It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players! This week, the lovely Laurie has a color challenge for us, and what a delicious trio of colors it is!
I thought these fun and cheerful colors would be perfect for a snowman card using Stampin’ Up!’s Spirited Snowmen set. I decided to bring the snow couple to life. What you think? Was my mission accomplished?
Would you like a step-by-step tutorial so you can create your own snowman – snow couple card? Here you go!
Stamps and Papers and Inks…Oh, My!
- Stamps: Spirited Snowmen (148075 W, 148072 C)
- Paper:
- 119793 Poppy Parade cardstock (4-1/4” x 11”)
- 105118 So Saffron cardstock (3-3/8” x 4-3/4”)
- 101910 Shimmery White cardstock (3-1/8” x 4-5/8”)
- 100730 Whisper White cardstock (scrap)
- 146957 Sparkle Glimmer Paper (scrap)
- 146967 Neutrals 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper (4” x 5-1/4” Smoky Slate dots)
- 146966 Subtles 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper (3-1/4” x 7/16” So Saffron stripe)
- Ink: 132708 Tuxedo Black Memento, 147145 Lemon Lime Twist, 147107 Pool Party, 147050 Poppy Parade, 147086 Pumpkin Pie, 147113 Smoky Slate, 147109 So Saffron, 147146 Tranquil Tide
- Other: 143263 Big Shot, 146962 Snowfall Thinlits (available Nov. 1 – 30), 145645 Shimmery White Embossing Paste, 142808 Palette Knives, 102845 Blender Pens, 147806 Galvanized Clips, 146938 Poppy Parade ¼” Mini Striped Ribbon, 103579 Paper Snips, 104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals, 104332 SNAIL Permanent Adhesive, 138309 Fine-tip Glue Pen, 103683 Mini Glue Dots
1. Score the Poppy Parade cardstock at 5-1/2” to create the card base. Crease with a bone folder.
2. Adhere the Smoky Slate designer paper onto the card base, followed by the So Saffron cardstock, positioned at an angle as shown.
3. Ink the snow couple image in Tuxedo Black and stamp onto Shimmery White cardstock. Color the image using Blender Pens and the following inks: Smoky Slate – hat, arms; Poppy Parade – hat band, heart, holly berries, scarf; Pumpkin Pie – carrot nose; So Saffron – scarf, hat, apron bow; Lemon Lime Twist – holly leaves; Tranquil Tide – shading on holly leaves; Pool Party – shading on and around the snow couple.
4. Adhere the image panel to the card base with dimensionals. Create snow at the base of the couple by using Shimmery Embossing Paste.
5. Stamp the sentiment in Tuxedo Black ink onto striped So Saffron paper. Snip the end of the banner into a “V”. Use the galvanized clip to attach the sentiment to the card.
6. Stamp the holly leaves in Tuxedo Black. Color with Blender Pens and the following inks: Lemon Lime Twist – leaves; Tranquil Tide – shading on leaves; Poppy Parade – berries. Snip out. Attach to the galvanized clip with a mini glue dot. Add a snippet of ribbon to the galvanized clip.
7. Die cut three small snowflakes from Sparkle glimmer paper using Snowfall thinlits. Adhere to the card as illustrated.
Isn’t this little snowman couple cute? I’ll be anxious to hear what you think of today’s card, so don’t forget to leave a comment. And don’t forget to visit the rest of the Design Team for more colorific inspiration!
The Paper Players Design Team
Claire Broadwater
Jaydee
Anne Marie Hile
Joanne James
Laurie Schmidt
LeAnne Pugliese
Sandy Mathis
Annie Abrahamson
Jan Clothier
Elizabeth Stewart
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November: SCCEZ293
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It’s time for the Stamp Review Crew: Farmhouse Christmas Edition! If this is your very first visit to one of our hops, the Stamp Review Crew is a group of international Stampin’ Up! demonstrators whose mission is to do a blog hop on the first, third and fifth Mondays of each month. Our hops are unique because each of us features the same stamp set used in a variety of ways, giving you loads of inspiration for that set. The hops are archived at the Stamp Review Crew blog. You will be able to click through each hop at any time, going directly to the posts for that hop whenever you want.
I love creating fall/Thanksgiving thank you cards. For this one, I wanted to create something elegant, yet easy. The result is indeed both of these things. I hope you enjoy today’s easy and elegant thank you card!
The real scene stealer on this card is the background texture. I used Shimmery White embossing paste and the Brick pattern from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks collection to create it. It’s absolutely stunning in person, and so easy to do. Just make certain you allow it to dry completely before continuing with the rest of the card.
I have been waiting for the perfect sketch on which to use All Is Bright Designer Series Paper, and this one fit the bill. I hope you enjoy today’s elegant Christmas card.
The sentiment, from the Peaceful Noel stamp set, was heat embossed in gold onto Mint Macaron cardstock. Like all of the panels on the card, it was matted onto Gold Foil. The mint colored cardstock coordinates well with the designer paper, and is a much softer look than Whisper White or Very Vanilla.
When I was finished, my original card, looked like this:
You know me…clean and simple is always a challenge. But I felt pretty good about this one, especially since I own Stampin’ Up!’s Picked for You stamp set. I hope you enjoy today’s Clean and Simple Apple card!
