Warm Winter Wishes from Spinach & Ramona

Hello again, friends!  This is almost my last Christmas project, I promise!  

The first stamp set that I ever purchased from Prickley Pear Stamps was the darling Frog Pals - Spinach and Ramona stamp set.  I love this stamp set so much, and even more so after Sharon shared with me that Spinach and Ramona are their granddaughter's pet frogs!  How cute is that?    Anyhow, I was dying to dress them up for Christmas and create a card with them.

I colored them with Copic markers in traditional Christmas colors and added some gold accents using a gelly roll pen. I cut them out using the coordinating dies and set them aside. 

I created a layered tree using my Cricut, and I added some sparkle embossing paste that is nearly dried up to add snow.  I am loving the consistency of it for winter scenes, so I can't bear to throw it away, even though it is on its last leg.   

I tore two strips of white paper to create hills, and added the embossing paste to them, and set the wet items aside to dry completely.   I dry-embossed a white panel using a snowflake embossing folder from my stash and layered the panel on a piece of patterned paper.

I heat embossed a sentiment from the Santa and Rudolph stamp set and backed it with red glitter paper.   I adhered all of my elements to the card front and completed my card by adding some glass bubbles and a bow from my favorite ribbon.  I have had this ribbon in my stash for probably 20 years.  How crazy is that?! 

I have to say that this is my absolute favorite card that I have ever made!  I love all of the different texture, and of course the sweet frogs! 

Make sure to head to the shop and check out this sweet stamp set, and all of the other amazing goodies! 

Thank you so much for spending a few minutes with me!  I hope you love this card as much as I do! 

Merry Christmas to you and yours! 

Xoxo, Kim

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PPC&F - Prickley Pear Designs - Spinach & Ramona

 Hi crafty friends!  Prickley Pear Stamps and Dies is our sponsor this week over at Passionate Paper Creations & Friends.  If you haven't checked them out, you MUST!  I was unfamiliar with their designs, and I feel like I had really been missing out!  They have an amazing selection in their store! 

I had the pleasure of working with the Frog Pals Spinach and Ramona stamp set and Frog Dies.  I just couldn't resist these little cuties.   As a side note, I just read an article that our area is being taken over by some invasive species of frogs.  It makes me sad, because one of the things that I love best about where I live are the sounds of our native frogs!  We have a few ponds on our property, so frogs are a constant.  I hope they survive! 

I colored the images up with my Copics (colors listed below) and die-cut them using the coordinating dies. I love the blue and yellow color pallet and because Spinach and Ramona are in denim overalls, I decided to work with that color combination.  

I layered up some printed papers that I have in my stash and added a bow of white seam binding.   To create my focal image, I traced the lily pad onto my white panel so that I would have an idea of where to add depth.  I created a watery background with my Copics and then adhered the lily pad in place.  I arranged Spinach and Ramona on the lily pad and then added the flowers.  Once I was happy with placement, I glued them down.  After determining where I would place the sun, I stamped my sentiment and then adhered the sunshine image. 

Colors Used: 

Ramona:  G29, YG17, YG25, YG00, R83, C2, C1, C0

Spinach:  G29, G46, G11, YG00, R83

Denim:  B45, B41

Shirts:  Y17, Y15, Y08, Y11

Lilypad:  G07, YG25, YG11, YG00

Lotus:  RV29, RV25, RV21

Water:  B16, B14, B12

This stamp set was so much fun to create with!  Come on over to PPC&F and see all of the amazing inspiration from the rest of the Design Team!  They will really knock your socks off.  While you are there, check out the surprise that Prickley Pear Stamps and Dies has offered for our members!  If you aren't a member, there is still time for you to join and get in on the fun! 

As always, thank you so much for taking the time to stop by!  Please make sure to leave me a comment!  

Xoxo,  Kim

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