December in Montana (post 2 of 2)

ETA: I won the "spotlight feature" at Once Upon a Sketch with this layout.

I was not kidding when I said that the December Once Upon a...Sketch challenge really inspired me this month.  I used it again for "Snow Play," the layout you see below.  I also loved the Berry 71 Bleu challenge this month, so I combined the two.

Supplies: white cardstock, burlap tag, & twine by Canvas Corp; textured blue paper by My Mind's Eye; assorted blue paper scraps by various manufacturers (Canvas Corp, FabScraps, Bo Bunny, Lily Bee, Echo Park, & Authentique); kraft notebook paper by Cachet; seam binding, cloud die cut, & circle die cuts by October Afternoon; pennant die cuts by Fancy Pants Design; large alphabet stickers by Creative Imaginations; small alphabet stickers & sticker sheet negatives by Authentique; stamps & chalk by Stampin' Up; ink by Hero Arts; white paint by Deco Art; light blue paint by Crayola; dark blue paint & white pen by Ranger; blue & black pens by Zig; white & blue curling ribbons by Berwick Offray; household stapler.

Above is the inspiration image from Berry 71 Bleu.  I loved the snow white, sky blue, and bark brown, and I incorporated those colors into my layout.

My journaling, which you see above, says: "Since Scott and his brother always got winter gear for Christmas, outdoor play was a MUST for December!"

~stamping on patterned paper that I had painted~

~lots of layers, including the negative portions of some mini alphabet sticker sheets~

~layering fussy-cut pieces over paint-splattered cardstock~

~enhancing some layers with brown chalk and white pen work~

The theme at Berry 71 Bleu this month is "White Christmas/White Winter," and creating the project on a base of white cardstock is required.  I decorated my white base with a collage/mosaic look.  I also used various paints and lots of layering.  I had fun adding detail after detail, as you can tell from the close-ups above.

I had a lot of fun making the snowman embellishment by "whitewashing" paper circles with watered-down acrylic paint.  After the paint dried, I assembled the snowman and drew his face and buttons with a black pen.  It just goes to show, you are never too old to enjoy snow play.  :)

Enjoy the last few moments of 2012, and have a happy 2013!  See you next year.  ;)