Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps October Blog Hop! We are showing off some beautiful new winter images & dies! If you arrived here from, Mary’s Blog, you are in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there and start from the beginning.
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For my first card, I heat embossed all the snowflakes onto vellum and fussy cut them before attaching them to a dry embossed piece of vellum. On the SNOW die, I used a glue stick to attach a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil to card stock then die cut it. It’s attached to 2 more die cut SNOW words for dimension and I also used a little dimensional silicone to give a bit more lift. I used the rest of the foil covered c/s to die cut a narrow frame. Since vellum is so hard to attach w/o the glue or tape showing, I like to use frames to attach it to my cards. The frame & vellum panel are attached to a piece of blue & white polka dot dp and then to my card. I used some AB crystals in the center of the snowflakes and also attached a few extra foil covered snowflakes (from the center of the SNOW die) .
On the inside, I used the narrow left over silver frame & an inside frame of the same blue dp from the front and some silver snowflakes I didn’t use for the front. The greeting was stamped on more of the same embossed vellum as I used on the front. The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25.
Supplies:
| Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Snowflake cling set 1335G, Snowflake small 356C |
| Paper: white, blue polka dot dp (DCWV), vellum |
| Ink: Colorbox frost white pigment, Memento Danube blue (inside) |
| Accessories: Serendipity Snow die 039DD, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, winter wonderland embossing powder, Darice snowflake border embossing folder, AB crystals, heavy duty aluminum foil |
I started my next card originally for the sketch challenge on Splitcoast, but I didn’t get it finished and it also morphed a bit because I ran out of room for the greeting. Oh well!
I used the super cute little snowman and more of the same snowflakes for this card. The snowflakes were stamped w/ the lagoon chalk ink and heat embossed w/ the stardust powder (it’s a transparent glitter powder). The snowman was colored, then die cut using my out of the box technique. The middle section is some of the glitter card stock & I die cut it using a curved border. For the greeting circle, I inked it first w/ the teal ink and tapped the nautical blue ink on top for the lower section before stamping it. I added a gradient color to the “snow” using Copics and also to the embossed edge after die cutting it. The lower section is a piece of a much hoarded Figgy Pudding dp (love that collection!).
The inside is more snowflakes and leftover embossed pieces.
The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25 and these are the Copics I used.
| Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Snowflake cling set 1335G, Snowflake small 356C, Sledding Snowman 1326G, Dashing through the Snow 1328D |
| Paper: white, textured aqua, tan & off-white glitter (DCWV – Linen matstack), dp (Basic Grey – Figgy Pudding) |
| Ink: Colorbox deep lagoon chalk ink (snowflakes), Memento teal zeal & nautical blue (greeting), tuxedo black (snowman) |
| Accessories: Copic markers, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, circles, squares, scallop circles & scallop borders 3, stardust embossing powder |
Now I’ll send you on to Karen’s Blog.
If you get lost, here is the blog hop order:
- Mary’s Blog
- Julie Warner
- Karen Amidon
- Marybeth Lopez
- Miriam Napier
- Vickie Zimmer
- Jeanne Jachna
- Jenny Gropp
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Love your cards. The second is really cute.
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Amazing projects!!!
you made lovely cards.
The embossed snowflakes on the vellum is STUNNING! Your snowman is adorable too – you color so beautifully and I love all the layers!
Love the pretty snowflakes, the lovely snow guy and the fun sentiment!
Oh so adorable and cute!!!
Looks like you had some fun with fussy cutting as well. Love the snowflake card and silver word! Your snowman is too cute and love all the layers you used on that card.
Love you’re snow card. Everything is lovely.
I just love your beautiful cards! The insides are a work of art as well! Great job!
Great ideas!! I wish I had a die cut machine. I like to put something inside my cards as well.
I love to see the heat embossing on the vellum. I’ve not tried it but I think it looks so nice. thanks for sharing some darling cards. The bear is having so much fun.
Beautiful! At the risk of repeating myself…I love the
Sledding Snowman!
Your snowflake card is stunning. I love the softness that the velum added with the silver border. As for the snowman card. He is adorable. I love you paper choices. TFS
I really like both cards. I like how you fussy cute all those beautiful snowflakes from the vellum…such an elegant look. The snowman is just adorable!
WOW, Julie, all your snowflakes on both cards are exquisite! They are all so sparkly they look almost real!
Fantastic cards. I pinned.http://www.pinterest.com/pin/415386765605250346/
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/415386765605250359/
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/415386765605250361/
WOW wow WOW
Your cards are DELIGHTFUL, inside & out Julie!!!
LOVE your vellum snowflakes and clever idea to secure the vellum with frames!!! LOVE the splash of sparkle and DASHING snowman on your 2nd card too 🙂
THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION!!!
I adore those snowflakes and the snow word die! The snowflakes look amazing embossed on vellum and I love that you used aluminum foil for the snow word!! Gorgeous!
wonderful snow themed cards!
Wonderful cards. I just love the little snowman, he looks so happy. Love the use of aluminum foil for the die cut.
WOW, great cards! I love the blue and silver combo! 🙂
Beautiful cards! I love the texture and dimension on that gorgeous ‘snow’ card!
Love the snowflakes. So delicate embossed on the vellum. The snow cut is lovely. Very cute snowman. Hugz
I love them all. The colors are awesome… Espicially the tin foil SNOW… Thanks so much for sharing.
Beautiful cards! I love the snowflakes and the snowman is totally adorable!!
I love them all and all that beautiful blue. so festive.
I love your Snowflake card & talented use of Copics. I’m still in the beginning stages of playing w/ them. I rfeally admire your style & was wondering if you’ve ever done anything w/ a Brest Cancer theme. I am a Stage IIIb Survivor of 6years & counting. i just need a little bit of inspiration right now. Thx.
Love, love, love the cards and your explanations!
I’ve been waiting to try embossing on vellum, and I just love the die cutting with the foil.
I am soo behind…gorgeous!! Love the vellum snowflakes and the snowman/snowwoman is fantastic!