When I saw the sketch this morning for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge, I could hardly wait to get home and get stamping…
Right??!
The other day I mentioned that I was having trouble with my ScanNCut and couldn’t get it to work so I had to resort to fussy cutting (the horror!). Well…a FB group I’m part of gave me some pointers, one of them being to clean the glass on the scanner. The machine has only been used a few times so I didn’t really think that was the problem, but I turned the machine over and what did I see?? A runaway die stuck to the bottom of the machine where the scanner was!!! O.M.G. That was it, after I removed the die…perfect scans!!! Hooray because I was able to do what I wanted to do on this card!!
See the banner??? And the snowman??? Totally cut out with my ScanNCut, set to no border. Seriously Amazing!!! So I totally cased the Stampin’ Up! catalog in coloring my banner, but it was so fun!! I used a blender pen direct to the ink pad to pick up my color and then brush it over scratch paper until I had the shade I wanted. So easy!!
When I colored the trees, I started with the most ink at the bottom and worked my way up, so that the color would fade out as I went up. I love it. And yes, the banner is popped up on teeny tiny bits of Stampin’ Dimensionals…that was fun (fun not fun) but I love the effect!!
I then stamped falling snow over the top of my card in Versamark Ink, added clear embossing powder and used my heat tool to emboss. Then I added Wink of Stella to them. Here’s a better view:
I also added Wink of Stella to my snowdrifts as well as the tree tops…is there a line in a Christmas carol about glistening treetops? I can’t remember for sure but that was where that idea came from!
I love the snowman, he’s so stinkin’ cute!!
I did stray from the sketch a bit, but not intentionally, I just got involved in stamping and forgot to look at the sketch again š I hope they don’t throw me out (wink, wink).
I’m also linking up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge which is “Christmas”! Perfect!!
Thanks for stopping by and a huge thank you for all the love you have left for me in the comments…they mean SO much to me!! xx
*After reading this post back to myself, I can see where you, the reader, might think I had had too much caffeine, but no, I’m just soooo excited about my die cuts!! Silly I know, but I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight with all the possibilities running through my head!! š
Products Used:
Cardstock: Thick Whisper White by Stampinā Up!
Pattern Paper: Season of Cheer Designer Series Paper Stack by Stampinā Up!
Ink: Versamark & Real Red, Old Olive, Tip Top Taupe by Stampinā Up!
Stamps:Ā White Christmas by Stampinā Up!
Dies: None
Tools:Ā ScanNCut; MISTI; Blender Pen; Embossing Buddy, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool
Embellishments: Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine by Stampinā Up!
So, so sweet. Love how you bumped-up the image panel. Nice effect!
Excitement over a new toy is a fun and fantastic thing!! Green as Christmas holly over this machine. Will start saving for it now. Oh and your card is just plain fun!
An adorable card, Shannon! The coloring is just right and the snowman so cute…glad you solved you tech problem, too. š
Oh this is so sweet, cute and adorable, just LOVE it!
super sweet card, luv the trees, banners, and the adorable snowman! so glad you played along with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!
sparkle & shine, kindness *~*
Oh this so so beautiful!! I love the scene and the banners!! So pretty!
Thank you for joining us at FMS!!
Amazing!!! WOW!