Well you just never know what you are going to find from day to day here on this blog, lol.  I go from Spiders to snow scenes.  It keeps life interesting to think about winter in summer and vice a versa.  🙂

Stampin’ Up came out this year with some great stamps.  I call them the Extreme Line.  Extreme Snowboard, Extreme Skateboard etc.  Take another look at those stamps, they are fun to work with.

Let’s get started.. . . . .  .

Supplies:

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Brayered Bashful Blue ink at the top of a 3.5″ x 8.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Stamped the Snowboarder at the top of the card stock with Basic Black ink.

Masked the bottom of the card stock with a post it note, put on at an angle.

Ripped another post it note in the shape of a hill and added it over the first post it note to create a second hill.

Sponged Bashful Blue at the post it note edges and onto the card stock.

Stamped the top portion of the Lovely as a tree Pine tree stamp just above the post it notes with Basic Black ink.

Remove the top post it note and sponge Almost Amethyst ink at the bottom of the hill that is revealed.

Take the remaining post it note mask and move it down to create a third hill and sponge Almost Amethyst on the second hill revealed.

Remove the post it note mask that is at the bottom and sponge Almost Amethyst ink at the bottom right corner.

Added two Elegant Eggplant panels and a Bashful Blue panel.   Assemble the card front and add ribbon and brads.  Use a piercing tool to start your holes for the brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 4″ x 9″.  This size card fits in a standard #10 office size envelope. 🙂

I hope this tutorial has got you thinking about starting your Winter creations even though it may be 100 degrees outside.

May your day be filled to overflowing with joy.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

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Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Akron, Ohio

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

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Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Here is a link to my workshop calendar where you can see all of my travel schedule and to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar

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