Snowflake Showcase!

Three more days until the Snowflake Showcase limited edition goodies will be available for EVERYONE to order! I used a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches (a few weeks back) and came up with this simple snowflakey card.

The leaves that I used on this card were heat embossed in white on Night of Navy stitched squares as a background for the Sparkle Glimmer snowflakes. I die cut the snowflakes out of the panel behind the stitched squares to save some of that precious paper.

Good ol' Labeler Alphabet came to the rescue for my Let it Snow banner. The flakes on the background were stamped in Balmy Blue. All in all, a pretty, quick, pretty quick card!

Product List

Snow Is Glistening Photopolymer Stamp Set

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Sparkle Glimmer Paper

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

Heat Tool

Versamark Pad

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

Big Shot

Snowfall Thinlits Dies

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Happiness Surrounds & FMS360

Playing along with this week's sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. They are up to number 360 now! I love that their sketches are CAS, because it makes it so easy to create a pretty card. Just pick a focal point (image) and/or greeting and some colors, and follow the "map!" This is the sketch:

Once again, I am using products from the Snowflake Showcase soon-to-be-released limited-edition products! The greeting is from the Happiness Surrounds stamp set, which includes some fun images and a variety of greetings.

Are you wondering where that lacy doily came from? It's the largest snowflake die, cut down to remove the points! I did borrow the stitched heart die from the Stitched Labels Framelits. I thought it was perfect for a friendship card.

With the exception of the card base and DSP background, this card was completely made from scraps. Organizing tip: I slit open one end of the plastic wrap that the cardstock comes in, and put most scraps back into the wrapper (tiny scraps go in the recycle bin). That way I can check to see if there's an appropriate-size scrap to use before cutting into a fresh sheet of cardstock!

Measurements
 Die cuts: scraps of Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, and Lovely Lipstick
 DSP: 3" x 4-1/2" Sahara Sand from Neutrals DSP pack
 Card base: Whisper White 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored & folded at 4-1/4"

Product List

Happiness Surrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Neutrals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

Big Shot

Snowfall Thinlits Dies

Stitched Labels Framelits Dies

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

I Spy.....SNOWFLAKES!

Stampin' Up! knows how much I adore snowflakes, so they made this just for me! Well, I'd like to think so, anyway - even if it's not really true. This is a sneaky peek at the Snowfall Thinlits Dies that will be part of the November Snowflake Showcase promotion. It's a TWENTY piece set...and Mr. Big is sooo happy!

There are two beautiful stamp sets that coordinate, and one of them is NOT about snowflakes if you're not into that sort of thing, but it still uses the Snowfall Thinlits, so how cool is that?!

Plus there will be Snowflake Trinkets, and wonderful White Velvet Sheets that are as soft as new fallen snow! And yes, my darlings, you can sponge it to add a touch of color, as I did on this card.

You will definitely be seeing more samples in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!