Simon Says - Verdant Wreath

Hello my friends, I'm sharing a winter card I made using Simon Says Stamp Verdant Wreath Embossing Folder from the Sending Cheer release. You can find all the fabulous products from the release HERE.

I also used the adorable snowman and sentiment from Tim Holtz STAMPtember Season of Wonder stamp set and co-ordinating dies. The stamps and dies are sold out but I have linked an alternative below or you may have a suitable stamp or die in your stash that would work too.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and used Salvaged Patina and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks and a Distress Sprayer to create a soft background. I embossed using Simon Says Stamp Verdant Wreath Embossing Folder and coloured the leaves using Salvaged Patina and Wilted Violet Distress Watercolor Pencils and a Detailer Water Brush. Once the panel was dry, I applied a light coat of Distress Collage Medium to each leaf using a small brush and dusted with Distress Rock Candy Glitter.

I stamped the snowman and sentiment from Season of Wonder, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, on to Distress Watercolor card, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I coloured using the same Distress Watercolor Pencils and Spiced Marmalade for the nose and die-cut using the co-ordinating dies.

I fussy cut an aperture from the panel using my trusty Tim Holtz Recoil Mini Snips, fixed the snowman in place with Pawsitivelty Perfect Craft Glue and added the die-cut sentiment popped up on 3D Foam Squares to add dimension.

I added splatters of Distress Resist Spray to the panel, sprinkled with White Embossing Powder and heat set. I matted the panel on to Distress Black HeavyStock trimmed 1/8" larger and fixed to an A2 top folding white card blank. To finish I added a Simon Says Stamp Metallic Silver Cord double bow.

Have fun with whatever you are making.

Hugs Kath xxx