Snow Friends

I try to let my friends know how much they mean to me on a consistent basis but at Christmas is one of my favourite times to remind them how special they really  are to me. 

This year Christmas will look different for all of us I'm sure and I have been missing being able to give my peeps a hug and will especially miss giving them their Christmas hugs!

"Snowy's Friends" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps just makes me smile, reminds me of my peeps and is a way for me to send a hug in a card to one of them.

I stamped these cuties, coloured them with Copic markers and cut them out using a circle die. I added some Stickles to the white on the scarves (hard to see). 

I kept my design simple and cut a matching cardstock circle using my Fiskars circle cutter. A few sprigs of pine and a sparkly snowflake cut out of a snowflake border were the perfect embellishment along with some matching sparkly ribbon. A stamped sentiment on matching cardstock and some enamel dots finish off my clean and simple design.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Snowy's Friends - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Warmth and Joy - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: A Perfect Christmas - Echo Park

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, snowflake border - Whimsy, pine branch - Tim Holtz, circle die,  Fiskars circle cutter, Star Dust Stickles, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Penguin - N5 N6 N10 Y11 Y15 Y17 G05 G07 G28

Bear - N5 N6 N10 E41 E42 E43 GO5 G07 G28

Snowman - N5 N6 N10 YR01 YR04 YR16 B00 G05 G07 G28 R24 R27 R37

Bird  - Y15 Y17 R24 R27 R37 G05 G07 G28

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Special Friends

This trio of penguins are having some fun trying to get the perfect group selfie. They make me giggle especially the one in the middle with his hat over his eyes......that would be me with my friends! 
I have what I call my peeps or my posse - a couple dear, amazing friends who I can 100% be myself with and who always have my back. 
This stamp and sentiment remind me of them and the fun we have when we are together .... and the schenanigans too! 

After stamping this fun trio of friends I coloured them with alcohol markers and hand fussy cut them leaving a thin white edge. I added some Stickles to the hat and some clear sparkle pen to the ear muffs and dots on the scarf. A fun photo frame die was perfect for my selfie theme and I added some fun winter branch dies and a bow for fun. I stamped the sentiment and mounted it on matching card stock. Some matching enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Penguin Friends - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Warmth and Joy - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Recollections

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, white gel pen, Twinkle Stickles, clear Spectrum Sparkle Pen, festive greens die - Tim Holtz, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: CT1 CT4 B02 BG5 BG7 BG10 

Copics: V09 V15 V17 BG11 BG15 BG49

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