Welcome to InKing Royalty’s November Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are enjoying a year of celebrations. This month’s projects celebrate Christmas, which – believe it or not – is just around the corner. Please prepare yourself for lots of beautiful projects that share the joy of this holiday. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
A friend asked me to make her teenage niece a cute Christmas card. Snowmen are cute, right? I used the Snowman Season photopolymer stamp set. I’ve been looking at it for a year and finally ordered it a couple of months ago. I am so glad I did! I made this card using the Fab Friday #201 sketch for the layout.
Here’s my card:
That happy dancing snowman is too cute! I used a Night of Navy/Seaside Spray color scheme with a bit of foil to keep the card from appearing too cutesy.
Here’s the Fab Friday 201 banner for this challenge:
Supplies and Measurements:
- The Seaside Spray base of the card measures 5-1/2 inches by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
- I used a piece of the Night of Navy 6 x 6 inch DSP for the background mat, and trimmed it to 4-1/8 inches by 5-3/8 inches.
- Next, I ran a piece of Seaside Spray cardstock through the Big Shot using the brick and mortar 3D embossing folder. Then, I cropped it using one of the stitched rectangle dies. The final panel measures 3-3/4 inches x 5-1/8 inches.
- I used multipurpose liquid adhesive on both the Night of Navy DSP and the brick embossed Seaside Spray cardstock to adhere them to the card base. This is my favorite adhesive, and I may or may not be hoarding it so I don’t run out. I have 3 containers in the jar on my desk and 18 in my adhesive drawer. I got down to three containers before and will never let myself get that low again. Strange – I will let my car run as low on gas as possible before refilling it. However, adhesive? I’m all about buying that when I get down to a dozen containers. Go figure………..
- The foil is the reverse side of a scrap piece of the Frost DSP. It measures 3-1/4 inches long and wide enough to attach on the back of the white panel.
- The white cardstock for the front was trimmed to 3-3/4 inches by 2-1/2 inches. While I had the white cardstock out, I trimmed a piece to 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches for the inside.
Snowman and Snowflake Fun!
- I didn’t want a plain white space background for the snowman/sentiment panel. Therefore, I used the snowflake stamp from Snowman Season and my Seaside Spray ink pad. Since I wanted subtle snowflakes, I stamped it off once, then stamped twice on the white cardstock. The varying snowflake colors add depth to the white cardstock. I didn’t want snowflakes behind the snowman, and made sure I didn’t stamp where I planned on placing the snowman.
- Both the snowman and the sentiment were stamped in Night of Navy. I used the light Pumpkin Pie blend for the carrot nose. That little pop of orange just completely works for a teenager card.
- I used the light Seaside Spray blend to color in the snowman. Then, I used the color lifter blend three or four times to life off almost all of the color. When using the color lifter, make sure you let it dry completely before adding more.
- The card really needed some ribbon. However, the beautiful Seaside Spray ribbon wasn’t wide enough and has a sophisticated feel. I didn’t want to add another color to the card, so I used the light Seaside Spray blend and colored the polka dot tulle ribbon. After wrapping the ribbon around the foil and white cardstock piece, I tied it in a square knot. It came out just like I saw it in my head.
- I stamped a non-symmetric snowflake frame around the inside white cardstock panel. Then I stamped Merry Christmas in Night of Navy in the center of the inside.
- Finally, I added a strip of the foil DSP and a piece of the Night of Navy DSP to the envelope flap. With that, I’d finished this coordinated card/envelope set.
I Just Had a Thought I Must Try SOON!
Sitting here typing this, I thought how cute would this be if I made the white piece into a shaker card using the Stampin’ Up! clear envelopes. If this post didn’t need to go live early in the morning, I would start the shaker right now! Stay tuned for those results.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Joanne Brown at The Inky Dragon . There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Rachel Brumley at Artistic Designs by Rachel
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Joanne Brown at The Inky Dragon
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
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I Love your snowman and all the layers. It’s a great one for anyone.
Thanks, Jackie! It was so easy that I might make a few more of them.
What a wonderful card, Sue! I love all of these blue layers – perfect for your joyful snowman! So happy you hopped with us today!
Happy snowman is definitely joyful. You made me smile.
Thanks, Ann! He’s so cute!
What cute layers for a happy snowman! I like how you stamped the snowflakes and the snowman, and I appreciate the explanation. The polka dots on the ribbon look great colored. Thanks for sharing this cute card.
Thanks so much, Linda. It’s really an easy card to put together.
Snowmen are my favorite. Love this one in all the shades of blue.
Thank you, Lynn. Blue and winter just seem to go together, don’t they?
I love the snowman. Great idea with the shaker card, can’t wait to see that post!
Thanks, Renae! My Thanksgiving break starts at 5 pm this Friday. I have plans to work on the shaker card this weekend.
Such a fun and happy card! Love the idea that you colored the ribbon to match the colors used in the card.
Snowmen are the best and I love what you’ve done! Layers of gorgeous fun!
Thanks, Rachel. I saw the colored polka dots somewhere and can’t remember where. So easy!
This is so fun and happy! Love that snowman, and all your layers!
Thank you, Candy! Even with all those layers, it’s still an easy card. I think I am going to try it with some plaids.
Oh my goodness! I love that little snow man and you showed him off perfectly. Great idea to color the dots on the ribbon!
Thanks, Robin! Coloring the ribbon was so easy!
Love this little guy. And he will always be cutsy no matter how much you bling him up…lol. Great card and I love your use of layers and textures!
Thanks, Pam! This little guy is so blasted happy he has no choice but to be cute.
She will love it! Coloring the ribbon is such a great touch, and the foil!
Thank you, Sheryl. This little guy is my favorite out of the set.
Sweet snowman! Love the shades of blue with the silver foiling. Thanks for joining us at Fab Friday, hope to see you again soon!
Thanks, Amy! I love Fab Friday, especially since I have 2 weeks to get it posted.
Eee, my favorite snowman, Sue! He’s so happy, lol. Love the papers and textures you’ve added, too – perfect! Thanks so much for playing at Fab Friday!
Thank you, Heather! He’s my favorite snowman as well!
What a sweet little guy! I love the blues with the hint of shine with the foil piece. Definitely fun and cute! Thanks for sharing at Fab Friday!
Thank you Amanda. This guy is so happy it’s contagious!