DIECember | Snowflake Blizzard Christmas Card. Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello and happy DIECember! Yes, I intentionally typed DIECember and not December, as DIECember is a month-long celebration of die-cutting founded by Simon Says Stamp. I am excited to join the celebration and bring you creative cardmaking inspiration featuring Simon’s newest products.

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I’ve been long on the lookout for a set of snowflake stamps and coordinating dies, I had quite a few card ideas for a set like that, but all the snowflake sets I have in my stash don’t have coordinating dies. I was happy to discover the new Prismatic Snowflakes set from Simon now has a set of coordinating dies. It is like a whole world of cardmaking possibilities opened up allowing me to make all sorts of Christmas and Winter projects.

Speaking of snowflakes, we already had our first snow. One morning Oles and I woke up and Oles insisted there was snow on the rooftops. I debated it wasn’t, it was hoarfrost instead. We agreed to disagree on the matter lol. Anyhow, we did have real snow the next day. So the snowflakes set came at the perfect time!

CARD IDEA

My idea for this card was to create a snowflake blizzard around a center embossed sentiment. Easy to do with coordinating dies! You can replace the sentiment with anything else you like, make it a Winter card or even a winter Birthday!

CARD INSTRUCTIONS

Follow these instructions step by step to re-create this card:

• Heat emboss the sentiment in the center of a Hero Arts Adriatic panel using detail white embossing powder. The sentiment comes from the Stained Glass Greetings set and Tiny Words Christmas set. Trim panel to 4 1/8 x 5 3/8″.
• Heat emboss various size snowflakes from the Prismatic Snowflakes set in white embossing powder on Simon’s Fog and Audrey Blue, and Hero Arts Arctic cardstock panels. Cut snowflakes out using coordinating dies.

• Arrange snowflakes on the sentiment panel surrounding the sentiment. Adhere die cuts in place with the help of glue and foam adhesive. Layer some snowflakes up to create an additional dimension.
• Trim excess and foam mount panel to A2 white side folding card base.
• Color snowflakes using a clear shimmer pen to add shine. Embellish snowflake centers with silver jewels. Embellish background with silver sequins, add dots using a white pen.

This is an easy card to make, even one that would be easy to mass-produce, no coloring, just lots of heat embossing and die-cutting. Have fun crafting!

BLOG HOP

If you arrived from Jo Nevill, I am the last stop on this hop, you can also start over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

GIVEAWAY

Simon is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment section. Winners will be posted on our Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 9th of December.

SUPPLIES

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Simon Says Clear Stamps Prismatic Snowflakes Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Prismatic Snowflakes Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Clear Stamps Stained Glass Greetings Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamps Tiny Words Christmas Shop at: SSS
Mini Misti Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS	Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Hero Hues Cardstock Arctic Shop at: SSS
Hero Arts Hero Hues Premium Cardstock Adriatic Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Audrey Blue Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Fog Gray Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Embossing Powder White Detail Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Sequins Silver Lining Shop at: SSS	Pretty Pink Posh Metallic Silver Jewels Shop at: SSS	EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS
Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS	ZIG Wink of Stella Glitter Pen Shop at: SSS	Sakura Classic White Gelly Roll Pens Set of 3 Shop at: SSS	White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS
Simon Says Stamp Craft Tacky Glue Shop at: SSS	Zig Glue Pen Fine Tip Shop at: SSS	White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS