Lily of the Valley Little Bears Snowmen

Hello stampers,

I'm thrilled to finally finish one of my new beautiful Lily of the Valley stamps!  I love all of the LOTV images - they are so sweet.  The Christmas release is no exception - and the little critters are adorable!

I've tried to use as much deep shadowing as I could fit into the small areas, and I've picked up traditional Christmas colours from the My Mind's Eye "Lost & Found Christmas" 6x6.  Here I've used some Prima Printery flowers (one of my favourite releases from this fall - I have a drawer full - so I don't run out)

This was my first time (aside from Suzanne Dean's class) that I've used my Copics on Cryogen paper.  It was definitely different, and I had to be very careful, as you can't use the colourless blender to fix mistakes.  But I do like the result.  I LOVE the shimmer of the paper and the heavier weight of it.

I've combined my love of Distress inks - and inked all the edges in Antique Linen (which I use for almost everything).  I think it suits the look nicely.

I've added a few rhinestones and a little bit of diamond Stickles on the snow.

Very handy for me, the sentiment was already on the paper!  I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Jellypark Challenges:  Make it Sparkle

Lily of the Valley:  A Christmas Card for Someone Special

Wags & Whiskers:  Challenge 67 - Christmas Themed

Heart Song Inspirations:  Challenge 25 - Gold or Glitter

2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Moving along with the times - Challenge 125 - Let it Snow

Stamp:  Lily of the Valley Little Bears Snowmen

Paper:  My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Christmas, Copic XPress It, Stampin' Up cardstock

Accessories:  Spellbinders Nestabilities, Prima flowers, jewels

Ink:  Memento, Distress ink antique linen

Copics:  R59, R46, R24, R22, R20, E15, E1, E11, E57, E55, E53, E51, E50, YG99, YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91, C7, C2, C1, C0, YR24, BG000, BG10

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Happy stamping!

Sarah

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