Embossed Snowmen Tutorial

Hi crafters! It is Monday again and time for a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. 

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This week we have an Use dies in DieCember® theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. It is in honor of DieCember® which is celebrated during this month at Simon Says Stamp. I hope you will join us! 

Don't miss the stunning project by our December guest designer Anita Rao.

I made a winter/Christmas card using very cute snowmen dies by Simon Says Stamp: Arthur the Snowman and Oliver the Snowman. I had fun dry embossing the snowmen. I really like snowmen and have made a bunch of projects this season with snowmen, and there might be more to come.The card also has an interesting die cut background.

The word 'can' is a part of the background paper, but I could have made a plan for including it as a part of the title. 

I started with a piece of watercolor paper which had been colored with Antique Linen Distress Ink. Die cut Arthur the Snowman and Oliver the Snowman (not on the photo).

Arthur has a big body, and it fit the cabin on Simon Says Stamp Wooded Cabin perfectly. Emboss the snowman. 

Ink the edges and also add some ink to the embossing to help it stand out. Die cut the larger snowman's head one more time. 

The hats and scarves were die cut from inky left-over papers, felt and Tim Holtz Christmas Backdrops paper. Add Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gunmetal Gems as buttons.

Die cut the Simon Says Stamp EZ Strips Rectangles from watercolor paper. This die is from the DieCember® release.

Ink slightly with Distress Ink and then place on another piece of watercolor paper. Coat with matte medium and sprinkle Rock Candy Glitter on top. Peel off the top layer and you have two glittery backgrounds. I only used the one to the right.

Die cut the title from gold kraft-stock and black paper, using Tim Holtz Vault Seasonal Sketch.

I added Glossy Accents to the eyes of the snowmen. The hat and scarf was shaped a bit and adhered with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam tape. The entire snowman is also adhered to the background with foam tape.

Dry embossing on die cut pieces is fun and there are lots of possibilities. 

This hat was die cut from felt. The white balls were die cut from Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Luxury Velvet paper.

The glittery die cut was adhered to a piece of Tim Holtz Christmas Backdrops paper.

Join us this week in our Use dies in DieCember® challenge! You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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