Monday, October 14, 2019

A Pink Christmas Card


Happy Monday, peeps!  What a lazy day I am having!  I guess the two hours that I couldn't sleep last night caught up with me!  I made one little Christmas card today and the mojo just wasn't there..but I had already invested time in it, so here it goes!  It fulfills three challenges:  Christmas Kickstart (to use a woodland creature); Jingle Belles (to use pink), and CAS Christmas Card challenge (to create a winter scene). 
        

I had just received the Nature's Beauty set with that cute little rabbit, so I did a very simple card, masking the trees from Winter Woods and Rooted in Nature, to create my little scene.  I sponge-brayered my sunset sky in Blushing Bride (another technique I need practice on!), embossed it with Softly Falling, then added a sentiment from Itty Bitty Christmas:


Something that I never remember, is that when you run your cardstock through an embossing folder like this, it gets very flimsy, so it is a good idea to use SU's Thick White cardstock....which I didn't do, of course!  It just gives your card some extra body.  NEXT time!  Anyway, the trees as well as my little bun-bun were stamped in Gray Granite and I just watercolored a little pink shadow beneath him:


The sentiment was diecut with a Stitched Rectangle die, and after I sprinkled on some Dazzling Diamonds glitter for "snow", I adhered it with a dimensional:


And here's the inside:


So it was a bit of a trial and error; I might do it again with a separate layer for the snow...we'll see! Thanks for popping in today! 

We had a Harvest Party at church on Saturday evening; the kids weren't there but there was still a lot going on:

Apple cider fresh from the press:


Roasted hot dogs and (burnt) marshmallows:


Pumpkin decorating:


And a sunset hayride:


with a gorgeous sky:


Enjoy your day and be blessed!



17 comments:

Unknown said...

Love your pink top and white bottom with the beautiful bunny.

Vickie said...

So sweet and not your conventional Christmas card.

I Card Everyone said...

There's few things more fun than a hayride, LeAnne... a pink Christmas card does the trick! I love your little bun-bun!
=]

Lisa Elton said...

What a sweet little bunny, this is darling!! And that sunset hayride sounds perfect!!

Lorraine said...

Such a sweet card. And a gorgeous October sky!!!

Vicky Hayes said...

I spotted this set in the seasonal catty and it jumped out at me! I love that little rabbit and he looks very happy in his pink snowy world. Thanks for that embossing tip!
The Harvest Party looks a lot of fun :)
Vicky x

SmilynStef said...

Your snowy landscape is fabulous ... always glad when you join us at Jingle Belles and go PINK for a Cure.

Kampin' Karen said...

I LOVE this card because I love bunnies and pink. Great creation. We are going to an apple orchard today for a wine and hard cider tasting. I don't like hard cider but I will taste their apple wine and maybe the peach. I'm loving the cool weather and seeing so many cardinals.

Trina P. said...

Sweet and pretty in pink winter scene card. The bunny is adorable. The Harvest Party looks like a lot of fun. Thank you for joining us at CAS Christmas.

Dotty Jo said...

I'm just loving that bunny in his non-traditional colour combo Christmas scene! What a beauty! Also love all your pictures of Havevert time. Thanks for playing at The Christmas Kickstart Challenge, Jo x

Bonnie said...

This little bunny is delightful, LeAnne! Love the reflection of the pink sky on the snow! A beautiful winter scene! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Christmas!

Loll said...

This is so pretty in pink, LeAnne! (Sorry, couldn't resist). Lovely winter scene with your trees, snow and falling snow. The bunny is ADORABLE. Love the little bit of pink underneath. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Christmas!

Christine Alexander said...

your winter bunny is so sweet under your pink tree line. I love the non traditional colour. thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas.

lauren bergold said...

oh how i love the understated elegance of this card; the bunny... the embossing... every single thing. just SO awesome. thanks for helping us celebrate PINK CHRISTMAS at JINGLE BELLES! ♥

Nance said...

Wonderful non-traditional colored Christmas card, LeAnne. That bunny is so adorable resting in that snow. Thanks for joining us this month at CAS Christmas!

Lyn Bernatovich said...

Love the use of pink with the cute bunny!

Colleen said...

You have created a delightful scene with your adorable bunny and I love your sky! Thank you for sharing at CAS Christmas