Snow Day by Jean Okimoto

Glittered pink trees and a snowy background set the scene for a design from our 2021 Holiday Collection. Hi, Jean Okimoto here - hope you're having a great weekend!

Snowmen usually wear a black tophat - but this snowgal has a poufy red hat instead. Her trees are pink, not their usual green, and it appears to be snowing indoors.

Attach Flurries Wide Washi Tape to black cardstock. Cover it with a sheet of printer paper and run it through the diecut machine between the usual plates to eliminate tiny wrinkles and airpockets. Cut it with the Snowman House Frame - we're using just the interior section here.

Cut the frame from white cardstock and again from gray cardstock. Attach the snowflake section to the white frame leave a small gap to insert the snowgal. Attach the gray frame behind it to add dimension and a little contrast on the top and right edges.

Cut the trees from 2 shades of pink in the Berry Red 6x6 Collection. Assemble the trees . Shake the Open Studio Orange Sherbet Glitter Glue vigorously - then squirt ¼" dots of it on each tree section. Apply the glitter glue with your finger - use a light tapping motion. Set the trees aside to dry.

Cut the snowman from the smoother side of Memory Box Watercolor Paper. Color the twiggy arms with a marker. Tuck a bit of scrap paper under the carrot nose and carefully color the nose with a marker. Cut the scarf from the dark red 6x6 in the Glitzy Glitter Pad. Cut another snowgal from black cardstock, remove the arms. Attach the black diecut behind the white diecut for dimension.

The hat is a DIY project - it's a little fidgety, but it works! Cut the red glitter sheet with the tips of the 2 tree sections that have rounded tops instead of pointy tops. Trim them to fit behind the head - attach the larger piece first, then add the smaller piece. Tuck the snowgal behind the inner edge of the frame. Attach the trees - use foamtape for the big tree.

Tie the frame with silver cord. Curl the cord with the side of a bonefolder or the plastic flower burnishing tool.

Cut the greeting background from white cardstock. Pressure-emboss it with the delicate greeting - use the rubber mat and plate(s) required for your machine. Cut the greeting from a pink 6x6 in the Berry Red Collection. Assemble the greeting. Embossing the background makes it easier to attach the delicate diecut and adds dimension.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼").

Thanks for visiting our blog. Hope you'll enjoy some crafting time this weekend...keep warm!