Sparkly Snowflakes

It's my second to last day to show you some Christmas cards... it's a snowflake card:

Paper: Island Indigo, Whisper White
Ink: Island Indigo
Stamps: Snowflake Soiree
Tools: Blossom Punch
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds

This is a CAS card using just two main items - the Snowflake Soiree stamp set (that has both images and sentiments), and the Blossom Punch that just so happens to fit one of the snowflake images.

To add lots of sparkle, I used Dazzling Diamonds on the snowflakes and sentiment.

Hope you like it...

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

Thin Snowman in Disguise

I just recently (finally!) purchased the Snow Much Fun stamp set during the recent sale. I've loved it for a long time but it just always got pushed down on my wish list. This is the first card I've made with it:

Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue
Ink: Black
Stamps: Snow Much Fun
Tools: Big Shot, Northern Flurry TIEF, Circle Punches - 1", 1-1/4", 1-3/8"
Accessories: Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Linen Thread, Dazzling Details

I don't know why my brain thought to disguise this thin snowman into a fat one, but it seemed cool in my head, so I created it! The card is 4-1/4" square. I scored it at 2-1/2" and 6-3/4". I stamped the snowman twice - once on Whisper White and a second time on Bashful Blue. I used my circle punches to punch him out and then used the punched Whisper White piece as a template to make sure I got my circles punched in the right spot on the front of my card.

I didn't want to have any other stamping on the card, so I ran my base through the Big Shot using the Northern Flurry TIEF for added texture. I paper-pieced my circles together on my Bashful Blue piece and then added my ribbon trim for some added colour. To finish things off, I used Dazzling Details on all his buttons.

What do you think?

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

Frosty Friends for Sketch Week at Sunday Stamps!

It's sketch week over at Sunday Stamps! Monica has prepared a good one this week...

Paper: Pool Party, Whisper White, Festival of Prints DSP
Ink: Island Indigo, Black, Stampin' Write Markers
Stamps: Frosty Friends, Merry Messages (retired)
Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots TIEF, Layered Labels Framelits
Accessories: Whisper White Sweater Trim, Jewels

I veered slightly away from the sketch this week, but I think it still works! This is the first time I've gotten a chance to ink up Frosty Friends. Such an adorable Á la Carte stamp. It's hard to tell in the photo, but I stamped on a piece of printed vellum (with snowflakes on it), coloured the image and then puffed up the snowmen for a 3D look.

I added some texture with the Perfect Polka Dots TIEF and what better accent than Sweater Trim?!

Hope you'll play along with us this week!

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

Snowman Kisses

I know it's been a long time since I posted a card, but I had to share yet another stocking stuffer I plan to make for my upcoming Christmas Craft Show. These Tic Tac containers are floating all over the Internet, but I've never seen one using this stamp set yet. Check it out:

  

I'm calling my Tic Tac Snowman "Snowman Kisses", but you can also find them called "Snowman Poop"... complete with a poem. I preferred kisses over poop. :)

I used the snowman from Stylin' Snowfolk. I love this new stamp set because you can build your own snowman or snowwoman. There are tons of accessories, including mustaches and eyeglasses! I chose to keep him simple for this purpose.

I had to alter the dimensions of templates I found online to fit my Tic Tac container (from Costco) and used my 3/4" Circle Punch for the Tic Tacs to peek through. To finish off, I thought this snowman needed a top hat... and gives the project a bit more dimension, I think.

Until next time, stay crafty!

Steph

Snowman Head

I'm finally getting in the Christmas spirit. I've been making several different Christmas cards lately. Today, I share a cute one I made that was inspired by a tag I saw on Pinterest (but it wasn't linked to the creator of it).

Paper: Whisper White, Concord Crush DSP, Glimmer Paper
Ink: Gumball Green
Stamp: Contempo Christmas (retired)
Tools: Big Shot, Snow Flurry Bigz Die, 2-1/2 Circle Punch

Isn't he so cute?! I just love him! I outlined his head with Dazzling Diamonds and also accented the snowflakes with it. I wanted lots of sparkle on this card. The DSP I used is not Christmas themed, and not really even a Christmas colour, but I think it works. I thought the little flower bursts looked like snowflakes.

What do you think?

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

It's Getting Hot In Here...

Yesterday Mr. Brown came with some goodies for me (freebies, actually!), and I got a chance to play with some of them. The thing is, I kept trying to build my snowman with the set Stylin' Snowfolk, but it's just so dang humid and hot around here that he just kept melting!

Paper: Whisper White, Beyond the Garden DSP
Ink: Gumball Green, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Peach Parfait, Sahara Sand

Just a Friday funny for you... :) But seriously, I can't wait to really play with this set. It's just so adorable and lends itself to many possibilities!

This was just a quickie 3x3 card I whipped up. Hope it brought a smile to your face. I'll be back later on today with another post...

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph