I have shared a lot of Christmas cards in the last couple of weeks. The Last Chance List caught me off guard when it appeared. I really missed the notices to us demonstrators on that. My reason for trying to get all of these made is that I am having my second knee replacement today. The first was back in June. So I may be away for a couple of weeks. Hopefully it will not be that long. But my craft space is in the basement. So it will depend on the new knee.
The card I have to share today is one I really love. It stars one of the snowmen from the Snowman Hugs stamp set. These guys seem so happy and it makes me want some snow. Not really!!! I live in the south and snow here is a mess.
STAMPS
This scene from Snowman Hugs is just so sweet. I love the set, but this one is my favorite from the set. It is hard to say if the rabbit is giving the snowman a carrot for his nose, or if the snowman is giving the carrot to the rabbit. Either way it is a sweet scene of giving.
The image is stamped using Basic Gray Ink and then colored using Stampin’ Blends. I took liberties with the colors as I wanted them to match the DSP. And I love the sentiment. It is included in the stamp set and is one I have used several times already. Sadly this set is on the Last Chance List as well.
PAPERS
This gorgeous sheet of DSP is once again from the Sentimental Christmas Designer Series Paper. If you have this paper I hope you love it as much as I do. At first I was not sure it would work with my snowman. But I think it did okay. It seems to blend with the happy theme.
The other papers are all pulled from colors of the DSP. I used Shaded Spruce, Real Red and Basic White. There are other colors from the Stampin’ Blends, but if possible they are the same as the paper.
EXTRAS
The snowman scene is fussy cut with my fabulous Stampin’ Up! Paper Snips. For the sentiment layer I used a 1 1/2″ Circle Punch but then cut off one edge to lay flat with the edge of the DSP. The sentiment is then simply fussy cut, or more square cut, to fit on the circle. There are a few of the flat adhesive sequins scattered around as well.
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Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
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Prayers for your surgery & fast healing.
I just saw this post and hope that your surgery went well and you are on your way to a full recovery.
The card is adorable.
Take care as you recover. Happy New Year!