Snowy Snowman Tag Tutorial

Hello everyone! I just wanted to share one last project before Christmas, and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! The boys can't wait for Christmas Eve (which is the main day of family celebrations here).

Here's a Sizzix tutorial for a very snowy tag, with some fun techniques. The good thing with winter type themes is that they aren't only for Christmas, but work well for the entire winter.

When I was looking at the packaging of the Tim Holtz Snowman Scene set, I wanted to play around with using some black cardstock for my background. Black cardstock is something that I don't use a lot, except for as mattes, but I rarely do techniques on top of a black surfaces. I really should reach for black cardstock more often.

This is the Snowman Scene set that I used for my tag. I love the look of the layered snowman and the background elements will work well for projects throughout the year.

I used two black tags from Ranger, one as a base and the other one was die cut into two pieces, using both background dies. You can also die cut tags from black cardstock.

Paint white at the top, as snow.

Add even more dimensional snow with Grit-Paste, but don't cover up all the white paint.

Glue the two pieces to the background as shown and smear Opaque Crackle Paste on the lower part of the tag. As it dries, cracks will appear, and the paper might roll up a bit since the paste shrinks slightly as the cracks appear. I glued my entire tag to another tag with matte medium, when the crackle paste was dry.

Die cut the pieces for the snowman. I used Sizzix Paper Leather for everything, apart from the hat, which was die cut with a left-over piece of black tag, and the scarf, which is die cut from wool felt. Paper Leather is perfect for detailed die cuts and is very tough and really hard to tear, even if you try.

Ink the edges of the snowman's body, to create depth. Glue together and smear a little Grit-Paste here and there.

For that really snowy look, splatter white paint with a splatter brush all over the background and a bit on the snowman too.

Here you see the effect of the three types of snow: white paint, Grit-Paste, and splatters.

I tied the tag with a piece of twine from a gift I got and a little cheese cloth.

Isn't the snowman fun? I love how the different snowman dies and stamps I have look so different, each one has it's own look and personality. Now, we only need some proper snow so that we can make a real one too. I thought it was a little empty behind my snowman, so I die cut two Woodlands trees from Paper Leather and glued them down.

The splatters makes him look even more a part of the snowy landscape.

Here you see the effect of the inking and Grit-Paste better. It will also look great with foam dots in between those circles.

Die cut a sentiment from black Paper Leather and tie a ribbon as a border. Some pieces of crackle texture might fall off, you can add a layer of glossy medium on top if you want to secure it better.

I will be back again before the New Year, but I still want to thank you now for visiting my blog through the year and for all the lovely comments. I really enjoy reading them. I hope you will have a wonderful Christmas and that you will be able to relax and maybe get a little bit of crafty time.

Happy crafting! Merry Christmas!

Anna-Karin

Supplies:

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 10PK - Snowman Scene [ SZZ | SSS ] Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 2PK - Woodlands [ SZZ | SSS ] Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 17PK - Holiday Words: Script [ SZZ | SSS ] Sizzix Paper Leather Sheets - 8 1/2 [ SZZ ] Simon Says Stamp Wool Felt Sheets OCEAN WAVES Felt9 Spring Plush [ SSS ] Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints MDP41184 [ SSS ] Tim Holtz DISTRESS GRIT PASTE Ranger TDA53422 [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium MATTE TDA47933 [ SSS ] Ranger TEXTURE PASTE OPAQUE CRACKLE 4oz INK57505 [ SSS ] Sizzix Paper Leather Sheets - 8 1/2" x 11" White, 10 Pack [ SZZ ] Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (White & Gray) [ SZZ | SSS ] Sizzix Accessory - Multipurpose Platform, Standard [ SZZ | SSS ] Sizzix Accessory - Cutting Pads, Standard, 1 Pair (Purple w/Silver Glitter) [ SZZ | SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic Craft MINI SNIPS Scissors 816E [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress SPLATTER BRUSH TDA47841 [ SSS ] Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4 Ounces TDA47414 [ SSS ] Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE Media MDA41771 [ SSS ] Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965 [ SSS ] Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools IBT40972 [ SSS ]