Snowman New Year

Hi stampers! It is the last day of 2025 and a new year is coming. I am ending the year with a snowman page in one of my art journals. 

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I really like the snowmen from Tim Holtz Mr. Frostie and wanted one of them in my art journal. I wanted him to fill most of the page of this Stamperia Happiness Mixed Media Journal (4x8.5 in). To get that look, I sketched and extended his body. The page was stamped and painted with watercolors.

Start by stamping Mr Frostie on the page. You can also work on a sheet of watercolor paper.

Draw the body with a pencil first and then fill in with a waterproof pen.

For snow, I embossed  Tim Holtz snowflake/stars and a dot stamp using Simon Says Stamp embossing ink and White Embossing powder.

Paint the background with watercolor paint. I used Daniel Smith watercolors. Drop in two more colors before the first layer is dry.

Paint the details on the snowman and add shading with Lunar Black.

Stamp the date stamp from Tim Holtz Ultimate Grunge here and there.

Stamp sentiments with Tim Holtz Tiny Text. Here you can see the cool granulation of the Lunar Black paint.

The mix of white embossing and black stamping adds interest to the background.

Shadows add dimension and life.

The main sentiment comes from Tim Holtz Life Quotes. I might have used it on a New Year's project before since it fits so well.

Thank you so much for visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Warm Hugs Card

Hello friends! Today I have a card to share, with shades of gold, brown and pink.

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This card works well for many occasions during the cold part of the year. If you want to make a summer version, just use a leaf or flower die instead of the pine needles. Most of the products that I used are from the Simon Says Stamp DieCember release.

Die cut the Simon Says Stamp Pointy Pine Needle Sprigs from gold glitter cardstock and Tim Holtz kraft stock.

Die cut the Simon Says Stamp Sending Warm Hugs from gold glitter cardstock, Silver Vellum, and from brown and pink kraft stock.

The Simon Says Stamp Weaving Plate gives such a great texture and works wonderfully with metallic papers. Die cut from Tim Holtz Gold kraft stock.

Layer the sentiment as shown and adhere with Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect Foam Tape. 

Add Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Lilac Gems among the pine needles.

I sanded the gold panel slightly and inked with Scorched Timber. 

Thank you so much for visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Frosty Snowmen Panel

Hello friends! I hope you are well! Today I am sharing a mixed media panel filled with a row of happy snowmen. 

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There is something about snowmen that is so happy and joyful and the snowmen die cut and embossed with Simon Says Stamp Jolly Snowmen Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies are no exception. I used a couple of them on a recent winter wonderland project for the Simon Says Stamp store blog, but here I wanted a whole row of snowmen. 

The base is a wooden panel (7x2.7 in) and coated it with gesso using a palette knife.

Die cut six snowmen using Simon Says Stamp Jolly Snowmen. Mist with water and emboss in the coordinating folder.

I colored the snowmen with Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils, picking the colors up with a paint brush.

Crumble up tissue paper and adhere to the panel with matte medium.

When dry, paint the sky with blue shades of watered-down Distress paint.

Let the paint dry and then add some Moon Dust Stickles Glitter Gel to the sky.

Glue three of the snowmen and adhere three with foam tape. 

Apply texture paste to the ground, overlapping the snowmen slightly. Add some Simon Says Stamp Pawstiviely Dazzling Gems to the snow (Opal, Bubblegum and Surf). Then sprinkle with Distress Snowflakes and Chunky Rock Candy.

Stamp sentiments with Tim Holtz Tiny Text Christmas and cut into strips.

These snowmen are so cute and happy. I added a white dot to each eye with a gel pen.

I also added Chunky Glitter to the hats of the snowmen too.

I just love the Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gems. They are so sparkly.

The sky is also very glittery, which you can see better here. 

Thank you so much for visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Many Christmas Greetings

Hi friends! Merry Christmas!! I hope you are having a lovely and peaceful time. We finally got slightly colder weather and a dusting of snow, after having had almost completely grey and wet weather during the entire December. 

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I made a tall card with lots of colorful Christmas greetings. You can do this design with non-Christmas sentiments too of course, or repeat the same sentiment many times. The card is about 9.5 in tall. 

I cut Ranger Heavystock paper into strips and white embossed sentiments from Simon Says Stamp Plaque Slides Christmas on each strip. 

Pick Distress Ink colors, smear on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and press the strips into the ink. 

Let dry and repeat until you are happy with the look. Add darker shades of ink in the final layers.

Repeat with Distress Oxide inks, but this time, just dab the papers into the ink here and there.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Simple Peace from Simon Says Stamp white glossy cardstock and white glitter cardstock. Ink the gloss cardstock with two shades of Distress Ink.

Cut the sentiments into rectangles and plan how you will place them on the background cardstock.

Adhere the squares and distress the edge of the panel. Add Simon Says Stamp Mint cardstock as a mat.

All the inky layers add depth and texture to the sentiment rectangles.

I die cut peace one more time from Simon Says Stamp white glitter cardstock and off-set slightly. Adhere with Pawsitively Perfect Foam tape. I glued three colors of Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Gems under the sentiment.

Use different colors for a different look. Or make all the rectangles the same color.

The sentiments from Simon Says Stamp Plaque Slides Christmas are really great, with a mix of large and small words.

I hope you enjoyed this post! Merry Christmas!

Thank you so much for visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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