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Ice Skating Reveal Wheel

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My granddaughter's 6th birthday was coming up and I wanted to make her a special birthday card.  She recently started taking figure skating classes and really loving it.  That brought to mind the Mice on Ice stamp set from Lawn Fawn.  I bought the stamp set because those mice are so darn cute ... and the ice skating, of course, since I love winter and most winter activities.  BUT I hadn't used them in a card yet so this was the perfect opportunity.  I also wanted to add some sort of interactive element to the card and remembered the Reveal Wheel dies I have rarely, if ever, used.  So there you go, the thought process.  😁

I kept thinking the mice should be on a frozen pond or lake, that's where I'd prefer to ice skate, but that's not where figure skating is taught so I looked at a lot of cartoon hockey rinks to figure out how to draw one on this card AND make the reveal wheel element work.  I think I figured it out.  What do you think? 

Surprisingly, I didn't use a sketch or color challenge for this card.  I chose my colors based on my granddaughter's favorite colors and the design was determined from the concept and interactive mechanism.  To create the shiny ice look, I covered a piece of DSP with VersaMark ink and heat embossed HeroArts Sparkle embossing powder to it. I think this card turned out ever so cute.  😍

AND, Lawn Fawn has made Reveal Wheels so simple to create that, after finishing this card, I ordered a lot of add-ons for future reveal wheel cards.  I'm just a sucker for collecting and cataloging new supplies!

Thanks for stopping by.

Card Recipe

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Mice on Ice, Reveal Wheel Sentiments
Punches & Dies:  Lawn Fawn Mice on Ice dies, Reveal Wheel interactive dies
Embossing folders:  
Paper: SU! Wisteria Wonder, Highland Heather, Whisper White, Oh So Ombre! DSP, pinkish purple cardstock from stash
Paper Size: A2 5.5" x 4.25" card
Ink: VersaMark, MyFavoriteThings Extreme Black, SU! Wisteria Wonder, alcohol markers
Accessories:   HeroArts Sparkle embossing powder
Techniques:  Die cut images, heat embossing, reveal wheel interaction



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