Snow one else like you...

TGIF! 

I still haven't gotten all of the adorable snowmen from the Sweet November Stamps Postage Pals: Snowmen set inked up and onto cards yet so this card goes a long way to remedying that situation. This time around I used the postage die from The Stamp Market, with its four larger panels, as the base to build these mini winter scenes on. I opted for a coordinating color palette to use throughout all of their clothing keeping the overall look cohesive. With the bigger stamp panels I used postage from the Fantasy Post Marks set because the numbers are a bit bigger. The finishing touch of the winter postage is from the Year Round Post Marks set and I used inks that matched the coloring. 

Have a great weekend!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Sweet November (Postage Pals: Snowmen, Fantasy Post Marks and Year Round Post Marks), Echo Park (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black and Catherine Pooler
The Stamp Market postage die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
snow- B0000, B000, BV31, B52
snowman accessories- YR04, YR18/E23, E27
snowman 1 clothes- N2, M3, N4/BG10, BG70, BG72, BG75, N5, E44, BG78
snowman 2 clothes- W1, W3, W5, G000, G00, BG90, BG93, E40, E81, E42, BG75, BG78
snowman 3 clothes- E50, E81, E40, W3, N3, N5, BG72, BG75
snowman 4 clothes- N2, N3, N5, BG70, BG10, BG72, BG75, E40, E41, W3, G000, G00, BG93
background- BG0000, BG000, BV00, BV31, BV34

Slope your birthday...

 Hi friends!

I needed to make a winter birthday card so I pulled out this sporty Miss Anya from the retired Ready Set Snow set at the Greeting Farm. She is all set for a fun day of snow boarding on the slopes in her stylish winter gear. The snowy mountain peeks and pine trees that I used to create the background are also part of the set. Stamping them on the diagonal is an easy way to create the feel of a snow covered mountainside. The sentiment is from an old My Favorite Things set and I actually built this entire card around it.  :)

Later gators! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Catherine Pooler
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Ready Set Snow), My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Catherine Pooler grape crush
Mama Elephant stitched deckle die
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E30, E53, E55, E44
clothes- C1, C2, C3, C4, V04, V09, FV2, C5, C10, T5, T9, BV02, BV04, Y11, Y02, RV02, RV04
snowboard- C00, C2, C3, RV02, RV04, RV06, Y11, Y02
sky- B000, B00, B01, B02
snow/mountains- B000, BV31, BV23, BG70
trees- G24, G46, G29, E87

 

The coldest season...

Hi there!

I got this cute Impronte d'Autore Mice Holidays set from Crafty Purple Frog last year and I hadn't gotten around to inking it up. As I was looking at it yesterday, the sizing of this adorable scene seemed perfect for the Mama Elephant Post Card dies. Having only used the dies once before, this match up seemed to be the perfect opportunity to continue showing love to some of the neglected goodies in my craft stash. Creating mini scenes in the confined space of a post card is always a fun challenge and I think this winter woodland turned out nicely. The bird and birdhouse that I used to decorate the postage stamp are from the Snowman and Friends set, while the postage itself is from the Year Round Post Marks set at Sweet November Stamps. I really like the finished look of this post card die set, but I have to admit that for a single layer card maker, layering five different sheets of cardstock on one card is hard for me to do, LOL!   :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill, Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Impronte d'Autore (Mice Holidays and Snowman and Friends), Sweet November Stamps (Cold Hands, Warm Heart and Year Round Post Marks)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Catherine Pooler verbena
Mama Elephant post card die
Copic markers:
mouse 1- E40, E41, E42, W2, W3, W5, R000, R30, E04/B32, B34
mouse 2- E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E31, E34, R000, R30, E04/BG11, BG72
snowman accessories- E42, E44, YR04, YR18, E13, E15, E18, E97
snow/background- B0000, B000, BV0000, BV000, BV20, BV11, BG70
bird/birdhouse- E41, E43, W3, W4, W5, N5, N7, N9/E55, E57, E59, C5
sky- B0000, B000

From my heart to your doorstep...

Hello, hello! 

It's time to shift into a new season of card making and I was looking ahead to Valentine's Day when I sat down to create yesterday. I was also putting new stamps away and even though the Merry Mail and Woodland Post sets from Hello Bluebird are more Christmas themed, I knew I could work a few of them into a happy heart day scene. The foxy postman is from the Woodland Post set and the cute mouse and mail box are from the Merry Mail set. They come together perfectly to tell a sweet story where the little mouse has been eagerly awaiting a love letter from her sweetie. Even the sentiment is from the Woodland Post set, I just trimmed it apart to omit the second line. If you couldn't tell, I'm still quite addicted to the Ric Rac Card die and Ric Rac Frame die as a cute way to frame the scene. All in all, I can definitely feel the love with this card and I hope you can too.  :)

Toodles! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Catherine Pooler
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Merry Mail and Woodland Post)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and My Favorite Things amarena cherry
Hello Bluebird Ric Rac Card die
Hello Bluebird Ric Rac Frame die
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Pear Blossom Press gold gel pen
Copic markers:
dirt/grass- E31, E42, E43, E44, YG61, G82, G94
sky- BG000, B00, B41, C0, 0
snow- BG0000, BG000, B00, BV000, BV20, BV23
mailbox- E34, E43, E44, E55, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, R35, R39
fox- E50, E40, E41, W3, YR21, YR14, YR27, E37, R000, R30, E49
clothes/mailbag- R30, R11, R32, R43, E04, R35, R37, R39, T5, T7, T10/E35, E37, E39, C1, W2, W3
mouse- E40, E41, W2, W3, W4, W5, R000, R30, E04
clothes- E50, E40, E81, R30, R43, E04, R35, R39
trees- E57, E59