Snowy Little Village

Now that I live in the Deep South, there are times I miss waking up on a frosty morning and seeing a blanket of fresh snow, sparkling in the dim light. This little snowy village scene brings back not only childhood memories, but makes me feel like I could be visiting an old-world village in the mountains of Europe! There is something very special and magical about the Holiday Village cling stamp from Poppystamps.

To create this winter scene, I chose my favorite background paper from the Memory Box brioche collection. I stamped the Holiday Village on flat white cardstock in black ink, then heat embossed the design in clear powder. I colored the tiny trees and houses with copic markers, and gave them plenty of time to set and dry. Then I took a paintbrush and applied a smooth, even coat of glue over the entire cut rectangle, then covered it all with a shiny transparent glitter. My kitties STILL have sparkle in their fur!

I mounted my glittery square on top of a glittered blue paper cardstock, glued the pieces to the colorful plaid, then added fresh cut Pine Sprigs die cuts and a shiny Winterflake Corner. I topped it all off with three blue topaz blingy squares. The card was easy to make; cleaning up the glitter was the hardest part!

Live your life in color!