Winston All Bundled Up

Inspiration: Hand Stamped Sentiments #403 (snowman from mood board)

Winston is one of my favorite snowman dies out there and he was on my wish list when Tim released his new dies... until I saw the price. That gave me pause. I was lucky to find him on sale recently, so this is my first time putting him together. I basically just went through my paper scraps and assembled him. I'm happy to report that he is one of the easiest Colorize die-cuts I've put together so far.

Then I was so enamored with the result that I wanted to turn him into a card. I went back to look into my scrap drawers and it turns out that I recently pulled apart some My Mind's Eye 6" x 6" pad, thinking I might have better luck using the paper if it was filed by colours rather than as a full collection and it seems my theory was right, because I found all of the colours I needed to reproduce the Color Throwdown combo, pairing different papers together.

Another recent acquisition is the gorgeous Crest stencil that Tim Holtz just released this week. I love that it looks like a fancy flourish or wallpaper and I think it will class up a lot of my projects. Here, it was paired with the Champagne Stardust Butter, which I couldn't wait to try, and this product does not disappoint. The shimmer is beautiful without being overwhelming, the consistency is great and not too runny and the gold is a nice antique colour that's not too brassy. I'm really pleased with this new purchase, and how it looks on the newsprint paper.

I layered a mustard gold paper and a polka dot one, and I die-cut a Seasonal Seal out of Blue Obsidian mirror cardstock from Tonic. I used Old White wax from Finnabair to highlight the details. At the top, I added a sentiment die-cut out of Cobalt Blue glitter cardstock, layered over vellum. I added mini gold pearls to the scarf and red rhinestones to the berries.

To fit Winston comfortably, I made my card 4½" x 6", which means that I made my own oversized envelope out of 12" x 12" patterned paper and I repeated the Seasonal Seals on the envelope as well.

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Cardstock: Navy (My Colors); Textured White (American Crafts); Navy, Green (Bazzill);
Blue Obsidian Mirror, Cobalt Blue Glitter (Tonic)
Patterned Papers: Assorted Scraps (My Mind's Eye, Prima Marketing, Bella Blvd.)
Ink: Antique Linen Distress (Ranger)
Dies: Winston, Colorize (Tim Holtz for Sizzix); Seasonal Seals Switchlits (Sizzix); Stitched Mini Scallop 
Square STAX (My Favorite Things); Falalalala (Paper Rose)
Accessories: Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Dimensionals, Envelope Punch Board,
Metallic Pearls (Stampin' Up!); Champagne Stardust Butter (The Crafters Workshop);
Crest Stencil (Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous); Old White Wax (Finnabair)

 

Comments

[Fiona Whitehead]

What a super smart snowman - I love all the details in your gorgeous background - thanks for playing with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments again

[Patti Brunter]

What an adorable snowman, I can see why you wanted him so much! You did a great job of really making him the star! Your card has so much texture and I love all of it! Thanks for joining the hand stamped sentiments challenge this week!

[Heather Heroldt]

Adorable snowman, Cindy - incredible details for him! Love the scarf and broom especially. What a perfect background you built for him as well! Thanks so much for playing at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

[Fiona]

He’s gorgeous Cindy. I bet you’ll have a lot of fun with your makes. A lovely take on our mood board - thanks for joining us at HSS again this week

[Leah D Dixon]

The layers and details on this card are exquisite. Beautiful craftsmanship. Thanks for playing along at HSS.