let it snow, vintage style..

Hey there bloggers,
My first post today is vintage and wintery inspired..so here she is:

I started by craeting the background using some fantastic creative expressions stamps, which I was so lucky to win...and my oh so favoruite distress ink from the one and only TIM!!
I created the background in two halves, I know how predictable!!?! The left hand side was coloured with antique linen. and then over stamped with snowflakes in antique linen and tea dye DI.
The right hand side was stmped with tress, over coloured with DI to soften them, spritzed and dabbed off and then when dry more trees added to create depth and detail....i hope?!!

Vintage ribbon and paper string coloured with tea dye were added to left hand side. The main image was stamped and the edges gently inked, with same colours..although to add a bit more definition I added some walnut stain,very gently...which has to be said is not always my forte!!!

The swirls, and flowers use Tim dies and the flowers were cut from an old book and coloured with DI.

 I am not usually a pearl person, but they seemed to suit this, oh and a bit of glitter for snowy trim and tress. The sentiment is again creative expressions.

I am entering this for the following competitions:

let it snow @ http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/

one colour only @ http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/

winter sentiment @ http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/

layer upon layer @ http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/

vintage christmas @ http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

distress it @ http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/

card competition @ http://www.creative-expressions.uk.com/aboutus/promotions/index.php?pid=3

recipie @ http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/

thanks for looking, hope you have a fab inky day!

ta trace x