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Close To My Heart Snow Friends.
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Close To My Heart Snow Friends.
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Hello, and happy Friday! Today's card was created for the latest Freshly Made Sketches card challenge. I created my card by stamping the adorable snowmen from Close To My Heart's Snow Friends stamp set onto my card base using a Copic-friendly ink. I colored the snowmen with my alcohol markers and then masked them off using a bit of painter's tape. Using the Falling Snow stencil from Simon Says Stamp and Hero Paste in white, I added my snow. Once that dried, I ink blended several shades of Tim Holtz distress inks in shades of blue to create my sky. I stamped the sentiment from Miss Inks Stamps Season's Greetings stamp set onto white cardstock, created a fishtail banner, and adhered it directly to the card panel. This was a very simple card to create and think I might make several more of this one to send out at Christmas. Thank you for stopping by my blog. All comments are read and appreciated greatly. Have a safe and dry weekend!
Hello, and happy November! This month at Send A Smile 4 Kids we are creating cards for the holidays. I created this adorable little snowman card by stamping the snowmen from Close To My Heart's Snow Friends onto a strip of white Copic-friendly cardstock. I colored the images with my alcohol markers, including the sky. I then stamped the greeting from the Stampendous Snowy Short Stacks stamp set onto the snow drift. I cut the panel down and edged it with some cherry cobbler cardstock from Stampin' UP that I created a fun scallop with using a Fiskars punch. I layered all of that onto some fun glittery cardstock that I've had in my stash for so long I'm not even sure who makes it anymore. To finish the card off I added some Stickles in frosted lace to parts of the snowmen, their hats, and all of the snowballs to match the shimmer and shine in the cardstock. I love how adorably cute this card turned out. Now be sure to head on over to the Send A Smile 4 Kids blog and see what the other team members have created this month and join in on the fun!
This month Deb and I decided to do Christmas in July for our theme. I usually send out about 50-60 Christmas cards each year, and July is when I start prepping for that. I was recently gifted a few gently used stamp sets from my buddy Cristina. One of the stamp sets she gave me is the now retired Close To My Heart Snow Friends. The second I saw this set I knew I had to use the adorable little row of snowmen. To create my card I started by layering some gingerbread cardstock from Hobby Lobby onto my white A2 card. I then stamped a white panel with Gina K Designs ocean mist ink using the Recollections Christmas/Noel background stamp. I cut the panel down using a Paper Roses stitched edge rectangle die, and edged the panel with a foam blender and more of the same ink. I adhered that directly to my card panel. I then stamped the row of snowmen onto some white Copic-friendly cardstock, colored them with my alcohol markers, and cut the panel down to a narrow strip. I mounted it onto some crumbcake cardstock from Stampin' UP, and then attached a scalloped border at the bottom using more gingerbread cardstock and a Fiskars scalloped edge punch. I popped that panel up off of my card using 3M foam tape, and finished the card off with some clear Nuvo glitter drops on the snow and the snowflakes for some extra shimmer and shine. I love this adorable little card! Even though we are celebrating Christmas in July it has been quite hot (rude, one could say) here in the Midwest. So, my coffee choice this month is a Scooter's iced Turtle latte with a double shot of espresso! Now, be sure to head on over to Deb's blog to see what she how she was inspired this month!
