Artistic Outpost Yuletide Greetings

Don't be shocked. I am finally posting something unHalloweeny! I was inspired this past weekend by a card the fabulous Beate Johns had shared on Facebook, using the Glitter Window technique from Splitcoaststampers. I immediately thought of my new rubber stamps from Artistic Outpost's MidWinter collection and knew they would be perfect for this technique!

My tag background was made by swiping a Ranger manila tag through a combination of Picket Fence, Brushed Pewter, and Peeled Paint Distress Stain, plus a little bit of Evergreen Bough Distress ink. After it dried, I embossed the top and bottom with the snowflake border from the Sizzix Christmas Backgrounds and Borders Texture Fade set. I highlighted the snowflakes with a Snow Cap Paint Dabber.

Oooh, how pretty is that glitter technique?! It's also ridiculously easy. Packing tape would have been too narrow for this die, so I used a sheet of clear plastic that had adhesive on one side. My friend Cyndi gave it to me and I'm not sure what the brand is, but it worked perfectly. The top is coated with the new Ranger Rock Candy Dry Stickles - LOVE that stuff!! The cabin scene was stamped on white cardstock and colored with Distress Markers and a water brush.

To frame the scene, I used the Sizzix Baroque and Mini Baroque dies to cut a frame from chipboard. I added a generous coat of Brushed Pewter Distress Stain to give it a vintage-y silver look. To finish it, I added some elements cut from Kraft Core'dinations using the Festive Foliage die, and a length of Silver Tinsel Twine (another of my favorites from the new idea-ology release!). I topped the foliage with a little glittered bunny, also from AO's MidWinter collection.

Now is the perfect time to start thinking about wintertime projects! All the materials I used can be purchased from Inspiration Emporium via the links below. Be sure to use my coupon code - stamptramp - to save 10% off your order!

Inkssentials Manila Tag Rock Candy Dry Glitter Sizzix Christmas Background and Borders Sizzix Festive Greenery Die Sizzix Baroque Die Sizzix Mini Baroque Die Sizzix Little Sizzles Kraft Core Distress Markers Winter Distress Ink Weathered Wood Distress Ink Snow Cap Paint Dabber Picket Fence Distress Stain Brushed Pewter Distress Stain Peeled Paint Distress Stain Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon Idea-ology Wire Pins idea-ology Christmas Muse Tokens idea-ology Tinsel Twine Silver Jet Black Archival Ink Idea-ology Sanding Grip Vagabond Inkssentials Glue N' Seal Zip Dry Glue

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I'm heading to Missouri to see my son before he deploys next month - I'm crossing my fingers for some beautiful Fall weather. I hope you all have a wonderful, creative weekend!

I almost forgot to add that I'm submitting this for Simon Says Stamp's Sparkle challenge!