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I know it's way too early to be thinking about the holidays, but I had so much fun creating two Christmas cards to start building my holiday card stash.  I was able to play with holiday stamp sets that I have yet to use, so this was a lot of fun!

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I ink blended a background for my scene and splattered with gold metallic watercolor and white gouache, the die cut with a wonky frame die.  I then cut the snowy tree line from white cardstock and ran that through the die cut machine with the wonky frame die as well so that the stitched border would be seamless.  I attached the completed panel to the card front/base.

I stamped the yeti and coffee cup in Versamark watermark ink and embossed with gold detail embossing powder.  Then I cut out on my Scan n Cut. and colored the images with Copic markers.  I glued the coffee cup to yeti's hand and then positioned the entire image on the scene to determine where I want to stamp my sentiment.  Once that was decided, I set the yeti aside an stamped my sentiment with Versamark watermark ink and embossed with white detail embossing powder.   Final step, adhere the yeit image to the front of the card with 1mm foam tape.

 SUPPLIES

Simon Says  Stamp, Evergreen Trees Die
My Favorite Things,  Wonky Stitched Rect STAX Die-namics
Fun Stampers Journey, Yeti Confetti Stamp Set (no longer available)
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Smooth Cardstock #110   (SBC)
Catherine Pooler, Sparkling Berry
https://shrsl.com/3v7kt  (SBC)
https://shrsl.com/3v7kv  (COT
Catherine Pooler, Shea Butter
https://shrsl.com/3qk84  (SBC) 
https://shrsl.com/3qk81  (COT)
Catherine Pooler, Cove Blue
https://shrsl.com/412li  (COT)
https://shrsl.com/412lm (SBC)
Winsor & Newton Gouache  (AMZ)
Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors, Starry Night (SBC)
Copic Markers
Spectrum Noir Shimmer Pens (KS)
Fan Brush  (COT)
Blending Brushes, Large   (AMZ)
Ranger, Gold, Super Fine Detail
https://shrsl.com/3urf1  (RGR)
https://shrsl.com/3urf2  (SBC)
https://shrsl.com/3urf3 (KS)
https://shrsl.com/3urf4 (COT)
Hero Arts, White Detail (SBC)
Versamark Watermark Ink
https://shrsl.com/3pamj (KS)    
https://shrsl.com/3qk6q (COT)
https://shrsl.com/3rq90 (SBP)
Tonic Paper Trimmer
https://shrsl.com/3suz0 (SBC)
https://shrsl.com/3suz2 (COT)

Brother CM350E Scan n Cut (AMZ)

I went through my stash of background panels for this card and located one that I thought would make a beautiful winter sky.  This background was made using the smooshing technique with Distress Oxide inks.

 I cut out the birch tree cover dye in both white cardstock and silver holographic card stock, and I offset the silver hollow cardstock behind the white die cut and adhered together.  I then attached the single die cut onto the ink smooshed background

I then made a snowy hill, using Lawn Fawn‘s Stitched Hillside dies and attached that to the front of the panel, then glued  the entire panel onto a card base.

I  stamped the Miss Ink Stamps deer image, cut out with my Brother Scan n Cut and colored with Copic markers. I positioned the image on the snow hill to see where I wanted to place my sentiment. I removed the image and stamped the sentiment with a Catherine Pooler ink and then adhered the deer image with 1 mm foam tape to finish off the card.   

One thing I would add to this card is some white splatter on the inked background to create falling snow.

 SUPPLIES

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Smooth Cardstock #110  (SBC)

Tonic Studios, Holo Waves (SBC) DISCONTINUED

X-Press It Blending Cardstock  (COT)

Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock

https://shrsl.com/3suvb (COT)

https://shrsl.com/3t5k5  (KS)

My Favorite Things, Birch Tree Forest Die

Copic Markers

Gemini Jr (SBC)

Sakura, White Gelly Roll pen #10

https://shrsl.com/3t5nl  (SBC)

https://shrsl.com/3t5no  (COT)

Artist-Tac Adhesive Sheets (AMZ)

Distress Oxides, Salty Ocean

https://shrsl.com/3pfef  (SBC)

https://shrsl.com/3t5qq (COT)

https://shrsl.com/3t5qr  (RGR)

https://shrsl.com/3t5qs  (SBP)

Distress Oxides, Wilted Violet

https://shrsl.com/40411  (RGR)

https://shrsl.com/40413  (COT)

https://shrsl.com/40416  (SBP)

https://shrsl.com/40418  (SBC)

Distress Oxides, Picked Raspberry         

https://shrsl.com/412mz  (RGR)

https://shrsl.com/412n0  (SBP)

https://shrsl.com/412n4  (SBC)

https://shrsl.com/412n5  (COT)

Catherine Pooler, Icing on the Cake

https://shrsl.com/3pjzx  (SBC)   

https://shrsl.com/3qmcf  (COT)

Memento, Tuxedo Black

https://shrsl.com/3pcr7   (KS)

https://shrsl.com/3t5h5  (SBP)

https://shrsl.com/3t5h7  (COT)

Lawn Fawn, Stitched Hillside (SBC)

Miss Ink Stamps Calm & Bright Stamp Set

Tonic Paper Trimmer

https://shrsl.com/3suz0 (SBC)

https://shrsl.com/3suz2 (COT)

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