Pretty Pink Posh - Holiday Trucks Slimline Card

Hi there,

I'm so happy to be back with this holiday slimline card I created using a mix and match of Pretty Pink Posh items from different seasons. I often like to think outside the box, think of new ways to stretch and use my supplies, and when the Holiday Icons came out, I immediately pictured Santa driving one of the Constructions Trucks, surrounded with trees, in a winter landscape. So I tried to bring the thought in my head to life!

I started off by cutting an 8,25 x 3,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel using the largest Slimline Peekaboo Windows die. I divided this panel in half using washi tape, and created a winter landscape. On the lower part, I blended some salvaged patina and peacock feathers oxide inks, but just a little bit, in order to keep most of the section white and still have this impression of snow. I mixed some peacock feathers oxide ink with water, and used a slim brush to add splatters on my snow border.

Next I created the sky, and I wanted it to be kind of magical, so I went for red tones. I first added saltwater taffy oxide ink all over the upper part of my panel, next I added a little bit of candied apple oxide ink on the edges and at the top, I used my saltwater taffy blending tool to mix the colors, and I repeated those steps a couple of times until I was happy with the result. I mixed some candied apple oxide ink with water, and added splatters to the sky. I also mixed some copic opaque white ink with water, added splatters both on the sky and snow, and did the same with liquid stardust.

I stamped my images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers. Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Holiday Icons - Santa, small candy canes, stocking, presents • Holiday Stockings - presents, large candy canes • Village Additions - trees • Construction Trucks - trucks, hearts, piles of snow • Construction Additions - trucks, fences.

Once everything was colored, I attached the images on the panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. I white heat embossed "Tis the season" from Winter Greetings on dark grey cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and attached it right in the middle of the panel using 2mm foam squares. I attached my Slimline Peekaboo Windows panel to an 8,5 x 3,5 inches white panel, and then to a white card base.

To finish my card, I added a few extra details. I wanted the piles of snow and snow in the truck to have a frosty look, so I added liquid glue on all those spots, sprinkled fine glitter on the glue, let the glue dry, and used a fluffy brush to remove the excess glitter. Since my box of glitter was out, I also added sparkles to the hearts, and finally added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Holiday icons stamp set

- Holiday stockings stamp set

- Village additions stamp set

- Construction trucks stamp set

- Construction additions stamp set

- Winter greetings stamp set

- Slimline peekaboo windows die set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Ohuhu markers

- Oxide inks: salvaged patina, peacock feathers, saltwater taffy, candied apple

- Copic opaque white ink

- Sakura white gel pen

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Prisma glitter by Lawn Fawn

- Memento tuxedo black ink (images)

- 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

- Dark grey cardstock by Lawn Fawn