Memory Box and Poppystamps

For once I didn't wait until the end of the month to make my cards for Memory Box Happy Birthday and Poppystamps Midas Touch.  

I had such fun using MB Oval Snowman Collage die for a January BD card.  

A sheet of my new Altenew ombre paper pack made the perfect background.  I just added snow with my fine point white Posca paint marker.  A fine point gray pen was used to go over the lines of his face.  I chose not to add the hat and scarf.  There's a bit of Stickles on the tree branches for sparkle, but I forgot to take a close up before it went in the mail.  I already had the Altenew Essential Sentiment Strips diecut in the package and it was the perfect size and look.  I just used a soft blue cardstock in my stash to mat the focal point and the sentiment.  My friend lives where they get snow, but I think she'll like a snowman card much more than the real thing at this point in her life.😊

I've used my old Poppystamps Massa Leaf Frame die several times, but don't think I ever used the matching branch die that came with it.  Months ago I colored a watercolor panel with green and gold shimmer products to use for diecutting leaves.  It was just the right size to cut enough branches to make my wreath.  

I used a Tim Holtz Funky Wreath diecut as the base.  It worked great to insert the stems into the open spaces.  I previously splattered white and black panels with gold watercolor.  I noticed them as I reached for a white card and loved the look of the leaves on the black.  The PPP bows were die cut from SSS Matte Gold Cardstock and the sentiment from Poppystamps Hope and Thanks was gold embossed.  So glad I still have some old gold Dot Sparklers to use for berries.  You can see the shimmer and sparkle in my IG video.   

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