Snowmen with Wreaths

I started out just making one card... but when it got time to put the snowman on, I didn't like the way it looked. I went back to the drawing board-- or craft table, and came up with another color scheme so I could use both snowmen.


Both of the snowmen are painted with Shimmerz for some shine. In addition, I used touches of Stickles for the holly berries and the cuff of the jacket.



Its hard to see in the pictures, but the white cardstock behind the snowman is embossed with a CB embossing folder. The snowmen are cut out and attached with pop dots for a little added dimension.

Also, when I originally showed them to the 15 year old quality control inspector that lives in my house, they did not pass muster. I didn't have the "Merry Christmas" on there. I had to go back to the craft table one more time and work on them some more. They passed inspection the second go round, and I agreed that they did look much better than they had originally. I guess I'm lucky to have a live-in inspector so readily available!!

Another Snowman

Got another one of the shutter cards completed. This image is from an old Stamping Up set.

A close-up shows the snowmans shimmer a little better.... he's covered in Shimerz for some sparkle and shine!

Finally, the card opened up.

First Snowman...

I've got another card finished today-- my first snowman of the season.

This image is from a Serendipity Stamp that I got last week. He was so cute, I couldn't resist, and I do love all snowmen images so much!!

His glittery surface doesn't show up in the pictures well, but his "snow" is very glittery. I used Stickles first and then adhered ultra-fine crystal snow to him. Also, the puffy snow around his base and on his hat, etc... is liquid applique. When you apply heat, it PUFFS up a little!




The sentiment stamp is from House Mouse. The flowers are a recent addiction of mine: Petaloo Dazzlers. They are beautiful and no photo does them justice. Both the printed paper and cardstock are DCWV. The image was colored with Prisma pencils and OMS.