FESTIVE SNOWMAN

I saved my favorite card this week to last.  There is something about these adorable Festive Friends characters that just make me smile every time I use them!

Today I using the tearing technique with the Two-Tone Cardstock.  I've used the "tearing" technique on and off over the years, but it was usually associated with a "vintage" or "grunge" style of card.  And since I don't often make cards in that style, I tend not to use this technique much.

When you tear Two-Tone cardstock it gives you a white edge which I like--not at all vintage.    In fact, I really like the torn appearance for snow drifts like these.

I used Cloud Cover two-tone cardstock and alternated using the dark and the light sides.

Depending on the direction you tear the cardstock you will get the white edge on either the dark or the light side.  So, pay attention to the direction you tear.  When you tear it, the back side of one piece will have the white edge and the front edge of the other piece will have the white edge.   For my snow, I just flipped one of them over and used both pieces.

Before creating the "snow", I used a Blending Brush and Secret Sea ink for the sky.  I envisioned a dark night sky with a full moon.  However, I initially forgot to mask the moon.  So, I placed a 1" circle mask over the inked area and added more ink.   I kept it lighter near the moon and darker farther away, creating a clear outline.  The result was unexpectedly pleasing -- a fortunate crafting mistake.

The small trees on the horizon line and the large trees on the left were die cut with dies from Light & Wonder Dies.

The little snowman from Festive Friends Stamp Set was given a bright, multi-colored hat with Stampin' Blends and his scarf was colored with one of the colors in the hat.  

The sentiment is from Festive Friends and was die cut with the Traditional Label Die.  Did I say how much I love the Traditional Labels Dies?  They are SO VERSATILE with many different shapes and sizes.

To provide a base of snow for my snowman on the inside of the card I added a couple of leftover torn strips from the card front.  The sentiment is from the Jolly Holly stamp set.  This is another stamp set that has received a LOT of use this season -- this greeting in particular.  I like that it is tall and narrow in shape and the sentiment sounds like me.

Use this link to download a tutorial with all the details of today's card.

A list of the products I used is shown below.

Product List

Festive Friends Bundle (English) [166039]	Jolly Holly Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [166117]	Light & Wonder Dies [165762]	Traditional Labels Dies [165864]
Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [165285]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165624]
Celebrate Together 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [166653]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165621]	Darling Duckling Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [165288]
Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112]	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878]	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608]	Stampin' Up! Masking Paper [155480]
Blending Brushes [153611]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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