Warm Thoughts in the Snow with New Simon Says Stamp!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon!

Hi friends! Happy Friday! My kiddos were ecstatic to wake up to an inch of pristine white snow this morning, and so I thought it was the perfect day to share this snowy, pale blue “blackout” card with you using new goodies from the Heart to Heart Release  from Simon Says Stamp (click HERE to check out the entire release!). Embossing folders never cease to amaze me with their versatility, made even better by their diminutive price point. I used the new Wonderland Snowflakes with the “blackout” technique, this time using a pale blue to create that wintry background. Let’s get started with the details on my project!

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To start, I embossed a panel of plain white cardstock using the new Wonderland Snowflakes embossing folder. I flipped the panel over so that the details were debossed down into the cardstock rather than raised embossing. Because the cardstock is already white, all I had to do to enhance those exquisitely detailed white snowflakes was gently swipe the Simon Says Stamp Pastel Blue Pigment Ink pad directly onto the cardstock. It adds subtle wintry color to the background without taking away any of those gorgeous debossed snowflake details! For good measure, I splattered the entire background with some gorgeous glittering watercolors to add extra texture and shimmer.

One of my favorite ways to use colored ink these days is as a base layer for iridescent embossing powder. I stamped several snowflakes from the Lots of Snowflakes stamp set with Pastel Blue pigment ink onto some more white cardstock, then stamped again using sticky embossing ink and added translucent iridescent embossing powder over the top. This embossing powder adds the most beautiful shimmer while still keeping that base color true to the original. I used the new coordinating dies to cut the stamped and embossed snowflakes out.

For the greeting, I die cut the detail layer of the Warm Thoughts die set (I think the juxtaposition of the sentiment with the imagery on the card is so fun!) from iridescent white foil cardstock, then cut the shadow layer from more white cardstock. On the shadow layer, I again placed the Pastel Blue pigment ink pad directly to the die cut and swiped, continuing the color palette through each element of the card. I adhered the detail layer to the newly-pastel blue shadow layer with liquid adhesive, then arranged the sentiment and individual snowflakes on the card front, adhering them with foam adhesive squares. Finally, I added some Prism Pawsitively Dazzling Gems to the snowflakes and tucked an Iridescent White Cord bow beneath the sentiment for one last touch of texture on this super detailed card!

Well, that’s all for my project today! This card could easily be customized to create a winter birthday card or even a thinking of you card. Snowflakes don’t just have to be for Christmas, I think! We are in for some bitter cold temperatures this weekend, so I hope you’re staying warm in your craft room. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!