Christmas was very enjoyable here for the Rhoades family. We spent some quality time with family and took time to relax. Which is big for me since I usually am running all over cooking, cleaning, etc. I kept things simple and I LOVED it! And now that the decorations are being packed up I find I now need to send some thank you cards. I wanted them to have a wintery feel but not a Christmas feel. So I pulled out my Snowmen Days stamp set by FSJ to make some quick and easy cards.
I kept the coloring simple so I could make a four cards in a short time.
The backgrounds were sponged on with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. These inks have a very soft finish and add to a fresh snow falling feel with paired with the Winter Wonderland stencil.
The vellum pieces for each card were die cut using the Frame it die set, I liked this rectangle because it has a double stitched border. But I needed a smaller, more square piece for this little snowman. So I ran my already die cut rectangle back through my machine a second time with the same die, but positioned so it would cut my rectangle into a smaller square. You can see how in my video below.
All the coloring was done with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers on Bristol Smooth card stock.
I used 5 makers for all of the cards. Here are the numbers and colors I used; #302 - Haze Blue, #303 - Shadow Mauve, #032 - Persian Blue, #026 - Light Pink, #029 - Geranium Red.
For this card I wanted to show that you could make the card even more simple by omitting the stencil and just sponging on some of the Tumbled Glass ink for a nice glow behind the snowman.
I did not have a stamp that said Thank You Snow Much and I really wanted that sentiment, so I created it myself. The stamp is from the Simply Sentiments by Lawn Fawn. After stamping it I used my black Gelly Roll pen to cross out the so and hand write in SNOW. I think it adds to the whimsy of the card and is a fun element.
The final touch to each of these cards was some drops of Journey Glaze to add to the snowy, icy feel of the card.
You can see the making of these cards in the video below.
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Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share these cards with you I hope you have an enjoyable New Years Even and a very Happy New Year!
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