Something New Just For You!

This little snowman is from Plum Purdy Stamps. Isn't he just adorable? The set is called "Too Much Snow." Can you believe that??? Is there such a thing??You know how much I LOVE snowmen. I think I'm on a quest to own all the cute snowman that are out there!!! I saw him on someones blog and they posted a link to it and I knew I just had to get it. The place takes PayPal and I just happened to have a few bucks left in my PayPal account and I just couldn't resist.

I used the "in" colors on the card. Well, except for the black and Always Artichoke. This set came with a snowflake stamp too so I just HAD to use it. I mean, how can you have a snowman without snowflakes??? I used the "Fine Lace" background stamp on the Purely Pomegranate card stock and I used Purely Pomegranate ink as well. On the Always Artichoke card stock I used the "Linen" background stamp and Always Artichoke ink. I like to use the matching ink over Versa Mark. I wanted the colors a bit darker and richer looking. I added the ribbon before I assembled the card. The snowman was stamped on watercolor paper using Staz On black ink. I used a blender pen and colored in the image. I did use the Garden Green marker on the pine tips. I also added a little bit of Pumpkin Pie ink to the underside of the carrot nose. The Groovy Guava just wasn't dark enough. He was a lot of fun to color.

Before I assembled the card I stamped the snowflake on using Craft White ink and I embossed it with iridescent embossing powder. It gave it that little bit of sparkle, not too much but just the right touch. I'm going to have to play with that stamp a bit more, it was a nice break for me. Now it's back to craft fair items and I'll post them on here as I make them!

Thanks for stopping by,
Wanda