Winter Cards with Patterned Paper | Simon Says Stamp

For a long time I have been avoiding patterned paper in my cards. Lately I started enjoying patterned paper for many reasons.

Hello, Everyone!

Today I am sharing two quick and simple cards to make with the recently released Simon Says Stamp SNOW MUCH ( SSS ) and the Echo Park CELEBRATE WINTER 6 x 6 Paper Pad ( SSS ).

These both products were included in the January Simon Says Stamp Card Kit which I received having a monthly subscription.

Without much ado let me share both cards with you and a few quick tips for using the patterned paper creatively.

To make both cards I die cut the layering mats using the STITCHED RECTANGLES Dies ( SSS ).

The snowmen images from the Stamps Set SNOW MUCH ( SSS ) are stamped with alcohol friendly ink and coloured with Copic Sketch markers.

I have altered this stamp by adding a mug. To make this I masked off a tiny area above the snowman's mittens with a masking paper and drew a mug with Faber-Castell Pigment Black Ink Pen ( AMZUS ).

I applied the TRUE SNOW Paint ( SSS ) through the FALLING SNOW Stencil ( SSS ) to add texture to a linen mat.

To make a sentiment banner I fussy cut out one of the cards from the Echo Park Paper Pad ( SSS ), trimmed a tail and drew stitches with the Sakura Gel Pen ( SSS ).

Both the banner and the snowman are popped up with a foam tape. To finish off my card I decorated the snowman's hat with a pom pom from the card kit.

The second card is made with the same supplies.

To colour the snowmen I picked the Copic Sketch markers matching the paper pad palette.

The Winter Hello sentiment comes from the same stamps set SNOW MUCH ( SSS ) and is stamped down onto a light blue mat in two shades of red dye ink using the Ombre Stamping Technique as I have recently done for THIS card.

Both snowmen are raised with a foam tape and one is decorated with a white pom pom ( SSS ).

Why do I enjoy using patterned paper for my cards?

• Patterned paper from one pad helps to make a background for simple images quickly. 
• A paper with simple patterns like linen print or light blue works well with pastes and bold sentiments.
• The colour palette of a paper pad facilitates picking the right colours for colouring the images. On my both cards I matched the Copic markers to the shades of the paper used. For blues I used B24-26-32, and for reds R22-29-89.
• Special patterns paper create seasonal mood for a card.
• Cards included in paper pads can be used as banners for cards and inspire to change the stamp image like I did by adding a cacao mug into the snowman's hands.

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Simon Says Clear Stamps SNOW MUCH... [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Stencil FALLING SNOW... [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES... [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp MASKING PAPER Sheets... [ SSS ] Echo Park CELEBRATE WINTER 6 x 6... [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH... [ SSS ] Pure Poppy - Inkpad [ PPR ] Perfect Match Scarlet Jewel - Inkpad:... [ PPR ] Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full... [ SSS | AMZUS | AMZUK ] Darice POM POMS White 116110 25 Pack [ SSS ] Ranger MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue... [ SSS ] Aleene's TRUE SNOW Paint [ SSS ] Faber-Castell Ecco Pigment FIneliner... [ AMZUS ] Tonic METAL PALETTE KNIFE 117E [ SSS ] MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool... [ SSS | AMZUS | MFT | AMZUK ] MISTI SUPER MAGNETS Disc mistism [ SSS ] Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And... [ SSS ] Copic X-Press It Double Sided FOAM... [ SSS ] Neewer Portable 5 in 1... [ AMZUS | AMZUK ]

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