Stampin’ Up! Snow Place Family Photobomb!

Mornin’, y’all!  I’ve got a so-fun card to share with you this morning – but first…

Saturday was horse feed day.  We had to replenish our store of grain and hay.  Mr. Finn went along with Wayne to get the hay so that I could get feed in peace.  I told Wayne to keep a close eye – I figured once the hay man saw my cute boy….he’d probably try to spirit him away and hide him.  And keep him forever!  So, Finny stayed in the truck.  Helping from afar.  And…it was exhausting!  And…like any kid is wont to do….he fell asleep in his dinner.

Well…all wrapped in his leash and holding his bone.  Mid-gnaw…

Poor little dude – having horses is a lot of work! 🙂

So – on to my card.  I saw a similar card on Pinterest, and once I saw it – I knew I had to make one for myself – although I did change it up a bit.  You can see Michelle Last’s original card right here!

I used the Snow Place stamp set again – I know, I know! – but it looks a million times different from my card from yesterday.  When I saw Michelle’s card, it made me think of a family Christmas photo.  Seemed like a perfect opportunity for a photo-bomb!  Take a look-see:

Now, this is so easy and so fun to do, I hope you’ll give it a try and put your spin on it!

To start off, I stamped the smaller snowman from the Snow Place stamp set onto a stack of 4 sticky notes – with his head up near the top where it’s sticky.  Then I fussy cut him out – it’s easy to do all 4 at the same time.  I did the same with one sticky note for the penguin.

I used Basic Black Archival Ink and stamped the snowman 4 times across the bottom of a Whisper White panel.  Then I covered them all with a mask and stamped the next row.  From there, I just kept moving my masks and stamping my way up the panel.  When I got to where I thought the penguin ought to be peeking out, I just stamped him in, covered him with his mask – and went on to the top of the panel.  

Easy peasy.

I colored all the noses (and one beak!) with my Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Write Marker.

Now, it’s a known fact that penguins’ ears get cold, so I made some Snow Place ear muffs for him.  I inked just the muffs in Versamark, stamped a piece of Whisper White card stock, and sprinkled them with Real Red Glitter Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  Then I heated them up and let them cool.  I carefully inked up the middle part of the muffs with Basic Black Archival Ink and stamped over the glittery muffs.  Then I cut them out with the matching die in the Snow Friends Framelits and popped them onto the penguin with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I didn’t want to mess up my family photo (any more than the penguin already had!) with a sentiment that would cover them up, so I pulled out the Brushwork Alphabet set and stamped each letter in Real Red.  Those are the lower case letters, by the way.  I SNAILd the panel on a piece of Real Red card stock, and that was it for the card front!

For the inside, I inked just the second part of the Snow Place sentiment in Real Red and stamped it in the middle of a Whisper White panel.

I SNAILd it to a Real Red mat and into my Basic Black card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the card was done!

On my Whisper White Medium Envelope, I added another Snow Place penguin and a couple of snowmen on the front…

…and another snowman family photo on the envelope flap.

Et Voila!  Easy and peasy and oh-so-much-fun to do!  I hope you like!

Scroll on down for the card cuts and all the goodies you need to make this one for yourself!

HOST CODE FOR 1 DEC – 15 DEC: K2Z3RB2G

Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! But, if your order is over $150, please don’t use this code (you’ll miss out on your own Stampin’ Rewards if you use it) but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2016-17 Annual Catalog or the 2016 Holiday Catalog! And – you can even select one of the Host-exclusive sets! See my Rewards page for more details.

---

2017 Occasions Catalog Shares are Open!

 

The new catalog goes live on 4 Jan 17 and buying shares (a little bit of all the new ribbons, trims and embellishments) is a great way to get a little taste of everything! If you were to buy one of every paper, trim and embellishment, you’d spend over $150! Click right here to check out the shares that are available and get your order in now!

---

Year End Closeouts and 2017 Holiday Catalog Retiring Products

Promotion period: December 1, 2016 – January 3, 2017

• All products (and discounts, if any) can be found in the Year-End Closeouts category of the online store. Check it right here!
• Here’s a download with the Initial List of Retiring Items, but the very best way to know what’s still available is to go to the Online Store!  Hint:  There’s a lot under the “Everything” section – and be sure to Show “All”!
• This is a great list of all the items on Clearance, on the Retiring List and in excess inventory.  Use it as you will.  Note, though, that this list won’t be updated as things sell out!
  
• No minimum purchase is required to participate in Year-End Closeouts.
  
• Year-End Closeouts are eligible for Stampin’ Rewards with qualifying orders.
  
• New demonstrators may add Year-End Closeouts items to their Starter Kit.                                                    
  • Hint – this is a great way to make that $99 investment go even further!

---

Online Host Club

I only have 2 slots left in the January 2017 Online Host Club.  Check out all the details right here!  And then don’t miss out – get in on the fun!

---

2017 Occasions Catalog Shares.

Online Host Club.

Year End Clearance.

Lots going on folks!  Don’t miss out!

TTFN

Mary

---

STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:       

Snow Place Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139738]

$26.00

Snow Friends Framelits Dies

[139664]

$27.00

Brushwork Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141772]

$26.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[102482]

$8.00

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

[121045]

$8.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126949]

$6.50

Brights Stampin’ Write Markers

[131259]

$29.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$8.50

Real Red Glitter Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[142635]

$6.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

CARD CUTS USED IN THIS PROJECT:

Basic Black Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)

Real Red Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner)

Whisper White Card Stock: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front and inner liner)

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Order Stampin’ Up! Online Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!

---

Shop the Clearance Rack here. Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! Products – Join my Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards – My online customer thank you program!