DH has spent a happy afternoon cutting up old calendars and making envelopes from them; the background of this image was a picture that was too tall and thin for him to use, and when I saw it, I knew it would make a lovely setting for this stamp - even if, in the end, much less of it shows than I imagined at the start.
The original stamped image does have the snowman wearing an origami-style samurai helmet, and I have used them as embellishments on cards before (see HERE if you like), but never actually added one to the snowman before. DH painstakingly made 3 in decreasing sizes till he was happy that this one was the right fit . I coloured the snowman with Twinkling H2Os and the children with Polychromos pencils and cut them out.
For the base - originally I was thinking along the lines of Linda's Cracked Glass challenge from yesterday, so I started out with UTEE on plain card. But then - for the first time ever I am experiencing the "clumping" EP I have read so much about, so I decided I need to use up my seafoam white, and added a layer of that on top of 3 layers of UTEE, knowing it would give a somewhat distressed finish. Then after die-cutting the aperture, I decided to stamp on the silver snowflakes and use the Embedded Image] tutorial. And then my finger pulled up a little of the embossing, and I had to add one glitter snowflake to cover it up and a couple more to balance that one out. Liquid Pearl snow covers up the bottom of the stamped image, and I am very happy with this in the end.
Date: Friday, January 1, 2016 GMT Views: 1858
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Fri, Jan 01, 2016 @ 2:09 PM
How pretty, Sabrina! I love the snowy border for your snowman and friends! Your sparkly pearled snowflakes are a nice addition and add to the coldness of the season~
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Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40385
Fri, Jan 01, 2016 @ 3:30 PM
Sabrina, this is just terrific, what a fabulous frame for your scene! Love reading how wonderful and helpful your DH is with your craft, too! Happy New Year to you ~
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Fri, Jan 01, 2016 @ 7:52 PM
Oh wow Sabrina what a fabulous creation (I loved the other one too). Thanks for the terrific detailed description, you put so much work into your cards. Your DH is a keeper!!
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Sat, Jan 02, 2016 @ 7:46 AM
This is cute Sabrina ... you did a great job on this!
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Sat, Jan 02, 2016 @ 7:49 AM
Love hearing how your cards develop - especially when your DH is involved making origami hats for the the snowman!! LOL - you two have to be the recycling champions of Ireland!! The frame looks amazing and the image is adorable!
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Sat, Jan 02, 2016 @ 4:33 PM
I love that your DH helped make this card. The only time my DH lends a hand is if I have more than one card to make for a family member. Other than that, he will help me look for a stamp if I need a particular image. I am going to have to show him that he can help more. Giggles!!! Super cute card Sabrina.