Happy Holidays with So Many Snowflakes

I love every single one of Stampin’ Up! blues – the aqua tones and the true blues alike. Whether you are building an ocean landscape for summer or an ice-cold winter scene, you can’t go wrong with a gorgeous mix of soft, rich or bright blues. I used four of my favorite blues and a fun sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch to make this snowflake-filled card that also hopes your holidays are happy. Here’s my card:

And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:

This retro challenge was first shared in August 2016 – if you would like to see the projects that were originally created with this sketch, CLICK HERE.

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Water Spots. To create my card in the likeness of the CAS(E) This Sketch layout, I created four blue water spots to mimic the four hearts in the sketch. My water spots overlap just a bit to beautifully mix the blues. Do you recognize the water spots? They are oil stains from the Geared Up Garage stamp set: Fun, huh? You probably wouldn’t have thought to reach for your Geared up Garage stamp set when making a snowy card, would you? I just love the wintry look of the splotch. I used the same image a couple of months ago to add some warm texture to this Fall-themed card (you can click on the image below to see the original post for this project): That little oil spill is quite versatile, huh?
• Shiny Snowflakes. While the sketch elements were the water spots and sentiment (a favorite of mine pulled from Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set), I added four snowflakes from the So Many Snowflakes Dies, part of the Snowflake Wishes Bundle. Here’s a look at this bundle: On my card, I used the small snowflake in the top, right corner of the product photo and the snowflake just below it. After I cropped the snowflakes, I painted them with my Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to give them a subtle shine. Here’s a closer look:
• Beautiful Blues. While three of the inks I used for my wintry mix of blues have a lot of green in them (Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay are beautiful aquas), the softest blue on this card, Seaside Spray, is a true blue (not a lot of green tone in that one). I so love all of these colors, but they are really special together. If you like this mix of Seaside Spray, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:

Stamp Sets: Geared Up Garage, Itty Bitty Christmas  Papers: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White  Inks: Seaside Spray, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Versamark  Accessories: So Many Snowflakes Dies, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Classic Label Punch, Wink of Stella Glitter Pen, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Geared Up Garage Cling Stamp Set – 148590

Price: $21.00

Itty Bitty Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En) – 150513

Price: $22.00

So Many Snowflakes Dies – 153560

Price: $36.00

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 131297

Price: $8.75

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 131197

Price: $8.75

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad – 150085

Price: $7.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147107

Price: $7.50

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147097

Price: $7.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147096

Price: $7.50

Versamark Pad – 102283

Price: $9.50

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder – 109132

Price: $6.00

Heat Tool – 129053

Price: $30.00

Classic Label Punch – 141491

Price: $18.00

Wink Of Stella Clear Glitter Brush – 141897

Price: $8.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.00

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Supply List

I hope you’ll pop over to the CAS(E) This Sketch site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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