Monday, December 9, 2013

Paper Haus Blog Hop- Dashing Through the Snow



Welcome to the Winter Frolic 12 Days Of Christmas Blog Hop! We are celebrating the release of the Winter Issue of PaperHaus Magazine but also inspiring you each day with wonderful holiday projects, giveaways and inspiration! Our blog hop will run from December 1st to December 12th! Be sure to stop each day and leave a comment each day to win some fabulous prizes by our lovely sponsors! Don't forget to check out the Winter Issue for additional inspiration, holiday cheer and some amazing projects from our contributing team!

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There are so so many fabulous Christmas lines out this year, and every year I say to myself, "I don't NEED anymore Christmas".  And even though I did buy a few, I justified this Crate Paper "Bundled Up" collection as being more "winter" themed than Christmas (which it most definitely is).  I have a lot of snowy photos from last year and these were a few of my favorite of Charlotte using her new sled after Christmas.  

I wanted to do something with triangles, and I was thinking about my photos and triangles, I began thinking about the slope of the hill while you are "dashing down", so I cut the triangles at right angles to mimic a slope. There are 3 different sizes and three different papers.





On the background, I began by heat embossing some snowflakes with clean powder and then going over the paper with a light blue water color wash, with a few splatters of paint here and there.  Then I arranged my traingles and stitched down the slope of each  with some shiny silver thread.



I layered some chipboard embellishments, some die cuts, and even some transparencies over the photos.



And the little sled chipboard piece was the perfect accent, as was this die cut for my title!  I added a few additional snowflakes here and there punched from white cardstock and a few sequins for sparkle, too!


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DAY 9

39 comments:

barbara macaskill said...

What a pretty layout! I love your slopes and the stitching! The layers and sparkle add just the right touch. TFS!

Unknown said...

Turned out nice. Not bad

Words and Pictures said...

Gorgeous layering of the chipboard, and I love the subtle sheen of the embossed snowflakes. The patterned triangles work brilliantly to create fabulous slopes to sled down! Fab photos too.
Alison x

Shari Czerwinski said...

Very pretty layout. I love all the sewing.

CarrieStephenson said...

Great feel of movement with your triangles and stitching.

Unknown said...

what a fun page - love the triangles and the little sled

Diana Fernandez said...

Beautiful creation! I love those pics! Looks like SOOOO much fun!

langeatheart said...

What a great layout! I love the paper you are right! The design is awesome love the slope element! Wishing you and yours all the best this holiday season!
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BlackDamaskDesigns said...

I love the angles and embossed snowflakes, looks like she had a blast!

LauraEva said...

That layout is so darn awesome!

SiódmyAnioł said...

Wyjątkowo pomysłowy layout ;)

mommyx2 said...

I love it !! Your triangle idea to mimic the slope of the hill is awesome!

Sarah Goodwin said...

Love what you have come up with, the stitching is lovely x

Sonja said...

Very nice layout!

Annie Claxton said...

Wonderful page - you've really caught a feeling of movement and I love the fresh colours for a wintery layout

Jan said...

I love how you use the paper. Cute layout!

Sherri said...

that design makes it look like he is really flying downhill great layout

Create Beauty with Laurajo said...

Your layout is so pretty. Love that you used the triangles to mimic slopes. Cute idea. Love all the stitches, too. It added the perfect texture to your page. TFS!

Unknown said...

Love what you did here!

cghundley said...

Wonderful layout
and the use of the
slope works so well.
Carla from Utah

Anonymous said...

Love the triangles. Such a pretty layout. :)

Anonymous said...

With the paper layered vertically you can feel the sled flying down the hill. Very pretty. Love the colors.

Unknown said...

Great artistic and creative layout with the stitched banners, triple pics , sequins and love the snowflakes!

Jeanann said...

This layout is fabulous! I love the stitched triangles .. the textures and layering .. wonderful!!

Chark said...

this lo is so fun!

Beatrice Lawson said...

Love the chipboard sled, such a perfect touch girl your layout!

paperpapier said...

love how you place the triangles for a slopping down effect look-alike..!

Paula Calvanico said...

There's no such thing as too much Christmas paper! Love your textures and layering :)

Paula

Pam said...

Love the slopes!

Eila Sandberg said...

Oh wow! such a delightful page Audrey! love the soft elegant background and those triangles are brilliant to accentuate the dashing down the hill! xox

Carole Wright said...

so pretty, and love love love paper haus.x

Janis said...

Love these colors and that wonderful texture your stitching brings.
<3 J

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Стокли said...

Audrey, it's such an awesome page - it has dynamic and I can remember myself being a kid and doing exactly the same thing)

Giorgia Rossini said...

awesome page!

Елена said...

I liked your work, layering looks good in the pages! Mery Christmas!

Mary Brockway said...

So awesome!! Love the angles on your LO. Thanks for the inspiration!!

C.Lam. said...

Lovely LO!!!!!!

Nicole Doiron said...

Love your unique design!

loulou said...

Fantastic layout. This design is amazing - those triangles are magic. the whole layout has such great movement.