OCC Challenge - Monochromatic Mania

This week the challenge is about making monochromatic cards. You can incorporate as many colors of one shade onto your card/project. You may also use neutrals like White, Cream, Kraft and Black.
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For a close up view on the OCC's great projects for this week please visit the OCC Ladies on their blogs -Silke Ledlow, Jennifer Meyer, Loretta Lock , Joycelyn Turner, Cindy Burgess, Dana Grothaus, Linda Coughlin, Lori Rider, Melissa Young, and Wendy Janson.

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I set out to make a card using blues and a Nautical theme -- I ended up with Snowflakes. The Snowflakes and the Font "Special Occasion" are all from JustRite. I love how the JustRite products are designed to fit in the ovals and circles -- but I also like to show that you can use them differently. I created the background paper by stamping the snowflake and then dressing them up a bit with a little white gel pen. I have had these little snowflake buttons floating around for a good while now - and that was the inspiration for the card, after I decided not to do nautical. I knew I wanted to hang them some way so this is what I came up with. I chose three blue shades of card stock to work with. I highlighted around the word SNOW using a Copic Marker. I also used a Copic Marker to color my silk ribbon, using the smallest notch on the Bow Easy to tie the tiny little bows. A good amount of stitch marks with the gel pen and a blue fine tip pen to wrap it up. Finished card size is an A2.

• Stamps- All Stamps by JustRite - JB-08080
  Special Occasion Uppercase Font Set ,Snowflakes from #JB-08780
  Merry Little Christmas Borders & Centers Round 1-5/8”
• Ink: Not Quite Navy by SU
• Paper: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Navy, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White
• Other: White Gel Pen, Spellbinder's Curved Rectangles, Blue Fine Tip Pen, Copics, Snowflake Buttons, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1/8" Silk Ribbon, Bow Easy Tool