Snowman Builder

When I was challenged to build a snowman, I thought of circles. So, I punched out three circles in Basic White cardstock and created a Christmas card. Thoughts? 

Stamps:

   Cold Play

   A Cardinal Christmas

   Perpetual Birthday Calendar

Paper:

   Soft Sky A-2

   Basic White 5-1/4 x 4 (Inside), 2-1/2" Circle, 2" Circle, 1-3/8 " Circle, Scrap

   Basic Black 1/4" Circle (2), 1/8" Circle (4)

Ink:

   Archival Basic Black or Tuxedo Black Memento

   Pumpkin Pie

   Whisper White Craft

Technique:

   Punching

Accessories:

   2-1/2" Circle Punch

   2" Circle Punch

   1-3/8" Circle Punch

   1/4" Circle Punch

   1/8" Circle Punch

   Glue Dots

   Brights Button Collection

   Dimensionals

   Adhesive 

First, I punched out all of my cardstock circles. Note - You need two 1/4" Basic Black circles for the eyes and four 1/8" circles for the mouth.

I then stamped and fussy cut the snowman's hat. 

The nose, hat, and arms are from the Cold Play stamp set.

The sentiment is from A Cardinal Christmas stamp set.

The snowflakes on the background are from the Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamp set.

Next, I randomly stamped the snowflakes, using Whisper White Craft ink.

I then pieced my snowman together. I began with the largest circle on the bottom, followed by the medium circle and then the smallest circle on the top. I did not add any adhesive, until I was satisfied with the placement of the circles. 

I added the Pumpkin Pie nose to the center of the small circle and adhered the two black eyes and the four circles forming the mouth. 

I placed three buttons on the middle circle and stamped the arms. I attached the buttons, using glue dots.

I then stamped the sentiment on the largest circle. Satisfied with the placement of the circles, I adhered them all beginning with the bottom and working my way up to the top.

Lastly, I added the hat with a dimensional, stamped the arms, and adhered a Basic White panel to the inside of the card.

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Winter Scene

 Glitter can be very messy, but it also adds a sparkle to your card. When you use a chunky glitter you do not have to use as much. So, hopefully, your cleanup is easier. I do like my chunky blue glitter as my snow. What do you think?

Stamps:

   Peaceful Pines

   Perpetual Birthday Calendar

Paper:

   Baja Breeze A-2

   Vellum 2-1/4 x 4-1/4 (Tear at Top Edge)

   Whisper White 2-1/3 x 3 (3), 5-1/4 x 4 

Ink:

   Whisper White Craft

   Garden Green

Technique:

   Die Cutting

   Tearing

Accessories:

   Perfect Pine Framelits Dies

   Thick Blue Glitter

   Vellum Tape

   2-Way Glue Pen

   Dimensionals

   Adhesive

First, I stamped my Christmas trees and die cut them using the Perfect Pine Framelits Dies.

I then added snowflakes to my card front using Whisper White craft ink. The snowflake stamp is from the Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamp set. You can use any snowflake stamps you have on hand.

I then cut a couple of vellum strips. I tore the top edges pulling the paper toward me. I did place one piece on top of the other to make sure the slopes were not exactly the same.

Next, I added the thick blue glitter. I applied a line of glue with my 2-way glue pen, sprinkled some glitter, and let it sit for a bit. I found that if I work over a scratch piece of paper, I can then throw away that sheet and keep my mess to a minimum. 

I then adhered the vellum strips using my vellum tape. Use any adhesive that works for you.

Note that the two top slopes are torn. The lowest slope is just a line of glue with glitter.

I then added the trees using dimensionals. I adhered the Whisper White panel to the inside of the card.

I did not add a sentiment, so I can use it as an All-Occasion Winter card: Christmas, Thank You, Hello, Thinking of You...

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Jammin

This is a clean and simple (CAS) card for anyone: in a band, wishing to be in a band, or pretending to be in a band. It is a perfect card for anyone who enjoys music. You know that "alien" teenager...

Stamps:

   Extreme Guitar

   Layered Letters Alphabet

   Perpetual Birthday Calendar

Paper:

   Whisper White A-2

Ink:

   Archival Basic Black

   Bermuda Bay

   Cajun Craze

   Cucumber Crush

   Daffodil Delight

   Rich Razzleberry

   Tip Top Taupe

   Watermelon Wonder

Technique:

   CAS

Accessories:

   None

First, I stamped stars with Daffodil Delight and water spots or ink blots using the Tip Top Taupe. This covered the background for my card.

Next, I stamped the two Extreme Guitarist on the top right and bottom left corners using the Archival Basic Black ink.

Then I stamped "J" with Watermelon Wonder on the top left and "N" with Rich Razzleberry on the bottom right. This took care of the other two corners.  

I then stamped the second "M" with Archival Basic Black and lined it up with the two guitarist. (In retrospect, I should have just continued with the A and the I, and lastly evened out the two M's. Oh well, on the next card.)

I then stamped the "A" using Cajun Craze, the "I" using Bermuda Bay, and the first "M" using Cucumber Crush. 

You can easily add some bling to the card if you like. The occasion will be determined by the message written on the inside of the card by the sender.

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