Die-Cember™ Snowman Tag
Welcome to Part 2 of Tammy Tutterow’s Die-Cember™ Snowman Tag tutorial! If you haven’t seen part one yet, be sure to check out Tammy’s blog! :)
I am a die hard fan of die cutting. I love that with a few great shapes that I can cut whatever I need when I am crafting. With a great flower die, some ink and an assortment of surfaces, I always have the perfect flower embellishment on hand. Or maybe it is the perfect label, photo frame, or even tag shape. Since I also love stamping, having dies that work with my favorite stamp designs makes my crafty world a pretty happy place to be!
Today I want to share a tag with you that I created to celebrate the fun part of winter- playing in the snow and building snowmen! There are lots of steps to this tutorial so I decided to share it in two parts. To learn how I created the inked background and textured snow using embossing powder, visit part one on my blog. Part two of the tutorial showing how I created the die cut elements is shown below.
Cut a piece of manila cardstock roughly this size of the snowman image.
Create a Distress Paint and embossing powder background as shown in part one of the tutorial. For the snowman, I omitted the glitter layer (the third layer) so that it would be easier to stamp on.
Stamp the snowman image on the prepared background using Jet Black Archival Ink.
Use the snowman shaped Framelit die (the one without the arms) to cut out the the snowman shape.
Using the new Sizzix Magnetic Platform with the Framelits die makes cutting the shape out quick and easy. No more post-it notes to keep your die in place!
Stamp a second snowman on a piece of manila cardstock. To color my pieces quickly, I used my ink blending tools to apply color to the three shapes I planned to cut out. I wanted really soft color so I used the ink that was already on the foam pads without re-inking. Be sure that your stamped image is dry before using the foam to apply color, otherwise it can smear. A quick blast of heat from a heat tool will do the trick.
Use the included Framelits dies to cut out the carrot, scarf, and hat.
Use an ink blending tool to ink the edges of the pieces with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Use Distress Ink markers to accent details on the images.
Stamp the hat portion of the image on manila cardstock. Use an ink blending tool with green ink to color the holly leaves. Use Distress Ink Markers to accent the leaves and color in the holly berries. Cut holly leaves and berries out using the matching Framelits die.
Stamp a snowman again on another piece of manila cardstock. Use a Ranger Inkssentials Embossing Ink Pen to color in the arms with clear embossing ink. Apply Walnut Stain Distress Embossing Powder to the ink. Use a heat tool to melt the embossing powder.
Die cut the arms using the matching Framelits dies.
Use the snowman shaped Framelit die (the one without the arms) to cut out the the snowman shape from the scrap. Use this piece as a base to make the assembled snowman more sturdy.
Adhere the base snowman to the back of the stamped snowman. Adhere the hat with holly leaves, scarf, nose, and arms to the snowman.
Use adhesive foam squares to adhere the snowman to the background created in part one of the tutorial.
Cut a piece of manila or heavy white cardstock so that it is two times the size of the size of the Tim Holtz One the Fence die (approximated 5 1/2″ x 3″). Fold the cardstock in half so that it is the size of the die. Place the fold of the paper on the die just above the bottom edge of the design. Die cut the piece of cardstock.
Unfold the cardstock. Die cutting the fence on the fold will create a taller fence that has both a top and bottom edge. Using an ink blending tool to apply Vintage Photo Distress Ink the the edges of the fence.
Adhere the two end pickets to the back side of the tag.
The fence will curve outward on the front of the tag creating lots of extra dimension! Stamp the label and sentiment from the set onto manila cardstock. Adhere the stamped label to the front of the fence to hide the folded edge in the fence.
Dye a piece of Crinkle Ribbon using Distress Stains or Inks. Tie a bow with the ribbon and attach to the top of the tag.
I hope you enjoyed seeing how to create this fun dimensional snowman scene! I think it is such a fun little inky project. This little snowman makes me smile! I love the way all of the techniques in this project combine together to create so much texture and dimension. I plan to hang this tag on my Christmas tree. I can’t wait to see how the lights reflect on the glitter in the snow!
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Thanks for reading today, and thanks again so much to Tammy for this gorgeous tutorial! I hope it inspires you to get crafting with your dies!
Oh Wow, what a beautiful tag!
OMG !! I LOVE IT !!!!!!
Awesome tag !!!
Hugs from France
Lunéa♥
Super adorable tag!!
Just love love this tag! Can’t wait to try it myself. Great tutorial.
OH.MI.GOODNESS~~! WOW—Thanks for the tutorial of that AWESOME tag!
Stunning tag! x
Wonderful tag! Love the piecing/die cutting on the snowman and that great red seam binding /bow!
Beautiful just beautiful
Such clever work, I love the 3D fence. Puts you into the Christmas spirit
Fabulous tutorial. I love that Tim Holtz has released the blue print stamps with matching layering framelits. The snowman is at the top of my Christmas wish list :-)
This is such a beautiful tag! Thanks for the great tutorial!!
Welldone, Merry christmas
I love the snowman. I have him but not the magnetic plate yet. I was able to cut him but I can see the plate would make it easier. I love all the layers of how you created him. And your wee fence is adorable. Great tutorial:)
Wonderful tutorial! Love that dimensional fence!
That snowman is cute and looks great on the tag with the fence too
What a fabulous tag!
Thanks for walking us through all the steps to make this perfect tag.
This is so stinkin’ cute… I will make these next year… too late this year my art space is stacked with projects to finish ! Thank you for the tutorial.. this is awesome…
Beautiful tag, love the tutorial
The level of detail is wonderful. Great project.
such a great project and fantastic tutorial! thanks for sharing
Fabulous tag!
This is fabulous! I love it.
wow wie schön, toll gemacht
lg gila
Great tag! like all the detail Tammy put into it. also like the snowman image she used.
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Such a beautiful tag love it. Thank you for showing.
So cute love the 3d fence.
Thanks for the tutorial!
Fabulous tag! Love it!
Gorgeous tag with great tutorial. Love it!
Such a sweet tag Tammy. Love the paper-pieced snowman and the fabulous colors.
Super cute as always Tammy!! TFS
Great tag! Love the snowman. Thanks for the tip to create the fence. Merry Christmas.
Very pretty tag!
Great tag! I love how you fussy cut pieces you colored and added them to the snowman. Very nice!
Love this! Such a cute tag :) TFS!
What a creative tag. Love all the techniques…thanks for sharing
Totally awesome tag…must try some of the tricks you have shown…Thinking I need that magnetic platform!!
I have followed and loved Tammy’s work for a long time, She is a wonderful artist.
Great tag! Thanks for sharing the tutorial. ;-)
Love the 3D effect on this fabulous tag!
Work. Of. Art. Wow x 1000000!
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This is so cool!!
That is awesome!!! Love the santa!
Awesome tag! Thanks for the tutorial, great ideas.
What a fun tag! The way you tied the ribbon at the top is the perfect finishing touch :)
Thanks for sharing a really fun and beautiful tag!!!
That is awesome. Thanks for showing the process…. I am going to give something similar a try today… With any luck it will look half as good as yours.
Thanks for the tutorial. I love my dies too!
Beautiful tag with a hell of a lot details!