Ai Snowmen Surprise

Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Art Impressions has released a new collection: the Pop-Up series. Today I am sharing my creations featuring the new Snowman Pop-Up stamp and die set. This project is featured on the Art Impressions blog today too, check it out here!

I used my Copic Sketch alcohol markers to color the snowmen featured on my projects. I used W00, W1, W3, and W5 to color the snowmen. I used R20 for the cheeks. I used my cool grays (C0, C2, C4, C6, C8, C10) to color the hat and scarf.

For my first project I propped the Snowman up onto the front of the card. I used my B30’s series to color the jacket and gloves. First, I blended Tumbled Glass and Broken China Distress Oxide inks onto Gina K. Designs Large Snowflakes Foil-Mate cardstock, then I used Thermoweb Pewter Deco Foil and a laminator to create metallic snowflake accents on the background. I double matted the background onto solid blue and white cardstock. I double matted the “Hello Snow!” sentiment strip with silver foil and blue cardstock.

For my second card I decorated the inside and the outside of the card. I used a simple design to decorate the card front with strips of holiday printed cardstock and glittery white snowflake die cuts. 

For the second card I placed the pop-up, as intended, on the inside of the card. With this card, the snowman pops-up on the inside when the card is opened.  I used G20’s to color the snowman’s jacket. I used YG60’s and R30’s to decorate the candy cane, berries, and the bird. 

I used red and green holiday-themed cardstock to decorate the inside of the card. I used white snowflakes to decorate the left-hand side, and I attached white scalloped squares to the right-hand side. The squares are nice little areas to add personal notes.