Challenge #3, Ice, Ice, Baby!

Ok Card Olympians, let's get frosty!! For this challenge, we want to see some ICE! Jana's favorite ice on cards is iridescent ice and the faux diamond dust technique. We'd love to see YOUR favorite ways to include ice or snow on your cards...just don't wipe out like so many of those skiers I've been watching!

Come on back and link up your Icy entry before 5pm PST on February 28th for your chance to win the Paper Pretties stamp set S.W.A.K.

Jana's card today uses a digi image from Heather Ellis (the illustrator of those adorable Pure Innocence girls everyone loves!!) along with Mercy's Tuesday sketch from this week.

Jane's card uses the adorable "Building Snowman Maya" stamp from La-La Land Crafts. She punched out a window on a scrap piece of paper to highlight the image and used VersaMark over the window. Then iridescent ice was poured over the VersaMark and heated up.

Michelle's card uses the Chocolate Bunny stamp from Stampin' Up! There's iridescent ice on the egg behind the bunny, and some bling from the Eggcellent Eggs Kit to dress up the die cut butterflies.

Challenge #2 of the Winter Card Olympics

Wow...we're already at challenge #2! This time, we're challenging you to get warmed up after watching all that ice and snow and do some HEAT EMBOSSING!

We'd love to have you play along with us. The prize for this challenge is the level II Occasions mini catalog hostess set Picnic Parade in clear mount form. Just link up your card using Mr. Linky below after posting to your blog or other online gallery. You have until February 28th to link up your entry, all winners will be posted here on March 1st!

Jane's card uses the darling "Look Who's Perky" set from Paper Pretties. She stamped the swirly window on red patterned paper and cut it out by hand. Then a VersaMark pad was used to ink up the entire image. Glassy Glaze embossing powder was sprinkled all over and heated up to create a smooth and shiny surface. You can see closeups of this on her blog.

Michelle's card uses the cracked glass technique with Glassy Glaze Embossing Powder and the versatile Vintage Vogue stamp set from Stampin' Up! The sketch is from Mojo Monday's week 126 and the colors are inspired by Mardi Gras.

Jana's card uses the emboss resist technique with some beautiful irridescent embossing powder from Judikins and the SU! I {heart} Hearts set, and this week's 2S4U sketch.