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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Snowman Card Tutorial

Hello friends! I hope you are well. Today I have a textured snowman tutorial to share with you and a fun background technique with vellum.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

During November the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team is sharing holiday projects and I thought I'd make a Christmas card with the Snowman Box Bigz L die. Creating snow is one of my favorite things to do and here I used grit-paste, glitter gel and vellum. The background is inspired by parchment craft and is a really fun technique to do with stamps.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Emboss the Simon Says Stamp Circle Pattern background stamp.

I white embossed the SSS Circle Pattern background on vellum.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Dry emboss the vellum.

Turn the vellum around and use a ball embossing tool and a foam pad to dry emboss area inside the dots. Use a circular motion and you can also go over the dots again with a smaller tool.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Turn the vellum around and you get these embossed dots with a great white color and texture.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Add a layer of gesso to Sizzix Little Sizzles Mat Board. Let dry.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Eileen Hull Sizzix Snowman die.

Die cut the Snowman pieces from the gesso. I forgot to add the eyes and nose to this photo. The Snowman Box contains many different pieces. I picked the hat and one of the scarves, but you can also use one of the other designs.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Paint the scarf, hat, arms, eyes and nose.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

When dry, sand to reveal some of the white mat board.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Stamp the hat with a sentiment from SSS Circle Sentiments Christmas and with a dotted circle stamp from SSS Mix and Match Circles. Stamp the scarf with the dotted circle and with two different small hearts.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Add grit paste to the snowman.

Add a layer of opaque Grit-Paste to the snowman and the snowbank. Press them together. Press the rest of the pieces into the paste, which will function as a glue. Let dry.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Add Stickles to the snowman.

For more shine, add a little Moon Dust Stickles to the snowman and snowbank.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I added a torn up old book paper on the background, behind the vellum.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Staple the vellum to the cardbase. The words here were found on the old book paper that I used. I like to find little words like these and add to projects. 

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The dots are embossed, which you might see better here. It's the type of background that you want to reach out and touch.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

There is a little Grit-Paste on the hat too. 

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I added dots of Gina K Crystalline drops to the eyes, to give them shine and dimension. Here you can also see how nicely the matte texture of the Grit-Paste contrasts with the shiny glitter.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The Grit-Paste makes for really cool snow, while the Stickles add sparkle.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The second part of the sentiment was stamped on a left-over piece from the old book paper.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I also used two pieces of mummy cloth, fraying it pretty much.

Layers of ink - Snowman with DIY snow tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I hope this project inspired you to play around with vellum and to test some snowy techniques.





Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Die: Eileen Hull Sizzix: Snowman Box

2 comments:

  1. your vellum background is wonderful Anna-Karin! I love everything about this card and all it's fabulous mixed media details. =)

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  2. Love all the layers and mediums! Thanks for sharing.

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