This little trio of snowmen is from the ‘Tis the Season tag from the Hostess Level 2 Set, Christmas Punch. This little guy just wanted to parade around in his winter finery, despite the fact it is July! Since I am a pushover for snowmen, who was I to tell him, “No!” So I paired him up with the new Holiday Lounge Designer Paper, which is a sampler of non-traditional holiday colors, such as Taken with Teal and Sahara Sand. I happen to be a fan of teal for winter, so it is no wonder that I pulled out this particular pattern. The only regret that I have is that you cannot clearly see the Iridescent Ice embossed snowflakes that I added. But you know how difficult it is to photograph bling! At least you can see an imprint of them! What a better way to enjoy July than with a recipe for snowmen, using this week’s Splitcoast Sketch 238.
- Prepare a standard card base from Whisper White, and score at the top. Layer with a teal selection from Holiday Lounge Designer Series Paper.
- Cut a 5-1/4″ by 1-5/8″ strip from a contrasting pattern from Holiday Lounge and mat onto Whisper White followed by Taken with Teal.
- Ink the “Tis the Season” image from Christmas Punch with Basic Black and stamp onto Whisper White. Repeat two more times. Cut out just the Snowmen with Paper Snips. (Tip: Paper Snips are perfect for snipping into hard to reach places, since they are sharp to the very tip!) Color the carrot noses with a Dusty Durango Stampin‘ Write Marker! Use a Blender Pen and the following inks to color the hats: Rose Red, Basic Gray, and Old Olive.
- Punch three 1-1/4″ squares from Taken with Teal using the 1-1/4″ Square Punch. Add snippets of the following 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbons to serve as the snowmen’s scarves: Rose Red, White, and Old Olive. (Tip: These scarves are actually made from two pieces of ribbon—one piece is vertical to serve as the ends of the scarves, which is layered underneath the horizontal piece. A Mini-Glue Dot is perfect for holding the vertical piece in place. Trust me, it was too difficult to try and tie them!)
- Adhere the snowmen to the Taken with Teal squares and pop onto Kraft squares which have been punched with the 1-3/8″ Square Punch. Stampin‘ Dimensionals are perfect for adding dimension for this task. Adhere your double matted snowmen squares to the card base as illustrated.
- My snowmen cried out for a little bling, so two small and one large Turquoise Square Ice Brads did just the trick. (Tip: For perfect brad placement, use the template from the Mat Pack!) And, of course, a few Iridescent Ice snowflakes were added by simply inking the Mini-Snowflake image from the Holiday Blitz stamp set with VersaMark ink and heat embossing.
I never know from one day to the next what set I will ink up. I really was going to try for Halloween, but then I got sidetracked by the Splitcoast sketch, which did not fit my Halloween sets. To quote Scarlett O’Hara, “Tomorrow is another day.”
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Stamp Sets: Christmas Punch (Hostess Level 2—115366), Holiday Blitz (114982)
Inks: Basic Black (101179), Rose Red (101778), Basic Gray (109120), Old Olive (102277), Dusty Durango Stampin’ Write Marker (116329—In-Color Set)
Designer Series Paper: Holiday Lounge (115676)
Card Stock: Taken with Teal (101584), Kraft (102125), Whisper White (100730)
Tools: 1-1/4” Square Punch (104400), 1-3/8” Square Punch (103375), Paper Snips (103579), Heat Tool (100005), Mat Pack (105826), Blender Pens (102845)
Embellishments: Rose Red ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon (111366), Whisper White ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon (109025), Old Olive ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon (111368), Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (101930), Square Ice Brads (109113)
Stamp Sets: Christmas Punch (Hostess Level 2—115366), Holiday Blitz (114982)
Inks: Basic Black (101179), Rose Red (101778), Basic Gray (109120), Old Olive (102277), Dusty Durango Stampin’ Write Marker (116329—In-Color Set)
Designer Series Paper: Holiday Lounge (115676)
Card Stock: Taken with Teal (101584), Kraft (102125), Whisper White (100730)
Tools: 1-1/4” Square Punch (104400), 1-3/8” Square Punch (103375), Paper Snips (103579), Heat Tool (100005), Mat Pack (105826), Blender Pens (102845)
Embellishments: Rose Red ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon (111366), Whisper White ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon (109025), Old Olive ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon (111368), Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (101930), Square Ice Brads (109113)
I absolutely love this card Ann. It is modern, festive, fun and so cute. Nice Work!!!
Totally adorable, Ann!
This is one of the cutest Christmas cards I have ever seen! I love the scarfs!
So glad I found your blog and I subscribed via “feed” so I won’t miss anything:)
Have a great day!
OMG!! Cuteness overload! The little scarves!! So clever!!
This is so sweet—love the choice of colors, that makes the whole card stand out!
darling!
OMG! This is TOO cute! The scarves are precious! Ann, you’re going to put us all out – you’re stuff is fabulous!
Yeah, the missing post was found! Too, too cute. And the ribbon for the scarves is perfect! I don’t know how you keep coming up all this inspiring goodness but what ever it is would you mind sending some of it my way!
So cute and cuddly. Love the scarves, the colors… everything. I’ll take some of that mojo my way too!
This is defintely a “wowzers” card! Love that DP…I”m so going to have to get some and the layout you used for those snowmen is fabulous! Gorgeous Ann!
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Ann,
This card is amazing! I love the snowman scarfs!!! Too cute.
OMG Ann, this is sooooo CUTE!!
OMG! This is amazing! Those little snowmen and their scarves are so creative and unique!
LOVE this card!!!!!! I’m a huge snowman fan and I love the non-traditional holiday colors as well. Another Awesome Ann card 🙂
Fabulous and whimsical card. The “scarves” are divine. Hugs, Mary
How darn cute is this??? I love LOVE those little scarves! That is too smart!
Wow! What an awesome card…I love the colors! I LOVE snowmen too! They are adorable!! Now I wish I had preordered this hostess set! Bummer…At least I can order the paper!!:)
Oh, how I love these snowmen and your choice of colors is fantastic! Thanks so much for the tip about the scarves. They are simply elegant on the snowmen. Another wonderful card!
Come on Ann … you are killing me! This is one of the cutest cards I’ve seen in quite some time.
Going back after I comment to drool over it again.
Ann,
OMG! This is way too cute! I love snowmen too. I love how you made the ribbon look like their scarves, cute idea.
Lisa Atha
I am going to try one more time to leave my name – what is happening here?? Gremlins………..
Sorry Ann – I didn’t mean to click anonymous – it’s me………..
I swear you don’t sleep! Your cards are gorgeous – love these snowmen and the repeat pattern. Send a little mojo my way 🙂
wow, love the colors and the design. Those snowmen are just too cute