Tuesday, November 6, 2018

This sentimental Holiday Card features the Spirited Snowmen stamp set from Stampin' Up.   The "snow people" were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Stampin' Blends.  The piece was matted onto a square of Mint Macaron and then onto strips of Joyous Noel DSP.
This is an A2 size card.

Material List:
Stamp Set: Spirited Snowmen  
Dies: Colorful Seasons (snowflakes), Bunch of Banners Framelits   
Inks:  Tranquil Tide, Memento Black 
Cardstock:   
--Card Base: Whisper White A2 Card (Folded Size 5-1/2" x 4-1/4")
--Joyous Noel DSP (dotted pattern)  Bottom Base Mat:  (5-1/4" x 4")
--Strip of Joyous Noel DSP (snowflake pattern)-center piece: (2" x 5-1/2")
--Strip of Crumb Cake - left piece:  (1-1/4" x 5-1/2")
--Whisper White for stamping Snowmen: 2-7/8" square
--Pool Party Mat : 3" Square
--scraps of Tranquil Tide and Whisper White for sentiment * snowflakes
Stampin' Blends:  Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce, Bermuda Bay 
Optional:  Wink of Stella
Basics: Paper Trimmer, Adhesive Tape Runner, Tombow Glue,   Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Scissors,  Big Shot

Directions:
--Cut all Cardstock Mats & Pieces per list.
--Die Cut 3 snowflakes from scraps of Tranquil Tide.
--Apply the DSP Bottom Base Mat (dotted pattern) to the card base.
--Apply the strip of Crumb Cake to the left side of the Bottom Base Mat DSP as shown.
--Apply the DSP (snowflake pattern) toward the center of the Bottom Base Mat DSP as shown.
--Glue the 3 snowflake die cuts as shown.

--Stamp the Whisper White square with the Snowmen stamp in Memento ink.
--Color the Snowmen with Stampin' Blends. (I applied Wink of  Stella to the white parts of the snowmen and to the lower snow pile).
--Stamp the sentiment using Tranquil Tide ink on a scrap piece of Whisper White CS.
--Die cut your sentiment using the banner die from Bunch of Banners Framelits.  
--Die cut the framelit a 2nd time from a scrap of Tranquil Tide CS and use the outside frame piece to surround the stamped sentiment piece.
--Glue the snowmen square to the Pool Party square.
--Pop-Up the matted Snowmen square to the center of the card as shown.
--Pop-up the sentiment using dimensionals - place as shown.