Sweet Stamps: Treat for a Snowman

Today I have a card over on the Sweet Stamps site:  Sweet Stamps Blog.
Be sure and follow the link and see all the other amazing creations by the design team.

She was colored with Copic Markers and embellished with glitter and a texture paste to represent snow.  Layered on a colored mat and then onto an A2 white card base.

What a big difference a little glitter makes!!  This is a very flat card and was easy to mail.  I added a piece of bubble wrap to the front to protect the snow and bow, popped it into an A2 envelop and it went regular mail.  A little extra postage was added.  This was because it did feel a little heavier than a regular card.

Have a Merry Christmas, will be back next week with another Sweet Stamp Card.
Stayed tuned for Club Scrap Team Challenge and the conclusion of my Treasure Chest.
Josette

Supplies Used.
Winter_Treats_Snowman digital stamp
Copics:
R:      11
RV:    04,10,14,23
Y:      00,11
YG:  03,11,23,25
BG:  0000
B:     0000
E:     13,77,79,99
G:     40
C:      000,00,01
W:     5,7,9
Micro glitter: clear, white black, red, green
Texture Paste and assorted sequins
White Seam Binding
ATG, Score tape, Glue Dots

Cards in Envy Challenge: A vintage Snowman

Well, I needed to make a vintage Christmas Card for this Challenge.  Well, I love the Snowman from the Watercolor Christmas collection and thought I could make him vintage looking.  What do you think? 

This is a very simple one layer (if you don't count the mat) in an A-2 size.  

Using Strathmore Watercolor Paper, 140# cold press, I wet the card and applied Mermaid Lagoon in a wash over the entire Card.  Once Dry, I stamped in a grey Archival ink.  

I do my layout on a plastic grid template with card underneath, stamp in a water-soluble ink like momento, adjust my placement and then stamp the final image in an archival ink.  I used archival because I was going to be adding more water and did not want it to run.

Tricia Morris did a wonderful YouTube presentation of this stamp set and the entire collection.  Her is the link: YouTube Video about this stamp set.  At the end of the video she demonstrates a snow man card, so I followed her instructions and added my own "style".  

After, stamped, colored and dry, I cut out with Postage Stamp Die for Spellbinders and mounted it not a red mat and then finally a white card base.  A little bit of Gelly Roll Pen in clear star and silver ribbon completes the picture.  

Merry Christmas 

Josette

Links:  

Very Vintage Christmas Card Challenge by Cards in Envy

Club Scrap

Watercolor-Christmas-Collection