HOLY CRAP!
I actually have a card...that I actually made...to show you today! LOL! Actually, I made these over the weekend, but I just got the photo this morning. I really love the way they turned out.
I went a little non-traditional in that I chose to make these as card flats rather than folded cards. The shimmer flats themselves are from Cake and Milk Paperie and they are gorgeous! A beautiful heavy weight shimmer stock! I love them! I paired those with Bazzill Bling cardstock, Close To My Heart stamps (snowman and sentiment), some of those great $3 stamps from Walmart, and some stickles to add a little extra sparkle! The inks are all Close To My Heart. I chose to use the Archival Black to stamp on the bling cardstock and it came out wonderfully crisp and clear and it didn't smear at all! I love that! To paint the snowman I used my waterbrush and the "squish" method with my CTMH ink pads. I squeezed the pad while it was shut and then opened it and used the ink on the lid section as my palette. They came out SO cute and I was able to use the exact same colors as the snowflakes on the side and we all know how much I love it when stuff matches perfectly! The back side has a simple textured white cardstock panel 1/4in. smaller than the shimmer flat that will be stamped with my favorite Merry Christmas stamp!
Here it is!
Did you make any cards or gifts this year? If you did and you have them posted please leave a link! I'd love to see them! I still need to make lots more so ideas are always wonderful!
I wish I would make time to be this creative! Your card is sooooo cute. The little snowman is making me smile.
ReplyDeleteaww this is so cute!! I love it!!
ReplyDeleteIf you go to my blog you can see some ornaments we made. They are going to be gifts. We are making a lot this year instead of buying. :)
Jingle, this snowman card is adorable!!!! Hope I can get this to post. TFS
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute card!
ReplyDeleteI'm in the midst of a gift-making frenzy, so I'll be checking back in to see if you get some good linkies! :)
Cute card Jingle. Isn't it fun playing with paper and glue?!
ReplyDeleteI think flat cards are very smart, and this one is so cute! Isn't it fun to play games? Kind of makes you remember what it's like to be a kid. Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteI love your card! I have lots of supplies for cards but haven't taken the plunge and made too many ( just a few valentines last year. I'd like to thank you for the great comments you made on my blog :-) As far as making gifts and posting a link . . . Does making an ornament count? http://beadhappilyeverafter.com/blog/?p=1087
ReplyDeleteHi Jingle,
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Cheers,
Teneale
Super cute and love how it is easy to mail! Great job!
ReplyDeleteYou know what is so funny, I saw this post and loved your card. As I was searching through my CTMH stamps for letter stamps, I realized I have the exact set, unused of course! Now you know, I will have to get it out and use it... thanks for the inspiration!
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