Frosty Christmas - Stampin' Up! Hearts & Hugs

 It's always fun to try to take a non-Christmas stamp set and use it for a Christmas card!  I gave it a whirl with the Hearts & Hugs stamp set and made some Christmas walruses!

  I started this one with a Pool Party card base and then used 2 long narrow panels of Nests of Winter DSP for the background.  The snow is made using 2 layers of Basic White with the edges torn.

  I die cut 2 pine trees with the Peaceful Evergreen die set and layered them on the left side of the card.  Next come the stars of the the walruses!  I stamped them in Gray Granite and then colored them in with Stampin' Blends.  Once they were die cut I popped them on dimensionals.

  The sentiment from Peaceful Season stamp set is stamped in Gray Granite and punched out.  I backed it with a slightly larger circle punched out of retired white glimmer paper and a Pool Party ribbon flag.  I then dug deep into my retired embellishments and found some loose Pool Party sequins so I added a bunch of them to the background.

  Take a look at your non-Christmas stamp sets and see what you can use for a Christmas card.  You might be surprised at all the designs you can make!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

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Stamps: Hearts & Hugs, Peaceful Season

Ink: Gray Granite

Blends: Smoky Slate light & dark, Basic Black dark

Paper: Pool Party, Basic White, Garden Green, Nests of Winter DSP, white glimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Hearts & Hugs dies, Peaceful Evergreens dies, dimensionals, circle punches, satin Pool Party ribbon (retired), loose sequins (retired)