Lawnscaping Challenge #143: Let it Snow

Challenge #141, sponsored by Ellen Hutson, is Let it Snow!  One lucky winner will win a $25 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson!

Here’s what I came up with!

Unfortunately I forgot a cardinal rule when making shakers in the dry winter air…avoid glitter or it will just get stuck everywhere instead of shaking around.  Oh well, there really is a blizzard in my card! 😉

I die-cut the Leafy Tree Backdrop portrait die to create my shaker frame.  I backed it with acetate and filled it with a mix of white, silver, and clear sequins, white glitter, and a wintery bead mix.  Next I watercolored my sky with mission gold watercolors and then added flicks of white acrylic paint.  I let that dry while I worked on the rest of the background.  I die-cut the hills with the Stitched Hillside borders from white glitter and silver glitter cardstock.  Once the watercolored background was dry I adhered the hills and added my penguin snowman from Snow Cool!

Thanks so much for visiting!  For more information on how to join the challenge and additional inspiration from the rest of the design team check out the Lawnscaping blog!