Spellbinders Holiday Blog Hop

Welcome to the Spellbinders Partner Holiday Blog Hop!  Today I am sharing a very non-traditional Christmas card using two separate Spellbinders dies! 

These are the two dies: It's a Hoot and Conversation Bubbles 2. 

Here's the non-traditional card that I came up with.  I used only a portion of the very versatile "It's a Hoot" die to put the final spin on this card.  

For the base of the card, I just wanted to add a hint of color.  I used Izink Ink (acrylic pigment ink) in "Topaz" mixed with water to use as watercolor.  

Using a paintbrush, I begin to layer on the color in an airy, circular motion; the ink is permanent when dry, therefore, I'm able to continue to add ink until I'm happy with the color.  

With the background finished, I'm now able to begin layering on the die-cuts. 

I snipped a couple of the cute owls from the "It's a Hoot" die to use on this card.  I covered the die-cuts with Top Boss Embossing Ink and "Sterling Silver" Embossing Powder from ColorBox.  With a few silver star sequins and a stamped sentiment using ColorBox Archival Dye Ink, this card is complete!  Thanks for stopping by today!  

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