Pine Trees Winter Scene One Layer Card - 52 {C}CT Oct Recipe Challenge

Some new SU! goodies were delivered to me a few days ago and amongst them was a pack of Whisper White note cards and envelopes.  I find SU! Whisper White CS a bit flimsy to use for card bases but the note cards are made from thicker Whisper White CS which is fab!  The note cards measure 5" x 3 1/2" so are able to go through the mail and I think they'd be wonderful to use for gift sets.  

I recently stood down from the 52 {C}CT design team but I decided to join in as a player for the current recipe challenge to make a one layer card.  I so rarely make a one layer card as they have to be perfect - there's nowhere to hide any boo boos!  However, I'm really enjoying creating inky scenes and I think they look great on a one layer card so I gave it a go. 

Yeah, not really a great choice - an 'inky' scene, my first attempt had to be abandoned due to unsightly ink smudges but attempt number two was successful!  I die cut a rectangle from a panel of CS and used that as a reverse mask.  I applied Tumbled Glass Distress Ink using an ink duster brush to the rectangle first, temporarily adhered a 1" punched circle as a moon mask, dusted more Tumbled Glass ink and followed with Faded Jeans and Dusty Concord inks.  I removed the moon mask and dusted more ink over the moon to give a cloudy look.  I used Post-It notes to mask the outside of the rectangle and stamped the pine trees.  While the Post-It notes were still in place I applied some snowy droplets by dipping a paintbrush into a bottle of Perfect Pearls mist and flicking the paintbrush over the rectangle.  A stamped sentiment completed the card front.

I dusted more inks on the inside of the card and on the envelope front, stamped a sentiment and stamped more pine trees to finish.

Supplies:
Stamps: Inkylicious 'Northern Pine' set, SU! 'Four the Holidays' set, Hero Arts 'Holiday Cheer' clear set
CS: SU! Whisper White note card
Ink: Tim Holtz 'Tumbled Glass', 'Faded Jeans' & 'Dusty Concord' Distress Inks, Memento 'London Fog' & 'Tuxedo Black'
Tools: rectangle Nestabilities die, Inkylicious ink duster brushes, SU! 1" circle punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Embellishments & accessories: Perfect Pearls 'Perfect Pearl' mist, paintbrush, Post-It notes