Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop - Oct - Snowman

Hello Crafty Friends

Welcome to another Artisan Design Team Blog Hop. This month we spiced things up a little, with a few members of the Design Team assigned different stamp sets to showcase. I was super stoked when I saw I was given Snowman Seasons to play with. Our challenge for this months hop was to use colours outside those used in the coordinating Designer Series Paper.

The adorable Snowman Season stamp set and coordinating punch is available as a bundle, saving  10% when purchased together. In addition, there is loads of other coordinating products - DSP, Ribbon, Glimmer Paper, Embossing Folder, Snowfall Accents Puff Paint and the cutest embellishment kit.

I started by choosing a colour scheme which was difficult as I wanted Pink Snowman cards. I decided on Blushing Bride, Silver, White, Black and Flirty Flamingo.

The four cards I have to share with you today have been created using the Snowman Season Bundle along with the following items:

Tiny Keepsakes Stamp Set
Let It Snow Embellishment Kit - Diagonal Stripe
Feels Like Frost 6"x 6" Specialty DSP
Seasonal Layer Dies - Snowflake
Trio of Tags - Small Snowflake
5/8" Flax Ribbon, 5/8" Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, 3/8" Metallic Edge Ribbon, Silver Metallic Thread
Basic Rhinestones, Noble Peacock Rhinestones, Snowflake Sequins
Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo Card
Silver Glimmer Paper & Mercury Glass Designer Acetate

I adore the simplicity of the snowman images, little colouring is required and with a few enamel embellishments he is looking ever so dashing. The "Merry Christmas" sentiment has been white heat embossed onto Black card and then fussy cut. The black and white diagonal stripes appear on all four cards and were made with one of the stamps from Tiny Keepsakes. Die cut snowflakes from White Glimmer card along with Snowflake sequins have been scattered around the Blushing Bride card front with a few Noble Peacock Rhinestones added to the middle of the die cuts.

The Feels Like Frost DSP Pack has the most stunning photographic images on one side and on the other is Silver & White patterns. I love this dotty sheet - I thought it mimicked snow perfectly. 

For the next card I have used the stamped image with coordinating punch and dressed that poor chilly Snowman up in some cute winter wollies - Flirty Flamingo Felt Hat, Scarf and Gloves. A pink wintery water colour background was created using Blushing Bride on Shimmery White card and then white heat embossed with some snowflakes. Snowflake die cuts and felt snowballs have also been added - sounds like alot but they are all subtle elements that work well together without being too busy. The sentiment for this card comes from the Tidings All Around stamp set.

The final card uses another design from the Feels Like Frost DSP. The striped DSP has been white heat embossed with the snowflake image. Rhinestone jewels have been added to the centres of a few of the heat embossed snowflakes.

Now, I could not pass up the opportunity to use this ever so cute bundle to create a few little treat packages for my daughter to gift to her friends. Filled with a Hot Choccie sachet, mini marshallows and a lil candy cane, perfect for early morning meetups at the Uni. 

Here is a close up of the Smoky Slate Treat Boxes I created

And a close up of the gusseted cellophane treat bags

That is all for me today, crafty friends. Be sure to follow the hop all the way through for loads of inspiring creations using products from the 2019 Holiday Catalogue.

Up next is my super talented friend, Jennifer Picard with her gorgeous creations. Enjoy x

Artisan Design Team Blog Hop List

Angela Meritz-Reid

Ashley Van Camp

Aurelie Fabre

Emma Goddard

Jackie Aitken

Jennifer Picard

Kaylee van Es

Lauren Alarid

Maike Beimler

Manuela Geiswinkler

Mikaela Titheridge

Narelle Farrugia

Rochelle Blok

Stesha Bloodhart

Sylwia Schreck

Tanya Rees

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Mercury Glass Acetate

Hello Crafty Friends

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for September.  This month the Design Team are showcasing a really stunning product from 2019 Holiday Catalogue.  For something a little bit different we will be sharing projects made with the Mercury Glass Designer Acetate. You can find this gorgeous pack of of Acetate Sheets on Page 33 of the Catalogue. 

I have a few creations to share with you today. First up is a card perfect for beginner crafters. Starting with a piece of shimmery white cards stock, some white heat embossed snowflake images have been added before applying a water colour wash in Coastal Cabana ink.

The snow globe background has been created simply by die cutting a circle of Mercury Glass Acetate and adhering it behind the stamped cottage image. I thought the speckled treatment in the Acetate looked very close to falling "snow".   

The Still Scenes bundle on Page 43 of the Holiday Catalogue is what I have used to create the snow globe. The snowy cottage image has been stamped in Memento ink and colored using Stampin' Blends.

The next card is perfect for casual/avid crafting levels and again uses the Still Scenes bundle. The Feels Like Frost DSP (Page 42) has been sponged with Purple Posy, Blushing Bride and Flirty Flamingo inks before die cutting the hole for the Snow Globe Shaker Dome.

To create the Mercury Glass Acetate Background for the snow globe, I have die cut a slightly larger circle than the actual Shaker Dome piece. A few snowflake Sequins were added to the stamped image before adhering the Acetate.

The detailed stamped image that makes up the base of the Dome has been silver heat embossed onto Purple Posy card stock and then Silver Glimmer paper for the detailed die cut base. Silver Glimmer paper has been added to the edge of the card base before adhering the sponged DSP panel.

The next card showcases the Acetate by using a full piece to cover a Thick Whisper White Card Base. Die cut stitched rectangles have been adhered over the top of the Mercury Glass Acetate using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. 

The Whisper White panel has been silver heat embossed with sprinkling of stars. The stamped stocking and present images have been coloured using Stampin' Blends, die cut and adhered to the card front using dimensionals.

The sentiment "Tidings of Comfort and Joy" is from the Tidings All Around Stamp Set, which was white heat embossed onto Black card, fussy cut and adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

The final project I have to share is a decor piece that I will be able to display in my house in a few months time. You could change the colours to suit the colours your household uses at Christmas time and there is also room to add a family name if you are giving as a gift.

Using the Mercury Glass Acetate as a background for this Christmas die cut scene, I have added a panel over the top of a piece of DSP that has been cut exactly the same size. The DSP used is from the Feels Like Frost Specialty DSP Pack, a white piece with Smoky Slate snowflakes.

Blushing Bride and Black card stock were used for the die cuts elements which were created using the Jolly Season Dies (Page 25).  The heat embossed sentiment "Christmas Cheer" is from the Tidings All Around stamp set and has been laid over a strip of White Flax Ribbon. A little blushing bride card stock has been punched using the Decorative Ribbon Border punch and tucked under the Flax Ribbon. 

That is all from me today. The Stamping Sunday Design Team appreciate the time you have invested to Blog Hop with us and hope you enjoy all the amazing idea's we have to share with you using the Mercury Glass Designer Acetate.

Up next in the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop is my super talented fellow Artisan, Mikaela Titheridge with her mind blowing creations. Enjoy x

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