Snow Much Love by Trina Pham
Hello there! This is Trina. Before I begin, I want to thank everyone who took the time to leave such encouraging comments here, on my blog and on my IG account for my first DT post. Not sure if you could tell, but I was a little nervous and those comments brought a smile to my face! So my card today honoured that.
Last year in September, I purchased the Snow Much Fun stamp set. I think it’s just that - so much fun! For some reason, it takes at least a month for my orders to arrive in Canada from this one US company. This time, though, the waiting dragged to almost two months and then I received notification that my order had been returned because I had moved! Huh, what?!? (I may or may not have used more animated language here... just saying). 😂
Major postal service error since I never moved! I ended up re-ordering it from a different US company, but that meant it would not arrive in time for the holiday season. And rather than waiting till the end of this year, I used it to create this.
Love must be in the air because these two are no longer throwing snowballs at each other and are quite smitten. 😉 Started off by stamping the bunny images on X-press It cardstock with Copic friendly black ink. Coloured them with Copics then die cut out with the matching dies. The heart framed fence from Neighborhoid Heart Frame was then die cut three times from white cardstock and stacked for dimension. Adhered the bunnies behind the frame and trimmed off the overhangs.
On a 4”x5.25”panel cut from mixed media paper, the sentiment from Best Life Typewriter was heat embossed with white embossing powder. Next, Wilted Violet, Shaded Lilac and Blueprint Sketch distress oxide inks were blended on with a mini blending tool. The embossed sentiment resisted the ink. Spritz it with a DIY shimmer spray created by mixing water with Perfect Pearls (couldn’t capture the shimmer in the photo). Adhered the panel to a white card base and added a few sparkly clear sequins to finish.
I love stretching my supplies whever possible. And the Neighborhoid Heart Frame set made this possible today. Thank you for visiting. Have a wonderful week.
Supplies
Awww.... Such amazing card, so very sweet and cute!!! Love the dies and the stamps you used and the inked background is just delicious!!!
Posted by: scrAPpamondo | 01/27/2019 at 03:35 AM
I love it when patience brings about inspiration, nicely done!
Posted by: Cynthia | 01/27/2019 at 04:58 AM
This is such a sweet little scene! Love your beautiful coloring.
Posted by: Cindy H. | 01/27/2019 at 05:51 AM
This is adorable, Trina! How clever to put these stamps and dies together! As always, colorful and fun!
Posted by: Bonnie | 01/27/2019 at 05:52 AM
So sweet! Love the way you used the bunnies for a different purpose. And the sky behind them is gorgeous.
Posted by: Susan B | 01/27/2019 at 07:59 AM
Awesome card. I love how you used Christmas stamps for valentine card. Your coloring is so perfect.
Posted by: Debbie Peysen | 01/27/2019 at 08:11 AM
An adorable combination to use these sweet snow bunnies to create a love card. Amazing design Trina!
Posted by: Loll | 01/27/2019 at 08:43 AM
so cute Trina, great use of a winter stamp at another time of the year. Love your blended background :)
Posted by: Christine Alexander | 01/27/2019 at 08:50 AM
Adorable, heart-warming card!(in spite of the snowy suggestion)
Posted by: Barbara-Jean | 01/27/2019 at 11:38 AM
You sure did stretch these dies in a most adorable and creative way. Great scene making and wonderful colours x.
Posted by: Mac Mable | 01/27/2019 at 02:22 PM
what a cute die! I have never seen one like it. NICE
Posted by: Sharon Gullikson | 01/27/2019 at 08:02 PM
Your die cut heart frame and fence is so adorable with your smitten bunnies, Trina. So pleased you finally received your cute bunnies, even if you had to reorder. They are the perfect critters for your fun CAS style designs:-) TFS
Hugs..Nancy
Posted by: nancy littrell | 01/27/2019 at 09:06 PM
This is such a sweet card, Trina! And you are great at stretching your supplies - turning bunnies throwing snowballs into these happy bunnies in love for this card. The ink-blending of the background is superb! Love the color combo and the snowy texture.
Hideko xx
p.s. Sorry for the order shipment hassle!
Posted by: Hideko | 01/29/2019 at 10:01 PM
your scene is way tooo cuuute Trina
Luv this much and the BG woooww adorable
hugs
Monika
Posted by: Monika Reeck | 01/31/2019 at 02:43 AM