tim Holtz's new distress sprays Brushed Pewter and Iced Spruce! I felt that I had to start creating immediately, just so I could use them!

I hope you enjoy my Christmas Cottage - Platinum Style!

For the multi-coloured background, I embossed a piece of card stock with a Spellbinders M-Bossibilities folder E-006 Then I took my NEW Tim Holtz distress stains Walnut Stain, Gathered Twigs and Iced Spruce and randomly covered the paper. I used my sanding block to sand the raised areas, swiped a little Walnut Stain to highlight it.

For the blue layer, I did a bit of stamping with some text and some snowflakes using Ranger Archival ink Potting Soil. Then I used a Simon Says Stamp Flower Pattern stencil with some VersaMark and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I took the Iced Spruce stain and rubbed it over the surface.

See the beautiful silver splashes all over the card, so shimmery right! Another one of my fun new products! Tim Holtz distress spray Brushed Pewter...boy oh boy, I am loving this stuff!

The snowflakes were cut using Tim Holtz On the Edge Snow Flurries which I embossed using Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder and while they were still hot I stamped them with my Impression Obsession Paisley Crystal stamp.

I also added a couple of sprigs of AB Crystals. I had to reach deep in my stash to find these as well as the AB fabric snowflakes. I've had them for years and never used them because I normally decorate with gold, but what a perfect fit for the platinum, don't you think?

This fancy flourish panel was actually done with an embossing folder. One that I have NEVER used, not once! Totally forgot I even had it! It's from Cuttlebug called Flourished Frame. After I embossed a piece of card stock, I painted it with a couple layers of DecoArt paint, stained it, sanded it, highlighted it with Walnut Stain and then I fussy cut it out. I edged it with my Krylon Silver Leafing Pen and then stamped my Artistic Outpost cottage in the center.

I am entering my Platinum Christmas Card into the following wonderful challenges:

- Frilly and Funkie - A Vintage Holiday (2nd entry)
- Country View - December Challenge - Nostalgic Christmas
- Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Challenge #21 - Celebrate the Season
(from my hoard - fabric snowflakes, AB gem sprays, embossing folders, pine cones)

- Perfectly Rustics - Challenge #37 - Sentiment (use a sentiment that's out of the norm)
- Fashionable Stamping - Challenge #87 - Winter Wonderland

- Crafty Creations - Challenge #277 - Embossing
- Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - #92 - Blue and Brown
- Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #223 - Bling It On

That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. I read and appreciate every single one! If you have any questions, please let me know.