Two Sides of Snowhaven

Here are two takes on this Atlantic Hearts Sketch:

Each one shows a different side of Close to My Heart's new Snowhaven paper pack.  First up is the bold, vibrant side:

Black, White, and Red is a high energy color combination that is only slightly lowered by the addition of Whisper and Glacier.  The tree is heat embossed and colored with the new ShinHan markers.  I also used a marker to color some clear sparkles to use as embellishments.  

Now take away the red and you get a clean, graphic effect that is calmer:

Once again I heat embossed the tree, but this time I did no coloring and used some retired blue sparkles and a snowflake brad from the old Mistletoe Mini Medley as embellishments.  To make the star motif, I used the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge to cut the star on page 25 and then cut it across from valley to valley to get diamonds.

I personally like the second version better, but the first follows the sketch more closely, so that is the one I will enter.  Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time, Hansi

Materials used, all Close to My Heart unless otherwise noted:
Paper:  Snowhaven with Black, White Daisy, Cranberry, and Glacier cardstock
Ink:  Black pigment ink with Carmine and Cerulean Blue Light ShinHan markers
Stamps:  Holiday Wishes (retired), Scandinavian Wishes (retired)
Embellishments:  Clear Sparkles, Blue Sparkles (retired), Mistletoe Mini Medley (retired), Pewter frame (retired)
Other:  Clear Detail embossing powder,  Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge