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Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a good Christmas.

I wish you all a wonderful 2013.

It seems to have been ages since our last Challenge.

Today is our first Colour Challenge of 2013

and our very talented CHRIS

has the CHALLENGES for January.

Here is her picture of Colours for TODAYS challenge:

*PLEASE* REFER TO THE INSTRUCTIONS

AT OUR MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS CHALLENGE BLOG

Chris has a great message to explain just how to do this one!

Here is my humble card:

I have used all the colours Chris has mentioned

plus a cold looking light blue/ grey sky for the "cold factor"

You will see the taupe, grey, beige and dark brown she has

asked for.

I have used an older Tilda to get the effect of a cold winter day.

She is from MIDWINTER TILDA # 355

FROM THE CHRISTMAS DREAMS COLLECTION 2011

Papers are from Basic Grey - Cappella

Tree and frame die

TH Antique Linen ink

In the close up you will be able to see the

hint of yellow I added to the other colours:

First I cut out the die in Cryogen White ( my favourite colour

to use Copics' on )

Then I cut it out again in the light blue / grey.

I had to put all the little pieces I had out of the

blue/grey paper back like a puzzle to 

fill in between the stems. The

only large pieces were the bottom two.

Maybe some of you can think of an easier way to do this??

I put Dazzling Diamonds ( SU ) on branches of the tree

for ice and put tiny dots of glue behind Tilda all over

and sprinkled in on again for snow flakes.

Then I used Flower Soft ( Polar white )

on the left side of the tree trunk and on the top

of the branches, and onto Tilda's hat, shoulders, raised hand

and feet and also along the bottom for snow.

The dark brown colour was added by the use

of the Snowflakes from Make it Crafty, which 

also got the Dazzling Diamonds.

The hint of yellow is of course her lamp

and the reflection onto her coat :o)

In this photo it is easier to see

that I have used the TH distress ink

on all the papers, die cut and snowflakes.

I wrote the sentiment myself and

cut it out with

Magnolia ticket dies.

I hope you like my card.

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Thank you so much for visiting me 

and leaving kind comments that

I love to read :o)

Love, Candy

COPICS:

Tilda's dress, socks, hair bows: W00, 1, 3, 5

Face: E000. 00, 01

Cheeks: R20, 21

Lamp: Y17, 15, 13

Hair: YR23, Y23, E35

Coat, shoes: E44, 42, 41

Hat, mittens: E34, 33, 31, 30