Let It Snow

11/11/23 Top Rocker at 613 Avenue Create!
11/16/23 Top 3 at My Time To Craft Challenge Blog!
11/30/23 Stand-Out and Top 5 Creations at Scrapping4fun Challenges!
12/13/23 Top 3 at Crafty Gals Corner!
1/4/24 Top Pick at Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge Blog!

Hi friends! Happy Wednesday – I hope you’re having an awesome week! I’m delighted to be back with an inspiration project for Prickley Pear Stamps! Admittedly, this is my favorite time of year – all the Christmas sights and sounds and smells! And, of course, all the delightful Christmas crafts! Our design team has created some beautiful Christmas projects to celebrate all things festive and we’re having an Insta-Hop today which starts on the Prickley Pear Stamps Instagram page and we hope you’ll join us!

You’ll find the complete hop line-up listed, and by following and leaving comments and likes at all the stops on the hop, you’ll be in for the chance to win a $25 gift card from Prickley Pear Stamps! A random winner will be chosen from all comments left by 11:59 PM EST on November 15th and announced on the Prickley Pear Stamps Instagram and Facebook pages on November 17th. So don’t waste any time… get hoppin’! ;)

I created a tiered pinwheel twist card featuring the super cute Snow Family stamp set. This family couldn’t be any more adorable! My inspiration for this fun fold came from Sam Calcott over at Mixed Up Craft. I totally love any kind of pinwheel card (there are several versions out there), and this tiered twist one is definitely a stepped up version and perfect for showcasing the Snow Family! I totally love how it turned out!

I cut the four-sided card base and all 16 tiers from CutCardStock Basis Dark Red cardstock and assembled it. Next I cut four layering panels from CutCardStock Basis Natural cardstock and stamped the four Snow Family members and sentiment words on them in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the images with alcohol markers and adhered them to the tiers, smallest down to largest.

I cut 11 more layering panels from a red and white dotted pattern in the Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories 6×6 double-sided paper pack and one more large layering panel (for a signature) from Basis Natural, and adhered them all to the tiers. I stamped two additional sentiments from the same stamp set and cut them with Keep It Simple Stitched Ovals Nested Dies and adhered them to the two panels above the signature panel. I went one step further and cut layering panels from a green pattern in the HOTP paper pack and adhered them to the back side of the main tiers. The finishing touch was adding several Studio Katia Sparkling Crystals to each of the image panels using my Trinity Pick Up Stick.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: November 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Embossing (Heat or Dry)
2. A Barrel of Monkeys Challenge: #9 – Yeti in My Spaghetti (color red)
3. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #11-2023 – Anything Goes
4. Classic Design Challenge: October #10 – Anything Goes
5. Crafty Gals Corner: #249 – Dots and/or Stripes (dots)
6. Inkspirational: #302 – Mood Board

7. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: November-December Anything Goes
8. My Time To Craft: #520 – Fun Fold Techniques
9. Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge: #51 – Inspiration Board + Anything Christmas Goes

10. Scrapping4fun Challenges: #229 – Christmas Traditional Colors
11. Wednesday’s Creative Inspirations Challenge: November Challenge – Contemporary Christmas Colors

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Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Snow Family stamp set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Dark Red and Basis Natural cardstock, Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories 6×6 double-sided papers
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- YG04/45, YR32, R31, B17, GS05
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Ovals Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Studio Katia Sparkling Crystals Mix, Trinity Pick Up Stick

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps and dies at Prickley Pear Stamps! Save 10% on anything on the site when you shop at Prickley Pear Stamps by using coupon code LESLIE10 at checkout! And be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ the Prickley Pear Stamps Facebook page to keep up with news and sales, and join Prickley Pear Pals (the fan group) for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, we’d love to see you visit the Prickley Pear Stamps blog and become a Follower! Hope to see you there! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,