Thursday, January 29, 2009

A little Snowman Love

Good Morning!! Are you ready for a little Snowman Love???? This is the set we are featuring on the 2RedBananas blog today. I know you're saying what do Snowmen and Love have to do with each other especially in February right??? Well, in Iowa, we still have about 8 to 10" of snow on the ground and will have much more before winter is over, plus snowmen are just fun! I love to look outside at them while sitting inside drinking my coffee :) So, I decided that a stamp set that has elements of Snowmen and Valentine's Day would be FUN! And so, here it is :)

My first card uses Imaginisce paper from the Loves Me line. I rounded all the corners, something I don't often do, but always like!
I stamped the snowman images in Memento black ink and colored with Copics. The arms I stamped on brown cardstock and the heart on red and then cut them out. The "Be Mine" sentiment is separate from the heart, there are other sentiments you can use to put inside the heart. I pop-dotted the heart and wrapped the arms around the snowman, you can see this better in the close-up picture.


You can see in this picture what I did to the blue background much better. I used the glue pad and stamped the trio of hearts and then glittered them with blue water colored glitter. ( I didn't clean the extra glitter off as well as I thought, sorry about that). I also glittered the outside of the snowman with a quickie glue pen and regular colored glitter.
Then I tied the heart ribbon onto the card. My favorite thing about this set is how the snowman can hold the little heart with sentiments in it. You could also have him hold other things, like punched out stars etc.


For this card, I made the snowman the same way except I left his arms out and put mittens on them. I also painted him with Angel Wings Shimmerz (you can see that better in the close up picture).







Here you can also see the sparkle of the ink that I used for the background snowflakes. It's Pearlescent Sky Blue Brilliance and it's my favorite ink for snowflakes.
No glitter needed :) Oh and I also added dew drops to this one, did you notice the card above doesn't have dew drops on it.......gasp!!!!





The dt has rocked this set as well, so be sure to visit their blogs and leave a comment.


Then go to the 2RedBananas blog and we have a question for you there. Have fun hopping!


Our quote of the day: "In the coldest February, as in every other month in every other year, the BEST THING to hold on to in this world in EACH OTHER. " - Linda Ellerbee


Thanks so much for stopping by and stop by again tomorrow for some more blog hoppin'!!

19 comments:

Elena said...

Very cute!!! Love the snowman stamp! And all the sparkles!!!

Danni said...

Super cute!! Love the shimmerz!

Maraya said...

OH MY GOSH! Your snowmen are so CUTE! I love all the different ways you used the stamps.

Teresa said...

I love how you made the snowman holding the heart. I'm going to have to play with that set some more.

Deb said...

This is fabulous! I love all the little details you added to make it sparkle and shine!

Cassie said...

they turned out terrific!! i really love the little heart detailing in the set for v-day!

Jacqueline said...

These are both wonderful!! Love them!!

Sue D said...

I like how you have the cute snowman holding the heart!

Ashley Newell said...

Really cute cards! I love them both!

Bumbles and Fairy-Tales said...

Adorable cards! I'm in love with Snowmans!!! I just adore those guys :) I love what you did with the snowman - great layouts! I must break out my shimmerz! TFS!!!

Dianne said...

These card are so colorful!! They make you want to go out on a sunny snowy day and build a snowman. I love the snowman holding the valentine. It is appropriate for all the weather the country seems to be having now.

Jessica Diedrich said...

I just LOVE this set and those little snowballs! Your cards are adorable!!!

America said...

Really diggin' this new snowman set too. Youve designed this so beautifully. Love the shimmerz! TFS

Wendy said...

I love your cards! These snowmen are so cute. I love the little accents you put on them. I never think of that kind of stuff, so mine look kind of flat, and yours seem to pop more. I love the way the one snowman is holding the heart. Very cute. And all the glitter is cool, too.

Sabrina said...

Love that second card - the Shimmerz on the snowballs is the perfect touch; like that delicate stamping on the background too.

Anonymous said...

These rock Jeanette!! I love how you wrapped his arms on the first one...and that glitter and Shimmerz is awesome! Pearlescent ink?!?! I've never seen this before...how cool!!!!

Angel said...

Your cards are adorable. I am really liking this little snowguy!

Janna said...

Both of these are just too adorable!! I love the little face on this snowman image and the cards you created with him! So great!

Smiles,
janna

Tina Mayo said...

I love the colors, the valentine is too cute!!