Snowman & Penguins Christmas Cheer Card - 52 {C}CT May Recipe Challenge

This week at 52 {C}CT it's time for a Recipe Challenge.  I really enjoy putting a recipe challenge together and I came up with this C.A.R.D. recipe:

C - colour something in

AR - add rhinestones and/or ribbon

D - deboss

 

Snowman stamps are definite favourites of mine and the Hobby Art 'Archie & Pals' stamp always makes me smile, it's adorable!  I stamped the image onto watercolour paper using VersaFine black ink, heat embossed with clear powder and coloured the image using inks and a water brush.  I fussy cut the image and added glitter glue to the hats and to the snowman's nose.  I embossed a piece of watercolour paper with a snowflakes folder, cut it to size, flipped it over to the debossed side and brayered Soft Sky ink over it.  I punched each corner and edged the piece with Soft Sky ink using a sponge dauber.  I then added some sparkle to the snowflake panel by brayering some glitter glue over it and I layered onto a Gumball Green CS mat.  I used watercolour paper to make the 5 3/4" square card base, added the ribbon and mat layer, popped up the sentiment banner and popped up the snowman and penguins image.  I added a punched snowflake to the sentiment banner and then completed the card front by sprinkling on some rhinestones.

Here's a closer view of the snowflake panel so you can see the sparkly glitter glue.

For the inside of the card I stamped the large snowflake in Soft Sky ink and stamped the sentiment over the top in Real Red ink - I do love a bit of layered stamping!  I stamped a smaller snowflake and punched circles to decorate the envelope flap.

Please join in with our challenge this week at 52 {C}CT, I'm looking forward to seeing your creations using my recipe!  I had a very happy time making this card and I really hope you enjoy following the recipe as much as I did! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Hobby Art 'Archie & Pals', SU! 'Sweet Essentials' & 'Snowflake' sets, Hero Arts 'Holiday Cheer' clear set
CS: watercolour paper, SU! Gumball Green, Real Red, Soft Sky & Whisper White
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, SU! Blushing Bride, Gumball Green, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Smoky Slate & Soft Sky
Tools: Cuttlebug 'Snowflakes' embossing folder, brayer, MFT Die-namics 'Fishtail Flags Stax' die, SU! Ticket Corner punch, circle punches, sponge daubers
Embellishments & accessories: Star Dust & Orange Peel Stickles, SU! Gumball Green stitched satin ribbon, rhinestone jewels, Dimensionals